Ever found yourself jolted out of a deep, long, fantastically restful sleep that you’ve been yearning for for over 31 years and scream at yourself:
“OMG What ARE the most Incrediblest 2019 WP Plugins for Analytics??”
Luckily, me neither.
However! If you DO have an insane desire to explore that mystical world known as “making sense out of zillions of data bits that your domain throws at you”, fear not!
For its
blog.hubspot.com/marketing/wordpress-analytics-plugin
to your rescue!
This roundup includes not 1, not 2 but 16(!) of what Hubspot considers to be the most useful of the 2019 Analytics WP plugins, including:
MonsterInsights
Crazy Egg
AnayticsMoose (ok AnalyticsCat)
and more (including the “extremely boring-sounding but really nifty coolio” plugin, Google Analytics Dashboard for WP too.
One of the best uses of Analytics is to find out what is working well on your site, and what could be better dialed in. ‘Matter of fact, this particular topic could make for a great 1 page cheatsheet like so:
Step 1.) Ensure you have Google Analytics installed on your domain
Step 2.) Decide what are your main goals for visitors on your site
Step 3.) Ensure you track where the funnel leaking might occur
Resources to help with the above include:
www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-install-google-analytics-in-wordpress/
www.monsterinsights.com/how-to-reveal-your-path-to-conversion-in-google-analytics/
www.shopify.com/blog/conversion-funnel-leaks
Your takeaway?
If you have a website, it only makes sense to both install Google Analytics AND learn how to read the data correctly. The above resources can assist you greatly in that.
Enjoy!