If logging into Google Analytics feels like visiting a foreign country, Analytify brings the reports home. It displays your Google Analytics data directly inside the WordPress dashboard – sessions, page views, top pages, traffic sources, and a visitor map – in widgets that behave like native WordPress screens. The feature content teams care about most is page-level analytics: each post in your list shows its own views and engagement, so you know which articles actually work without exporting anything.
Setup takes minutes. Connect with one click or your own Google API credentials, and you are looking at real numbers. Reports can be scheduled as email deliveries in PDF, CSV, or Excel – the formats clients actually open – and with WooCommerce connected, you see which products and which traffic sources produce revenue, not just traffic.
Competitive Features
- Page-level analytics – per-post views and engagement in the post list and editor, sortable by any metric
- Scheduled email reports – automated PDF, CSV, and Excel delivery to clients or your own inbox
- Real-time dashboard – live visitors, active pages, and traffic sources while a campaign runs
- WooCommerce and EDD tracking – product-level revenue analytics, not just traffic counts
- Your own API credentials – full control over OAuth and quotas with custom Google API keys
- Shortcode reports – embed charts on any page, useful for transparent public stats
- Consent-mode ready – PHP hooks that integrate with cookie consent plugins for GDPR compliance
Key Features
- Dashboard summary widget – sessions, users, page views, bounce rate, and session duration at a glance
- Geographic reports – interactive visitor map by country and city with drill-down
- Campaign tracking – UTM performance compared across marketing channels
- Search Console keywords – CSV export with click-through rate and average position
- Multiple profiles – connect several Google Analytics properties and switch between them
- Custom dimensions – track what matters to your business, not just standard metrics
- Front-end display – show stats to logged-in users via shortcodes and widgets
Comparison with Competitors
Analytify Pro vs Independent Analytics Pro
| Aspect | Analytify Pro | Independent Analytics Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GA4 support | Native (Google data) | Own tracking engine, no Google |
| Page-level stats | Post list + editor sidebar | Post list |
| Email reports | PDF, CSV, Excel | CSV export |
| Ecommerce tracking | WooCommerce + EDD | WooCommerce |
| Shortcode reports | Built in | Via blocks |
| Data ownership | Google servers | Your own database |
Bottom line: Independent Analytics Pro is the privacy-first pick – first-party data, no Google account, no consent-mode headaches. Analytify answers with the full Google Analytics feature set: real-time reports, ecommerce tracking, and scheduled email delivery. If your workflow already lives in GA4, Analytify is the smoother daily tool.
Analytify Pro vs ExactMetrics
| Aspect | Analytify Pro | ExactMetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard style | Modular widgets | Single dashboard view |
| Custom dimensions | Yes | Yes |
| Email report formats | PDF, CSV, Excel | |
| Multisite support | Yes | Network mode |
| Interface origin | Independent design | MonsterInsights-derived |
Bottom line: ExactMetrics grew out of the MonsterInsights codebase and feels very similar. Analytify stands apart with its own interface and stronger page-level reporting – worth choosing if you have found either of the other two cluttered.
Recommended stack – analytics tells you which pages earn traffic; SEO tooling tells you why. Pair Analytify Pro with Rank Math SEO to connect traffic insights with keyword optimization on the same posts.
Official Changelog
Version 9.1.2
Release Date: August 17, 2026
- Enhancement: All CSS and JS assets are now properly minified for faster page loads.
Version 9.1.1
Release Date: August 4, 2026
- New Feature: Install and activate the Google Analytics Dashboard Widget add-on directly from the Add-ons page.
- Enhancement: Search Console Keywords CSV export now shows Click-Through Rate and Average Position.
- Enhancement: More reliable Top Pages links and higher default row limit in reports.
- Bug Fix: Fixed dashboard, CSV, and Excel export occasionally skipping chart data.
- Security: Hardened CSV export against formula-injection in exported links.
Version 9.1.0
Release Date: July 15, 2026
- New Feature: Export dashboard reports to Excel, PDF, or CSV.
- New Feature: Display which Google account is connected under Authentication settings.
- Enhancement: Better compatibility with cookie consent plugins including Google’s latest consent standards.
- Enhancement: Review notice now dismissed per user instead of site-wide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Analytify work with Google Analytics 4?
Yes – GA4 is fully supported, and since it is the only current version of Google Analytics, that is what the plugin targets. Pro adds the advanced layer: real-time reports, ecommerce tracking, and custom dimensions.
Can I see stats for each post without leaving the admin?
Yes, and it is Analytify’s signature feature. The post list shows views and engagement per post, and the editor sidebar shows detailed analytics for the post you are editing. No tab-switching to Google Analytics.
Will it slow down my site?
No. API responses are cached in custom database tables and refreshed on a schedule, all calls happen in the admin area, and front-end tracking uses the standard Google gtag.js script like any GA4 site.
Does it work with cookie consent plugins?
Yes. PHP hooks (analytify_consent_server_blocks_tracking, analytify_consent_defer_gtag) let consent plugins like Complianz and CookieYes hold off tracking until visitors agree. Google Consent Mode v2 is supported.
What does Pro add over the free version?
Real-time reporting, WooCommerce and EDD ecommerce tracking, scheduled email reports in PDF/CSV/Excel, shortcode embedding, and custom dimensions. The free tier covers dashboard reports, page-level analytics, and geographic data – enough to evaluate the workflow before upgrading.
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