What analytics plugin for WP is everyone using now?

[Android Tipster]

Wondering what everyone else is using after exactmetrics made theirs a bit too expensive especially for new sites that don't make anything significant to warrant a purchase.

Are you able to see daily starts? What about real-time stats?

 

[Android Tipster]

anyone?

 

[rafark]

Google Analytics and WP Statistics. The latter is not that great but it gets the job done.

 

[Chielou June]

Google Site Kit

 

[Deleted member 813988]

Google Analytics, but I don't check stats via WP backend and it seems to slow down the site.

 

[Zedcov]

Google Analytics.

 

[V]

I used to have a WordPress plugin for checking traffic stats from the dashboard, it kind of made the database bigger and if you have a site getting a good amount of visitors, I think it will affect the performance. I don't know for sure. So, I have stopped using any plugin for it, using GA now.

 

[Digirulz]

I use Google analytics.

 

[davids355]

I use statcounter.

 

[digital_dan]

I'm guessing Jetpack is too shitty to mention here?
Anyway i use it for my low traffic sites

 

[theRevolt]

Google Analytics.
Unfortunately a tradeoff between getting FREE analytics, which is in this case you pay with your data to Google. But it's by far the best free solution that does not require your own server etc...can get very granular in tracking.

Lol I had never heard of exact metrics, literally you pay for a GA plugin? Waste...

- Either just install the GA snippet yourself
- Use monsterinsights plugin for basic stuff
- Use tag manager and do what the f you want and outdo any of these plugins

Then look at the data in GA GUI not in WP, will just bog down your site for no reason. or you can do you won dashboard through the API or datastudio...

No need to pay when using FREE ga, it's kind of silly.

PS lol 1 site costs $99 / year haha.

Pro tip
- Use Tag Manager
- Set up one template
- Now export the container
- Whenever you set up a new site, import the template container and voila you do not have to redo 99% of your tracking.

You will need to adjust some settings in GA but still beats paying for every new site to use a free product...

 

[German Rodriguez]

Google Analytics.
Unfortunately a tradeoff between getting FREE analytics, which is in this case you pay with your data to Google. But it's by far the best free solution that does not require your own server etc...can get very granular in tracking.

Lol I had never heard of exact metrics, literally you pay for a GA plugin? Waste...

- Either just install the GA snippet yourself
- Use monsterinsights plugin for basic stuff
- Use tag manager and do what the f you want and outdo any of these plugins

Then look at the data in GA GUI not in WP, will just bog down your site for no reason. or you can do you won dashboard through the API or datastudio...

No need to pay when using FREE ga, it's kind of silly.

PS lol 1 site costs $99 / year haha.

Pro tip
- Use Tag Manager
- Set up one template
- Now export the container
- Whenever you set up a new site, import the template container and voila you do not have to redo 99% of your tracking.

You will need to adjust some settings in GA but

thank you, the best advice of the week related to Google Analytics, thank you

 

[Mia Jane]

Try with Google analytics.

 

[Mr Positive]

@Festinger had shared some plugin scroll to his profile you’ll find it, also when you use analtics why use another plugin?

 

[onlinemarketer12]

I had been using stat counter and it has got really impressive features.

 

[Jeepy]

I'm always using jetpack. At debugging options, I'm usually turning everything off except Site Stats. It shows everything I need. To get more detailed info for that I use GOogle Analytics.

 

[Android Tipster]

I use statcounter.

I'm going to give this one a try but the consensus appears GA would be better than any other.

Thanks guys

 

[nakamura]

I use Slimstats

 

[Pipelin]

The same plugin, the best one!
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ga-in/

 

[Jeanie Anderson]

Google Analytics