Title: Simple Universal Google Analytics Author: Noor Alam Published: June 15, 2015 Last modified: March 30, 2023 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-universal-google-analytics/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev =2252257) # Simple Universal Google Analytics By [Noor Alam](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/) ## Description [Simple Google Analytics](https://wphowto.net/simple-universal-google-analytics-plugin-for-wordpress-822) plugin makes Google Analytics tracking easier. If you want to activate universal tracking for your website, all you need to do is enter your tracking ID in the plugin settings. #### What is Universal Google Analytics? Universal Analytics is the new and upgraded operating standard for Google Analytics. It provides a better data collection and organization system in your Google analytics account to help you understand how users interact with your content. If you are already using Google Analytics, you can follow two steps in your account to upgrade from classic analytics to universal analytics. #### Benefits of Universal Google Analytics * Connect multiple devices and sessions to the same user * More accurate user count * Analyze the signed-in experience of a user * Access to cross device reports * Custom dimensions and metrics to collect data specific to your business * Automatically detect the most popular search engines and attributes organic search traffic to these sources * Control how long sessions and campaigns last by setting a timeout for it * Choose which domains will be left out from your referral traffic sources * Exclude certain search terms from being identified in your account when a user find your website using it * Get access to all the features of classic analytics and new features of universal analytics For documentation please visit the [Universal Google Analytics](https://wphowto.net/simple-universal-google-analytics-plugin-for-wordpress-822) plugin page. ## Screenshots * [[ * [[ ## Installation 1. Go to the Add New plugins screen in your WordPress Dashboard 2. Click the upload tab 3. Browse for the plugin file (simple-universal-google-analytics.zip) on your computer 4. Click “Install Now” and then hit the activate button ## FAQ ### Can this plugin be used to enable Google Analytics tracking in WordPress? Yes. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d2c7511dc6ddb3e3ce3f6878f1961c34fb7731ea5013817533fbb26d454ad53b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Lightweight & To the point](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightweight-to-the-point/)󠁿 [ajinkya99](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajinkya99/) September 21, 2021 This nifty little plugin does just 1 thing & does it without a fuss. Using on all my sites. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e78fc3da55fec632c1c9a8b553d17bc87d0f889116219fb1f0fbe181b9d48f7f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Broken Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-plugin-60/)󠁿 [chrisweblocal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrisweblocal/) February 9, 2021 2 replies Plugin doesn’t work after 5.5. Hasn’t been updated for over 6 months. Don’t bother. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/54a6bfe26520da783782de1e4f29da345cd4c625e3cca351f8b4923204b2e75f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Genius – Simple and Gets it done!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/genius-simple-and-gets-it-done/)󠁿 [loopline](https://profiles.wordpress.org/loopline/) April 23, 2020 This is Genius. I hate all the plugins that bloat up my site and offer no real advantage. I have loads of sites and I do not want to have to login to all of them, I want 1 central google analytics dashboard, plain and simple. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/68e14728e22cf9182e75fe50875aa5288441bba0cb97347d80c2dc1dd8d7a8e3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-406/)󠁿 [realuseless](https://profiles.wordpress.org/realuseless/) May 18, 2019 I appreciate the value other plugins try to bring, but I don’t care about that. I just wanted to inject my tracking code, without an update removing my code from theme files. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0a6295b943bd645178bb119f2b92a75cde069090d492afed590be283d85795e7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Bassic and Simple](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bassic-and-simple/)󠁿 [cbarmore](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cbarmore/) July 9, 2017 Excellent! Basic function and simple to use! Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/850708510970eead0bf6e95a7e608395226385c1486b60ad2e152110237b4782? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy As Pie](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-as-pie-21/)󠁿 [enfusia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/enfusia/) December 13, 2016 Easy As Pie! [ Read all 9 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Simple Universal Google Analytics” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Noor Alam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/) “Simple Universal Google Analytics” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Simple Universal Google Analytics” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-universal-google-analytics/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-universal-google-analytics/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-universal-google-analytics/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-universal-google-analytics/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.5 * Tracking code is now added if the current user does not have the “manage_options” capability. #### 1.0.4 * Added download tracking option with the [Easy Media Download](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/) plugin. #### 1.0.3 * Added translation option so the plugin can take advantage of language packs * Simple Universal Google Analytics is now compatible with WordPress 4.4 #### 1.0.2 * Simple Universal Google Analytics is now compatible with WordPress 4.3 #### 1.0.1 * First commit ## Meta * Version **1.0.5** * Last updated **3 years ago** * Active installations **4,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.2.9** * Languages * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/), [English (Australia)](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/), [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/), [English (New Zealand)](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/), [English (South Africa)](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/), [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/), and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics) * Tags * [analytics](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/analytics/)[ga](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ga/) [google](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google/)[google analytics](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google-analytics/) [tracking](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tracking/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-universal-google-analytics/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Noor Alam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/) ## Support Got something to say? 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