After you install MonsterInsights, you’ll need to connect your WordPress site to your Google Analytics account. MonsterInsights makes the process easy, with no coding required. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process step by step.
Before getting started…
- You’ve installed MonsterInsights.
- You’ve created a Google Analytics property.
- You’ve had your Google passkey for at least a week, if you use one. Google can take up to 7 days to start accepting a newly created passkey.
For a quick walk through, check out the video below.
Authenticate a Google Analytics property with MonsterInsights
Start by navigating to Insights » Settings found on the left-hand side of your WordPress dashboard.
Next, click on the blue button, Connect MonsterInsights.
Before being redirected to Google, you’ll see a quick overview of the next few steps to take.
When ready, click Continue & Connect to Google.
Notes
Google may ask you to approve a passkey before it will finish this connection. If you created that passkey recently it may not work yet, because Google can take up to 7 days to start trusting a new one. Look at the left side of the Google screen, which often shows how long is left, for example “Try again in 6 days”.
- If the account already has another passkey or a security key, you can approve the new one straight away from your Google security settings.
- Try another way is worth selecting if you see it, though it may not offer your other sign in options at this step.
- On a work or school account, passkey settings are controlled by your administrator, so contact them if passkeys are not available to you.
Google covers these options in Sign in with a passkey instead of a password.
You will now be taken to a screen that will let you pick which Google Account you want to sign in with. Make sure to sign into the account that you used to make your Google Analytics property.
Next, click Continue.
MonsterInsights requires all permissions in order work and function seamlessly. Learn more about Google Permissions for oAuth.
Click the Allow button to give MonsterInsights access to your Google Analytics data.
You’ll be given the option to choose the website profile you want to Authenticate with MonsterInsights.
In the dropdown, find your website and then click Complete Connection.
That’s it! You’re all set.
It can take up to 24 hours for the MonsterInsights dashboard to display your data.
Once it does, you can go to Insights » Reports to see how your site is doing.
That’s it! Now you know how to connect to Google Analytics with MonsterInsights. To take your sites of Google Analytics to the next level with MonsterInsights please see our guide: Getting Started with MonsterInsights: Guide and Checklist for Advanced Insights.
