Comments on: How to Install Google Analytics in WordPress for Beginners https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-install-google-analytics-in-wordpress/ Beginner's Guide for WordPress Tue, 28 May 2024 16:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: WPBeginner Support https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-install-google-analytics-in-wordpress/comment-page-11/#comment-4609272 Tue, 28 May 2024 16:57:23 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1620#comment-4609272 In reply to Dennis Muthomi.

Yes, if you update your theme when using method 3 then you would lose your Google Analytics tracking code which is why we recommend the first two methods :)

]]> By: Dennis Muthomi https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-install-google-analytics-in-wordpress/comment-page-11/#comment-4600612 Sun, 26 May 2024 17:00:58 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1620#comment-4600612 I am wondering about Method 3 where Google Analytics is manually installed by adding the tracking code to the theme files.
If I update my WordPress theme in the future, will that cause the manual Google Analytics code to be removed?
I want to avoid losing all my analytics data if the theme files get overwritten.

]]> By: Hajjalah https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-install-google-analytics-in-wordpress/comment-page-11/#comment-4564712 Fri, 17 May 2024 20:35:05 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1620#comment-4564712 I personally found the MonsterInsights plugin as the most straight-forward method to analyze website traffic with Google analytics. This is because the plugin displays all useful insights in a clear format and in a single dashboard with more deep analysis for all pages and posts traffic..
I use this plugin to track the most visited posts and pages on my website which enables me to understand the most relevant content to my visitors which has significantly increased my website traffic.

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