Google Analytics Plugin
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Dear all,
I would like to clarify and understand if a free WordPress Plan doesn’t entitle one to use plug-ins like Google Analytics ? And is the only way to use such plug-ins to upgrade the WordPress Plan ?
Thanks for any help in advance!
Ken WongThe blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hey Ken!
To use GA you need to put some code in your template source. Unfortunately you can’t access the source code of your theme in any wordpress.com plan.
In the same way you can’t add any plugins existent in http://wordpress.org
In your account you can see a dashboard with some visitor’s statics maybe it can help you.
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That’s not 100% accurate. WordPress.COM runs Google Analytics on our blogs, but only those who pay for a $299. per year Business upgrade can view them.
Business bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/
Google Analytics for WordPress.com Business sites http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/google-analytics-for-wordpress-com-business-sites/ -
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And is the only way to use such plug-ins to upgrade the WordPress Plan ?
Only those who have the Businnes upgrade bundle can use the eCommerce plugins and Google Analytics.
There is no FTP access and no other blogger installed plugin capability on any WordPress.COM blogs for security reasons, and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
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I see … so it would means that I should just give GA the skip unless I am willing to top it out from my pocket.
Thanks for the input though Deblyn & Timethief. Appreciate your time to response.
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@kenwongyl
Yes, that’s correct. Here is some information on wordpress.COM stats that may be useful.Our stats are not real time stats and take time to update. There are frequent fluctuations that most do not notice because we aren’t watching the process. For details see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/stats/ and here https://en.support.wordpress.com/stats/#views-and-visitors and note the views and viewers take hours to update.
Our stats are page view stats. But please do not assume that everyone who clicks a follow, like, share, reblog or comment link actually reads the post on your blog because odds are they may not.
Follow, like, share, reblog or comment clicks are not page views. In fact, follows, likes, shares, comments and reblogs are completely misleading when you are talking about page view stats.
Your followers and anyone with a WordPress.com/Gravatar account who is logged into WordPress.com can “follow” your blog, “like”, “share” and “reblog” your posts and “comment” in several locations such as the Reader, without ever clicking into your blog and creating a single page view stat. Subscribers control how frequently they receive your posts (instantly, daily, weekly) and can comment without clicking into the blog.
Logged in visitors using a mobile can read the full post without creating a page view stat. https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-reader-show-full-text?replies=31#post-1373606
You can control the length of the entry sent out on your RSS feed here Dashboard > Settings > Reading. Choose the “summary” setting for your RSS feed rather than to “full text”. That will compel followers who are not using mobiles to click into the blog to read the full post which will create a page view stat.
You’re welcome and best wishes with your blog.
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