How to Set Up Google Analytics 4 eCommerce Tracking in WordPress

Google Analytics eCommerce Tracking Tutorial [WordPress]

Would you like to set up Google Analytics eCommerce tracking for your online store?

Setting up Google Analytics 4 eCommerce tracking on your WordPress website will let you analyze user behavior and track revenue. Stay in-the-know about the number of purchases and revenue your online store generates, product views and product performance stats, and many more valuable eCommerce insights.

In this article, we’ll show you how to set up Google Analytics eCommerce tracking in WordPress easily and quickly, without using Google Tag Manager!

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What is Google Analytics eCommerce Tracking?

Google Analytics eCommerce tracking is an advanced tracking feature of Google Analytics that gives you access to a lot of data about what your visitors are doing in your online store. Google Analytics 4 can track many eCommerce metrics, such as overall revenue, number of purchases, average order value, add-to-cart events, and more.

Here are a few benefits of tracking eCommerce events in Google Analytics:

  • Track the pageviews and performance of your products.
  • Track your sales and revenue.
  • Optimize your conversion funnel to boost sales.
  • Get important Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are vital to your business like average order value, eCommerce conversion rate, cart-to-view rate, and more.
  • Make data-driven decisions to generate more sales and revenue from your eCommerce store’s website traffic.

Video Tutorial

Tutorial: Google Analytics eCommerce Tracking

Before we get to the steps, to follow this tutorial, you’ll need to install MonsterInsights on your WordPress website.

MonsterInsights is the best Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. It allows you to easily connect your WordPress site with Google Analytics by installing the tracking code with a couple of simple clicks, so you can view all the data that matters most right in your WordPress dashboard.

MonsterInsights Home Dashboard

Plus, with the click of a button, you can set up sophisticated tracking such as event tracking, revenue tracking, form tracking, custom dimension tracking, outbound link tracking, real-time reports, and more.

Without MonsterInsights, you’ll either need a developer or Google Tag Manager (or both) to set up eCommerce tracking in Google Analytics 4.

Now, are you ready to learn how to enable eCommerce tracking in Google Analytics and your WordPress WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, GiveWP, MemberPress, LifterLMS, or Restrict Content Pro eCommerce site?

Just follow these steps and you’ll be tracking sales from your WordPress eCommerce store using Google Analytics in no time.

Step 1: Install MonsterInsights WordPress Plugin

If you haven’t installed MonsterInsights yet, you’ll need to grab a license at the Pro level or above, install it, and authenticate it with your Google Analytics account.

To start, download the ZIP files from your account area under the Downloads tab.

download monsterinsights

Next, upload the plugin to your WordPress website. You can do that by going to Plugins » Add New » Upload Plugins in your WordPress admin and clicking the Install Now button.

upload plugin in wordpress

After that, click the Activate Plugin button.

activate monsterinsights

Now, you’ll need to connect Google Analytics to your WordPress website. Using MonsterInsights, it’s a walk in the park. Just follow the steps in its setup wizard and the plugin will add Google Analytics to your site without the need to edit code.

Allow Google Analytics Permissions

For help getting started, you can read our step-by-step guide on how to properly set up Google Analytics and MonsterInsights.

Step 2: Install the eCommerce Addon

To access the eCommerce addon, you must have the Pro license plan. Need help? Glance through this post on how to upgrade your MonsterInsights license.

Then, go to Insights » Addons and click Install under the MonsterInsights eCommerce addon.

Install the MonsterInsights eCommerce Addon

That’s it! You have eCommerce tracking all set up and ready to go. MonsterInsights will automatically detect the eCommerce platform you’re using, like WooCommerce, on the eCommerce settings page.

eCommerce Settings in MonsterInsights

Where To See Google Analytics eCommerce Reports

Once you’ve completed the setup, MonsterInsights will gather your eCommerce site’s data and provide you with highly comprehensive reports about your eCommerce analytics.

Best of all, you can see your most important eCommerce metrics right inside your WordPress site dashboard.

To view your eCommerce stats, you’ll need to visit Insights » Reports from your dashboard and then click the eCommerce » Overview report.

MonsterInsights eCommerce Report - GA4

In this report, you can see your store’s total transactions, conversion rate, revenue, and average order value. You can also see your top-selling products.

top-products-woocommerce-google-analytics

As you scroll down the page, you’ll see your store’s top referral conversion sources. These are traffic sources that send customers to your website.

Top Conversion Sources report in MonsterInsights

Finally, you’ll be able to see more transaction data, like total products added and removed from shopping carts, percentage of new customers, and percentage of abandoned checkouts.

GA4 Ecommerce Metrics

If you want to see more detail, you can click the View Report button at the end of the products and conversion sources reports. Clicking on the button will take you to your Google Analytics 4 property, where you can explore your reports.

Next, open the eCommerce » Coupons report. If you use coupon codes in your store, you’ll find data on how those are used here.

MonsterInsights Coupons Report

Finally, head to the eCommerce » Funnel report. This super helpful report will show you the steps of your purchase funnel and how your users navigate it. Where are they dropping out the most often? Use this data to help you create a better sales funnel.

MonsterInsights eCommerce Funnel Report

More Google Analytics 4 eCommerce Reports

To view your eCommerce overview report in Google Analytics 4, navigate to Monetization » Overview. Here you can see your revenue trend by day, purchases by day, purchases by item name, purchases by item list, and more.

Monetization Overview

To view Google Analytics eCommerce sales (purchases) and revenue data organized by channel, navigate to Acquisition » Traffic acquisition:

Traffic acquisition report in GA4

Then, scroll to the right in the table to find Conversions and Total Revenue. Click the All Events drop-down arrow under Conversions and select purchase:

Purchase Events by Channel Report in GA4

Now, the table shows total purchases and revenue by traffic channel.

Purchases and Revenue by Channel in GA4

Now, let’s look at some FAQs about Google Analytics eCommerce tracking.

Google Analytics Ecommerce Tracking FAQ

Here are some questions that are commonly asked by users about eCommerce analytics tracking in Google Analytics.

1. Why Do You Need eCommerce Tracking?

eCommerce tracking helps you find out the performance of your product pages and your entire online store. It tracks your sales and revenue, along with other metrics like your most popular products.

Through eCommerce tracking, you can optimize your store to maximize sales and use the data to make better decisions.

2. Is there Enhanced eCommerce in Google Analytics 4?

No. Google Analytics 4 includes all reports and metrics by default. There are no extra enhanced eCommerce tracking Google Analytics reports (like the shopping behavior report, product list report, or sales performance report you were used to in Universal Analytics, for example) to turn on for eCommerce tracking.

3. Why doesn’t Google Analytics 4 include all the same eCommerce reports as Universal Analytics?

Instead of including all of the conversion reports you could find in Universal Analytics (such as funnels), Google Analytics 4 includes a much more powerful report builder, where you can build your own custom reports and custom funnels.

4. Does MonsterInsights set up eCommerce tracking for the whole checkout process?

Yes! Once you set up tracking, you’ll be able to build a report that tracks shoppers across your checkout funnel. To learn how to build that report, check out How to Track Shopping Cart Abandonment with Google Analytics.

5. Can I track my eCommerce marketing campaigns with MonsterInsights?

Yes! To learn about marketing campaign tracking, check out How to Set Up Marketing Campaign Tracking in Google Analytics (In 2 Easy Steps).

That’s it!

You now know how to set up eCommerce tracking in Google Analytics and can easily track the performance of your eCommerce business.

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Thanks to MonsterInsights, you don’t need to perform any manual configuration, as you would need to in Google Tag Manager. The plugin takes care of everything and automatically tracks your eCommerce store’s sales and revenue.

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Comments

  1. Thanks for this informative article; one question! Does WooCommerce Conversion Tracking and Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Tracking work for websites with multi-step checkout?

    1. Hey Jitin – In general, yes! If you’re going from a cart page to a checkout page to a conversion page, Google Analytics can track that funnel.

  2. Does MonsterInsights use dataLayer tracking or the Google Measurement Protocol to send in transactions.

    1. Hi Edwin,
      MonsterInsights uses the Measurement Protocol for sending transactions, as it’s more reliable.

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