{"id":128,"date":"2026-03-22T20:48:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/bjohn183\/?p=128"},"modified":"2026-03-22T20:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:48:47","slug":"analytics-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/bjohn183\/2026\/03\/22\/analytics-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytics Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve found this page, you’re looking for help or want to learn how to set up Google Analytics for your WordPress website. I’ve just set up mine and can help you. Buckle up and don’t stress your in the right hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please make sure your age is verified on your Google account; otherwise, you may run into an error sign. If you’d like more details, please read my blog post about my experience setting up my analytics. Once you’ve verified everything is in order, then we can get started! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Go to this website https:\/\/marketingplatform.google.com\/about\/analytics\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the “Get Started Today” button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    3. Click “Start measuring” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    4. Fill in account details <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This means you need to name your account. I named mine Bjohn183 Portfolio. You name your account whatever you think is best for your account <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. Select your data sharing settings <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For the data settings, you should keep the ones Google automatically selected. If you also want to fill in the “Google products & services” button, you can, but that is your decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    6. Scroll down and press create\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    7. Name the property <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is the name of your specific website. I named mine Brooke’s Websites. Again, you choose what is best for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8. Press next\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    9. Click on generate leads, drive sales, understand web and\/or app traffic, and view user engagement and retention\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    10. Then press create\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    11. Read the terms of service <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    12. Accept in the box, and then a second ” I Accept ” button\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    13. Click the web button\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    14. Enter your website link<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note: make sure that you use the www format in the example that is shown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    15. Put the name of your website in the Stream Name box <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    16. Click the create and continue button in the top right corner\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is the end of setting up a Google Analytics account! You made it. Hopefully that wasn’t too hard. Now we’re going to head over to your WordPress Website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Go to plugins on the left-hand side bar\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      2. Scroll down and find the plugin that says \u201cgoogle analytics for WordPress by Monsterinsights<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      3. Press “Activate” which is located under the title <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      4. Watch the video <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      5. Click the Launch the wizard button\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      6. Select which category best describes your website <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      7. Click the save and continue button<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      8. Click the continue button<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This is how you’re going to connect your Google account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      9. Select the Google account you want to connect\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      10. Select all the permissions \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      There will be a list of around 15 permissions that they want when connecting your Google account. I decided to connect all of them. But always decide what is best for you and your account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      11. Choose the property <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This will be the property name from step 7. The photo below shows mine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      12. Press the complete connection button\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      13. Go through all the pages, scroll to the bottom, and press the blue continue button\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      14. Scroll to the bottom and find the grey text that says \u201ccomplete setup without upgrading<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Of course, everything has to have a pro plan that they want to pay for you. I’m a broke college student and don’t want to pay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      15. Wait for it to generate a report\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      YAY! We’ve officially added Google Analytics to our WordPress Website. It will take about 24 hours to generate your first report. If you want to find the reports again, you can go to the sidebar on the left and click Insights, then Reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Hopefully, these instructions helped you! Come back next week for more blog content!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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