Google Analytics use with WordPress.com Free version.

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  goharvey93 · Member · Mar 1, 2017 at 6:05 pm

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  I’m looking for a plugin that will allow me to use Google Analytics with WordPress.com free version. This is for a school project.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Mar 1, 2017 at 6:10 pm

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  Unless you have a WordPress.COM Business upgrade you cannot run Google Analytics. Please visit our support page: https://en.support.wordpress.com/google-analytics/

  If you have purchased a WordPress.COM Business plan upgrade, type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for a Staff follow-up. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Also subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.

  NOTE: WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  See: Moving to Self-Hosted WordPress
  https://move.wordpress.com/

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  lucasjoyce · Member · Mar 1, 2017 at 6:18 pm

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  Hey goharvey93,

  The free version of WordPress.com give you access to WordPress.com stats which is their version of Google Analytics.

  But if you need to use Google Analytics, then you will need to upgrade to the Business account.

  Business Plan Upgrades:

  Google Analytics

  Here is a decent support document on plugins:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  And I think you will find this Support Document On Google Analytics.

  Let me know if you need anything else. Good luck with your school project :)

  Thanks LJ

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  timethief · Member · Mar 1, 2017 at 6:20 pm

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  @lucasjoyce
  You failed to refresh lol :D

  I answered this thread correctly 8 minutes before you posted into it.

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  supernovia · Staff · Mar 2, 2017 at 4:54 pm

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  We appreciate all of the help here. Sometimes it helps to hear things phrased in a different way, too. Thank you both for being willing to help others out.