{"id":1026,"date":"2020-11-10T16:16:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T23:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kadence-theme.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=1026"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:43:20","password":"","slug":"add-google-analytics","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/add-google-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Google Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Google Analytics is a free web analytics service provided by Google that helps website owners and marketers track and analyze website traffic and user behavior.  This guide will outline a few different methods for adding Google Analytics to your site.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1026_4ee6e8-44 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1026_4ee6e8-44 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1026_4ee6e8-44 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1026_4ee6e8-44 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_18273c-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_18273c-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_18273c-38\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_18273c-38 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_18273c-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_18273c-38\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_18273c-38 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_18273c-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_18273c-38\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"set-up-google-analytics\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1026_18273c-38 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_18273c-38\">Set Up Google Analytics<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_725fc3-22\">Create an Analytics Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t already have a <strong>Google Analytics<\/strong> account, you&#8217;ll need to create one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/analytics.google.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sign in with your Google account (or create one).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201c<strong>Start measuring<\/strong>\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the <strong>Account Name<\/strong> (e.g. your business name).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the <strong>data-sharing settings<\/strong> you prefer and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_c050ea-0d\">Set up a GA4 Property<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter a <strong>Property Name<\/strong> (e.g., \u201cMy Website\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your <strong>time zone<\/strong> and <strong>currency<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>, then answer some basic questions about your business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create<\/strong> and accept the terms of service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_51ed63-58\">Set up a Data Stream<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose your platform: Web, iOS, or Android.  For a website, choose <strong>Web<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your <strong>website URL<\/strong> and a <strong>stream name<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create Stream<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll now see your Measurement ID (looks like: G-XXXXXXXXXX) and the global site tag (gtag.js).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you intend on using the custom snippet method, copy the global site tag code to your clipboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/9304153?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Analytics Help<\/a> for additional help and information.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"add-google-analytics-to-your-site\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_2bcbaa-e6\">Add Google Analytics to Your Site<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_9f14ab-cf\">Custom Snippet Method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code lang=\"javascript\" class=\"language-javascript\">&lt;!-- Example --&gt;\n&lt;script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-XXXXXXXXXX\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;script&gt;\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n  gtag('js', new Date());\n\n  gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXXXXX');\n&lt;\/script&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Your site code should look something like the above Javascript example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy the full site code snippet generated by Google. Make sure your Measurement ID (i.e. id=G-XXXXXXXXXX) is correct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a plugin such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/how-to-add-a-custom-filter-or-function-with-code-snippets\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"1077\">Code Snippets<\/a> to insert the site code snippet inside the &lt;head&gt; tag of your site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_41d949-d2\">Plugin Method: Site Kit by Google<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper aligncenter large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin default\"  id=\"wp-pic-google-site-kit\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-site-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/google-site-kit\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3141863\" alt=\"Site Kit by Google &#8211; Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Site Kit by Google &#8211; Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-site-kit\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/google-site-kit\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=3141863 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 1.177.0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 21, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/google-site-kit.1.177.0.zip\" title=\"Direct download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/google-site-kit\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t84%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/google-site-kit.1.177.0.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-site-kit\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.2+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.8.3' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.1.1' media='all' \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\" id=\"jquery-core-js\"><\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\" id=\"jquery-migrate-js\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kadencewp.com\\\/help-center\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.1.1\" id=\"wppic-script-js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Site Kit is the official WordPress plugin from Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-site-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Site Kit by Google<\/a> plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect Site Kit to your Google Analytics Account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For more detailed instructions, visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/sitekit.withgoogle.com\/documentation\/getting-started\/install\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Site Kit Setup and Installation document<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_a2b485-25\">Plugin Method: MonsterInsights<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper aligncenter large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin default\"  id=\"wp-pic-google-analytics-for-wordpress\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2159532\" alt=\"MonsterInsights &#8211; Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>MonsterInsights &#8211; Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=2976619 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/chriscct7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chriscct7<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 10.1.3<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 22, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/google-analytics-for-wordpress.10.1.3.zip\" title=\"Direct download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t90%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/google-analytics-for-wordpress.10.1.3.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2,000,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5.6.0<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n\n\n<p>MonsterInsights is one of the most popular Google Analytics plugin for WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the Insights tab in your WordPress admin menu and configure the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For more detailed instructions on how to set up MonsterInsights, please see their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterinsights.com\/docs\/connect-google-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setup document<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a90750-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a90750-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_a90750-fd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a90750-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1026_a90750-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1026_a90750-fd\"] 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