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This plugin provides a simple and lightweight solution to add Google Analytics tracking to your WordPress website. It supports both Universal Analytics (analytics.js and gtag.js) and the latest Google Analytics 4 (GA4).
Key Features: 
* Easy setup with your Tracking ID. 
* Supports Universal Analytics (UA) and Google Analytics 4 (GA4). 
* Choice between analytics.js and gtag.js for Universal Analytics. 
* Option to place tracking code in the header or footer. 
* Simple, no-frills interface. 
* Lightweight and performant.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager services to provide website analytics tracking functionality.
Google Analytics (analytics.google.com): 
* What it is used for: Website analytics and visitor tracking 
* What data is sent: Page views, user interactions, and website usage statistics 
* When data is sent: Every time a visitor loads a page on your website 
* Terms of Service: <a href="https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Analytics Terms of Service</a> 
* Privacy Policy: <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a>
Google Tag Manager (googletagmanager.com): 
* What it is used for: Loading Google Analytics tracking code and managing tags 
* What data is sent: Page load requests to load the tracking script 
* When data is sent: Every time a visitor loads a page on your website 
* Terms of Service: <a href="https://developers.google.com/tag-manager/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Tag Manager Terms of Service</a> 
* Privacy Policy: <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a>
Note: This plugin only sends data to Google services when tracking is enabled in the plugin settings. Users can disable tracking at any time through the WordPress admin panel.

WPAC Integration for Google Analytics

Simple and effective Google Analytics integration for WordPress with Universal Analytics, GA4, and flexible code placement.

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CAOS can be downloaded for free without any paid subscription from <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/host-analyticsjs-local/" rel="ugc">the official WordPress repository</a>.
CAOS (Complete Analytics Optimization Suite) for Google Analytics allows you to host gtag.js locally and keep it updated using WordPress’ built-in Cron-schedule. Fully automatic!
Not a big Google Analytics user and just curious about your pageviews? CAOS fully supports <a href="https://github.com/jahilldev/minimal-analytics/tree/main/packages/ga4#readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Minimal Analytics 4</a>. An extremely lightweight alternative to Google Analytics’ default libraries (gtag.js). Minimal Analytics also helps you get rid of that annoying Unused JS notice in Google PageSpeed Insights!
Whenever you run an analysis of your website on Google Pagespeed Insights, Pingdom or GTMetrix, it’ll tell you to leverage browser cache when you’re using Google Analytics. Because Google has set the cache expiry time to 2 hours. This plugin will get you a higher score on Pagespeed and Pingdom and make your website load faster, because the user’s browser doesn’t have to make a roundtrip to download the file from Google’s external server.
Just install the plugin, enter your Mesurement ID and the plugin adds the necessary Tracking Code for Google Analytics 4 to the header (or footer) of your theme, downloads and saves the gtag.js-file to your website’s server and keeps it updated (automagically) using a scheduled script in wp_cron(). Or if you’d like to use the locally hosted file with another plugin, check Compatibility Mode under Advanced Settings, Either way, CAOS is a set and forget plugin.
For more information: [How to setup CAOS](For more information: <a href="https://daan.dev/docs/caos/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=caos" rel="nofollow ugc">How to setup CAOS</a>.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Host gtag.js for Google Analytics 4 locally,</li>
<li>Downloaded files are renamed to random strings to avoid ad blockers,</li>
<li>Minimal Analytics 4 support,</li>
<li>Compatibility Mode allows you to use the locally hosted file with all Google Analytics plugins, e.g.
<ul>
<li>MonsterInsights (Pro),</li>
<li>ExactMetrics</li>
<li>Site Kit by Google,</li>
<li>WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration,</li>
<li>WooCommerce Google Analytics Pro,</li>
<li>Analytify,</li>
<li>And many more!</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Compatible with all Cookie Notice plugins, e.g.
<ul>
<li>Complianz,</li>
<li>CookieYes,</li>
<li>WP Cookie Notice,</li>
<li>Cookie Notice & Compliance,</li>
<li>Cookie Notice & Consent Banner,</li>
<li>And many more!</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Preconnect to google-analytics.com to reduce latency and speed up requests,</li>
<li>Add tracking code to header, footer or manually,</li>
<li>Save gtag.js anywhere within the WordPress content (wp-content) directory to avoid detection by WordPress security plugins (such as WordFence) or removal by caching plugins (such as WP Super Cache),</li>
<li>Serve gtag.js from your CDN,</li>
<li>Set Cookie Expiry Period,</li>
<li>Force disabling display features functionalities,</li>
<li>Track logged in Administrators,</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features in CAOS Pro</h3>
Use Google Analytics in <a href="https://daan.dev/blog/wordpress/gdpr-compliance-google-analytics/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=caos" rel="nofollow ugc">compliance with GDPR</a> with: 
– Randomize Client ID (which grants a fresh, untraceable UUID/ClientID to each visitor), 
– Stealth Mode (a unique, customized API, designed for WordPress, which anonymizes your visitor’s data before sending it to Google’s servers).
Other features: 
– Cloaked Affiliate Link Tracking, 
– Cloudflare Compatibility Mode.

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