Rick Hellewell

Google Analytics (GA) allows you to see what your visitors are doing on your site. The common installation is to run some JavaScript code in the client’s browser that reports back to GA. The problem with that is many ad-blockers will block that client-side (browser) action, resulting in incomplete GA data.
The Server Side Analytics plugin does all the work on your server. So GA is used on all site visits – even visitors using ad blocking. That gives you more accurate GA data.
Your site visitor’s IP address is anonymized (the last ‘octet’ is removed), so only the visitor’s city is known. The plugin only uses the client-side WordPress session ID, so complies with basic GDPR privacy, as long as your site has an acknowledged cookie policy. There is nothing additionally stored on the client side, so visitor privacy for this plugin and the generated analytics is assured.
All you need is a GA account – start here: https://www.google.com/analytics/ . Note that you will need to set up a “UA” type account. Help starts here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9306384?hl=en Make sure you set up a “Universal Analytics” account – which will result in a UA-xxxxxxx-1 value to use in the plugin.
If you use Google Analytics, then you should be aware of their privacy policy, which could apply to your use of GA; see it here https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html . You may also need a cookie policy and acknowledgement displayed on your site.
We suggest that you consult with your legal advisor for specific methods and messages needed for GDPR compliance on your site. We provide no warranty or guarantee of GDPR compliance. We are not providing any legal advice. We are not responsible in any way for your use of our suggested GDPR solution. Your mileage may vary. Objects in mirror are closer than you expect. All aspirin is alike. Professional driver on a closed course. Your mileage may vary.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
This plugin does not save any personal information on your server. It will store cookies on your visitor’s browsers. If you have enabled Google Analytics, it will also store a randomly-generated ID value as a cookie; there is no personal information associated with that cookie. The plugin does not share information with others.

CellarWeb Server Side Analytics

Allows using Google Analytics via server-side request. Many ad blockers block client-side Google Analytics, resulting in incomplete values.

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WooCommerce

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Chris Shultz

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Tomek

This plugin provides the integration between Google Analytics and the WooCommerce plugin. You can link a referral to a purchase and add transaction information to your Google Analytics data. It supports Global Site Tag (GA4) and eCommerce event tracking.
Please visit the <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/google-analytics-integration/" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation page for additional information</a>.
Contributions are welcome via the <a href="https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-google-analytics-integration" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a>.

Google Analytics for WooCommerce

Good plugin

I see the faq about SUHOSIN and maybe that's the cause.  I think its possible to create plugins that don't require changes to server config just to save options.  And this plugin is as useless as the rest of the analytics plugins if I can't track ecommerce.

Settings won't save


The support forum is full of people complaining that page views are not sent correctly using GA4 - which everyone will be using seeing as universal is now being imminently retired.



The only advice given by plugin devs is to disable "add to cart" events, or modify the plugin code directly to fix their fault plugin logic. This issue has been around for 2 years.


Does not work with GA4

Provides integration between Google Analytics and WooCommerce.

CellarWeb Server Side Analytics vs Google Analytics for WooCommerce