{"id":2407,"date":"2022-05-21T05:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T05:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gridhosting.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:19:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:19:16","slug":"7-best-wordpress-analytics-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gridhosting.co.uk\/blogs\/7-best-wordpress-analytics-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Best WordPress Analytics Plugins in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analytics plugins are important for WordPress websites as they fetch the site\u2019s data, insights, and metrics on the dashboard. WordPress plugins seek to simplify the user interface so users can effortlessly reach the data they require. Many new Plug-ins have hit the market making it difficult for users to figure out the right one. In this article, we have discussed the best analytics plug-ins for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gridhosting.co.uk\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress<\/a> in 2022 to help you to choose the most acceptable one for your requirements.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>MonsterInsights<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MonsterInsights is considered to be the best Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. It allows users to add Google Analytics to WordPress websites without making any changes in the code. Also, it makes analytics data to be found with ease on the WordPress dashboard. MonsterInsights speeds up WordPress websites via its Site Speed report, moreover, users can also discover the areas for improvement and boost the user experience of the website by employing the tips proposed by the plugin. MonsterInsights is backed by the famous WordPress form plugins such as\u00a0 Ninja Forms, Formidable Forms, WPForms, Gravity Forms, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plugin comes with the following add-ons that expand the functionality of the plugin and make it more powerful. Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce tracking for WooCommerce, Google Search Console, Easy Digital Downloads, and MemberPress let you track things like conversion rate, keyword rankings, transactions, and average order value with a single click. Following are some top features proposed by MonsterInsights:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to adopt Google Analytics dashboard reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Form conversion tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced eCommerce tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affiliate link tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracks file downloads<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outbound link tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekly Email summaries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headline analyzer tool in WordPress editor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portray popular posts and products anywhere on the website<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom dimensions\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integration with the best WordPress plugins<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>ExactMetrics<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ExactMetrics, known as the Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (GADWP), helps users to install Google Analytics without making changes in the code. It has beginner-friendly reports that fetch the statistics on the WordPress dashboard, so users can have a look to see how the website is functioning. ExactMetrics is totally free and makes data collection, scroll tracking, file downloading, and eCommerce tracking easy. Following are the top feature of this plug-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy Google Analytics setup<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detailed dashboard reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eCommerce feature\u00a0 to track online store<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracks errors\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event tracking Google AMP tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced link attribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track form conversions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search console report<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Google Analytics<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Analytics is the free and top effective analytics solution for WordPress. The plug-in has many features that help users to view the statistics of the website and easy integration with other Google Marketing Services. It also offers eCommerce tracking, custom notifications on some triggers, and event tracking codes. Below are listed some top features of the plug-in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detailed stats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funnel analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audience segmentation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Export data from any report<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different visualization options<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User flow reporting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eCommerce reporting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goal management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notifications when metrics reach defined points<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share reports through the automated email<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filter tracked data\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You Might Also Like to Read<\/strong>:<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gridhosting.co.uk\/blogs\/reasons-to-avoid-nulled-wordpress-themes-and-plugins\/\"> 7 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gridhosting.co.uk\/blogs\/reasons-to-avoid-nulled-wordpress-themes-and-plugins\/\">Reasons to Avoid Nulled WordPress Themes and Plugins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>WP Google Analytics Events<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WP Google Analytics Events makes setting up events and tracking in Google Analytics easy without the need of the developer. This plug-in is used to see how people are interacting with the website. However, the plugin is only restricted to tracking the events. Here are features of the WP Google Analytics Events plugin:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track in-page links<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare the performance of call-to-action buttons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track contact form conversions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily set up event tracking\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track link clicks in Google Analytics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track form submissions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Analytify<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analytify is one of the best Google Analytics WordPress plugins. It allows easy configuration of Google Analytics and allows users to view your Google Analytics reports on the WordPress dashboard. An additional feature in Analytify than other plug-ins is that they offer users to fetch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">page-level analytics for every page and post along with detailed statistics for custom post types.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s also a Campaigns addon to track individual campaigns using UTM (Urchin Tracking Module) parameters. The top features of Analyify include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy statistics\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page-Level Analytics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom Post Types<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Media Stats and Real-Time Stats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frontend Reporting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced Ecommerce Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automated Email Reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage UTM ( Urchin Tracking Module)Campaigns<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Jetpack<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jetpack offers many features in which Google Analytics is just one the feature. Jetpack displays website statistics through a simple interface that displays an overview of the activities performed on the site. However, users will not be able to get deep into the data on individual pages and posts. Jetpack installation is free but\u00a0 Jetpacks\u2019s integration is part of its Growth toolkit, which is not free users have to pay a per-month fee that is $29.95.\u00a0 The paid plan includes features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Block spam comments\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides Brute force attack protection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitor website uptime\/downtime\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notifies of any change by email.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced website stats and analytics\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auto publishes blog posts and products Grow traffic with SEO tools\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">design tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offers good support\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jetpack shows live response if JetPack analytics tools are working on the webpage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>WP Statistics<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WP Statistics is a free, easy-to-install WordPress analytics plugin that helps to track and gather statistics about the user\u2019s activities on the Website on WordPress Dashboard. It lacks advanced tracking features however, it is great for finding stats that matter for your business. The statistics from WP Statistics tracking include the number of visitors, IP address, number of referrals, type of browser, and from which country. The plug-in allows users to set access levels to view and manage the analytics also users can export data to multiple format files\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some other features you can find in WP Statistics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stats on dashboard<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different visualizations and graphs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple data tracking features\u00a0 visitor\u2019s city and country<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple filters to sort data\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email reports for Google Analytics statistics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After discussing multiple features offered by each plugin above, we suggest\u00a0 <\/span><b>MonsterInsights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> be the best Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. As its features provide complete solutions in\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">setting up analytics\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advanced tracking on the website\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtain insights to expand business\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View statistics\u00a0 on the WordPress dashboard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MonsterInsights eliminates the hassle of learning and\u00a0 Google Analytics as it will do everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For Special Discount and Offer visit our official\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GridHosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0Page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analytics plugins are important for WordPress websites as they fetch the site\u2019s data, insights, and metrics on the dashboard. 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