Jeff Starr

<blockquote>
<p>✨ Connects Google Analytics to WordPress<br />
  ✨ Easily add Google Analytics 4 to your web pages</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This plugin enables Google Analytics for your entire WordPress site. Lightweight and fast with plenty of great features.</p>
<h3>Enable Google Analytics 4</h3>
<p>Steps to enable Google Analytics 4:</p>
<ol>
<li>Follow <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9304153" rel="nofollow ugc">this guide</a> to create a GA4 account</li>
<li>During account creation, you’ll get a tracking (measurement) ID</li>
<li>Add your new tracking ID to the plugin setting, “GA Tracking ID”</li>
<li>Select “GA4” for the plugin setting, “Tracking Method”</li>
</ol>
<p>Save changes and done. Wait 24-48 hours before viewing collected data in your GA account.</p>
<h3>GA Tracking Options</h3>
<p>Here are the tracking methods available with this plugin:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/10089681" rel="nofollow ugc">GA4</a> / Google Analytics 4 (default)</li>
<li><a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/11583528" rel="nofollow ugc">Universal Analytics</a> (deprecated)</li>
<li>Legacy Tracking (deprecated)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> GA4 is recommended. Google has deprecated/disabled all other tracking options.</p>
<h3>GA Feature Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supports <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9304153" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Analytics 4</a></li>
<li>Supports <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2444872" rel="nofollow ugc">Display Advertising</a></li>
<li>Supports <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7377126" rel="nofollow ugc">Enhanced Link Attribution</a></li>
<li>Supports <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052" rel="nofollow ugc">IP Anonymization</a></li>
<li>Supports <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6385009" rel="nofollow ugc">Force SSL</a></li>
<li>Supports <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/12979939" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Optimize</a></li>
<li>Supports <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/14275483" rel="nofollow ugc">Consent Signals</a></li>
<li>Supports Tracker Objects (Universal Analytics)</li>
<li>Supports User Opt-Out (Universal Analytics)</li>
</ul>
<p>Also supports tracking links and conversions via the Custom Code setting. Learn more about <a href="https://www.google.com/analytics/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Analytics</a>.</p>
<h3>General Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Blazing fast performance</li>
<li>Does one thing and does it well</li>
<li>Drop-dead simple and easy to use</li>
<li>Regularly updated and “future proof”</li>
<li>Stays current with the latest tracking code</li>
<li>Includes tracking code in header or footer</li>
<li>Includes tracking code on all WordPress web pages</li>
<li>Includes option to add your own custom markup</li>
<li>Sleek plugin Settings page with toggling panels</li>
<li>Option to disable tracking of admin-level users</li>
<li>Option to enable page tracking in the Admin Area</li>
<li>Works with or without Gutenberg Block Editor</li>
<li>Easy to customize the tracking code</li>
<li>More features available in the <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro version »</a></li>
</ul>
<p>This is a lightweight plugin that inserts the required GA tracking code. To view your site statistics, visit your Google Analytics account.</p>
<h3>Pro Version</h3>
<p><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> includes the same features as the free version, PLUS the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Visitor Opt-Out Box (frontend UI)</li>
<li>Configure multiple tracking codes</li>
<li>Live Preview of all tracking codes</li>
<li>Choose location of multiple tracking codes</li>
<li>Supports Custom Code in header or footer</li>
<li>Disable tracking of all logged-in users</li>
<li>Disable Tracking for any Post IDs, User Roles, Post Types</li>
<li>Disable Tracking for Search Results and Post Archives</li>
<li>Display Opt-Out Box automatically or via shortcode</li>
<li>Complete Inline Help/Documentation</li>
<li>Priority plugin help and support</li>
</ul>
<p>Learn more and get <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Pro »</a></p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p><strong>User Data:</strong> This plugin does not collect any user data. Even so, the tracking code added by this plugin is used by Google to collect all sorts of user data. You can learn more about Google Privacy <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Cookies:</strong> This plugin uses simple cookies for the visitor Opt-Out Box to remember user preference for opt-in or out of Google Analytics.</p>
<p><strong>Services:</strong> This plugin does not connect to any third-party locations or services, but it does enable Google to collect all sorts of data.</p>
<p>GA Google Analytics is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.</p>
<h3>Support development</h3>
<p>I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
<p>And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">USP Pro</a> – Unlimited front-end forms</li>
</ul>
<p>Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂</p>


GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress

Adds Google Analytics 4 tracking code to your WordPress site. Supports many tracking features.

fatcatapps

davidhme

Ryan Novotny

<p><strong>This Plugin Will No Longer Work With Google Analytics on July 1, 2023</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Google Analytics 4, is replacing Universal Analytics. On July 1, 2023, standard Universal Analytics properties will stop processing new data. This means that any Universal Analytics data that you’re using in Google Ads campaigns will start to degrade and your ad performance may be impacted. We strongly recommend that you make the switch to <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/facebook-conversion-pixel/" rel="ugc">Google Analytics 4</a> as soon as possible.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Analytics Cat – Google Analytics is a lean, fast, simple, no-frills way to add your Google Analytics / Universal Google Analytics code to your WordPress site.</p>
<p>This bloat-free, simple Google Analytics WordPress plugin doesn’t add tons of features. Instead, Analytics Cat – Google Analytics simply focuses on letting you add your Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) Code to your site in less than 2 minutes, without slowing your site down.</p>
<h4>Which features does Analytics Cat – Google Analytics have?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add the Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) tracking code to your WordPress site with ease.</li>
<li>Hide your Google Analytics tracking code from logged-in users so you don’t pollute your data.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How to use Analytics Cat – Google Analytics?</h4>
<p>There are multiple ways to add the Google Analytics tracking code to your WordPress site.</p>
<p><strong>1. Pasting your Google Analytics script into your theme</strong><br />
This approach isn’t great for two reasons:<br />
a) If you edit your live site and make a mistake when pasting your Google Analytics script into your theme, you could take down your website.<br />
b) If your theme is updated with new features or security fixes, your Google Analytics code will be overwritten.</p>
<p><strong>2. Pasting your Google Analytics script into a header/footer script plugin</strong><br />
This is a valid approach, but has some disadvantages. General purposes “header script plugins” aren’t built from the ground-up to support Google Analytics.</p>
<p>What this means is that :<br />
a) These plugins lack Google Analytics-specific functionality.<br />
b) These plugins will not adapt if Google Analytics changes again. Since Analytics Cat is a dedicated Google Analytics WordPress plugin, we’ll make sure make sure to stay compatible with future changes to Google Analytics.<br />
c) These plugins usually don’t support hiding your Google Analytics code from logged-in users.</p>
<p><strong>3. Using Some Other Google Analytics WordPress Plugin</strong><br />
There are some good Google Analytics plugins out there, but many of them are bloated, have too many settings and are slow.</p>
<p>You’ll love Analytics Cat – Google Analytics Cat iff what you want is a simple, reliable Google Analytics plugin,</p>
<h4>Does Analytics Cat – Google Analytics Plugin work with Universal Analytics?</h4>
<p>Yes. Analytics Cat is built from the ground up to support Universal Analytics.</p>
<p>Analytics Cat – Google Analytics does not work with the old Google Analytics script that Google deprecated.</p>
<h4>Can I hide my Google Analytics tracking code from logged in users?</h4>
<p>Yes. You can hide your Google Analytics code from logged in users by going to Settings -> Google Analytics Manager.</p>
<h4>Is Analytics Cat – Google Analytics easy to translate?</h4>
<p>Yes. Analytics Cat – Google Analytics Cat is fully translateable. Please let us know if you’re interested in contributing.</p>
<h4>Analytics Cat – Google Analytics Feature Roadmap</h4>
<p>This is just the first version of Analytics Cat – we have tons of new features & improvements lined up. Do you have any suggestions? Please leave a comment in the support forums.</p>
<p>—<a href="https://fatcatapps.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Fatcat Apps Team</a></p>
<h3>Privacy Disclosure</h3>
<p>This plugin can be configured to connect to 3rd party service providers such as Google.</p>
<p>If you use this plugin to connect to a 3rd party, personal data may also be shared with that party.</p>
<p>Additional privacy policy information for 3rd party services can be found here:</p>
<p><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google</a></p>
<p>Our full privacy policy is available here: <a href="https://fatcatapps.com/legal/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://fatcatapps.com/legal/privacy-policy/</a></p>


Analytics Cat – Google Analytics Made Easy

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Analytics Cat - Google Analytics Lets You Add Your Google Analytics / Universal Analytics Tracking Code To Your Site With Ease.

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