How to See Your WordPress Site Stats and Page Views (2025)

Tracking WordPress website statistics helps you make smarter decisions about your content strategy and marketing campaigns. When you can see which pages are performing well and which need improvement, you can optimize your site to boost conversions and grow your business or brand.

The best way to do that is with a Google Analytics dashboard for WordPress.

Google Analytics is a powerful tool for tracking the performance of all your posts and pages. You can easily set up a Google Analytics stats dashboard right inside your WordPress admin area.

In this guide, I’ll show you the best ways to access your WordPress analytics, view page statistics, and set up a powerful dashboard right inside your WordPress admin area.

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WordPress Site Stats Video Walkthrough

Why do you need a WordPress analytics dashboard?

A WordPress analytics dashboard is essential for tracking and understanding your website’s performance. It provides real-time insights into traffic, user behavior, and content effectiveness, helping you make data-driven decisions. With analytics, you can optimize content, improve user engagement, and refine marketing strategies to increase conversions.

Here are some of the biggest reasons to set up a WordPress analytics dashboard:

• Track real-time performance: See how many people visit your site, which pages they view, and how long they stay.
• Understand user behavior: Discover how visitors navigate through your site and identify potential usability issues.
• Identify top-performing content: Find out which pages and posts generate the most traffic and engagement.
• Make informed decisions: Use data to guide your content strategy, marketing efforts, and site improvements.
• Save time: Access all your most important metrics in one place without switching between different tools or platforms.

Now, let’s dive into how to check the statistics of your individual WordPress pages and posts.

How to See Your WordPress Stats

Just follow these steps to see the statistics for your pages and posts in no time.

Step 1: Install the MonsterInsights WordPress Plugin

First, you’ll need to install MonsterInsights on your WordPress site. It’s the most popular Google Analytics plugin for WordPress with over 3 million active installations. MonsterInsights makes it easy to set up advanced tracking with just a few clicks and automatically creates a statistics dashboard without requiring any coding knowledge.

MonsterInsights simplifies the entire process of installing the Google Analytics tracking code in WordPress and viewing your important website data. Instead of needing to open Google Analytics, you’ll get a whole bunch of comprehensive reports right inside your WordPress dashboard.

Plus, it allows you to easily set up tracking metrics like eCommerce tracking, form submission tracking, Google Ads tracking, file downloads, video plays, and more.

To get started, download MonsterInsights at the Plus level or above on your computer and install it in WordPress (or get started for free for a basic stats dashboard). Then, you’ll need to connect your Google Analytics account with your WordPress site. It takes just a few clicks!

You can also get started with MonsterInsights Lite for free.

If you need detailed instructions, here’s our step-by-step guide on how to set up Google Analytics in WordPress with MonsterInsights.

Once you’ve set up and connected with Google Analytics, you’ll have access to your stats dashboard:

Step 2: Install and Activate the Page Insights Addon

MonsterInsights comes with a Page Insights addon, which allows you to track your individual WordPress posts and pages and see your insights right on the page. It lets you view the stats for each of your WordPress blog posts and pages individually, directly in your dashboard.

You can install the addon by visiting the Insights » Addons page from your WordPress dashboard. Then navigate to Page Insights and flip the switch to the ON position.

That’s it! Now, you can see the stats for your individual WordPress posts and pages.

How to See Page and Post Views in WordPress

Once you’ve installed and activated the MonsterInsights Page Insights addon properly in WordPress, you can check views for each individual blog post and page in WordPress in several different spots.

In Page and Post Lists

To view the stats for your individual posts, you’ll need to visit Posts » All Posts from your dashboard. Similarly, you’ll need to go to Pages » All Pages to view the stats for your individual pages.

Now, you can see an Insights column added to your WordPress Posts/Pages list.

Click on the Insights icon next to a blog post or page to view the stats for the specific blog post or page.

You’ll see a popup window with stats for the individual blog post or page.

The Page Insights report allows you to quickly view the following important metrics:

1. Entrances: The number of times users enter your website through a specific blog post or page.
2. Page Views: The total number of views for the specific blog post or page.
3. Time on Page: The average time users spend on a specific blog post or page.
4. Total Users: The total number of users who’ve viewed that page or post.

On the Front End

With MonsterInsights Page Insights, you can also check the stats of your posts and pages on the front end of your site when you’re logged in to WordPress.

Make sure that you’re logged in to your WordPress website. Then visit any page or post on your website and simply click the Insights option in the admin bar.

This will open up the stats for the last 30 days for your post or page. You can view how many page views it has, the time people spend on the page, its entrances, and the total number of users.

In the Editor

The last spot where you can see your stats is within the sidebar on your page or post-editing screen. Just scroll down until you see the Show Page Insights button:

A box will then expand to show you your stats for that page or post.

Now that you can view the key stats for each individual blog post or page from your WordPress dashboard, you can easily identify which posts and pages are doing well and which need optimization.

Then, you can optimize the low-performing pages or posts to boost user engagement and conversions.

How to See Individual Post Views in Google Analytics

Alternatively, you can view stats for individual posts or pages from your Google Analytics account. This method may be best for users who are already intimately familiar with the Google Analytics platform.

First, you’ll need to log into your Google Analytics account. Then, go to Reports » Engagement » Pages and screens.

There, you’ll see the stats for your individual pages and posts. As with Page Insights reports, you can see the important metrics like pageviews, users, average engagement time, conversions, and more.

On the first page, you’ll see the top 10 pages and posts. To view more pages and posts, you can click the pagination arrows at the bottom.

Looking for a specific post or page? There’s a search option to look for a specific URL or set of pages that have the same word in their URL:

That’s it!

I hope this article helped you learn how to check stats for individual WordPress posts and pages with Google Analytics. You may also want to check out Your Ultimate Guide to MonsterInsights Dashboard Reports.

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WordPress Site Stats & Views FAQ

Can I see page views on WordPress?

Yes, you can see page views on WordPress by using plugins like MonsterInsights. MonsterInsights provides a built-in Google Analytics dashboard for tracking site stats directly in WordPress, showing views, visitors, channels, key events, and more.

Does WordPress have its own analytics?

WordPress does not come with built-in analytics by default. For self-hosted WordPress.org sites, you’ll need to install a plugin like MonsterInsights to connect with Google Analytics for detailed website statistics.

Can I see page views on WordPress without a plugin?

Yes, you can see page views on WordPress without a plugin by:

1. Creating a Google Analytics account
2. Adding the Google Analytics tracking code to your WordPress theme’s header.php file
3. Accessing your analytics data directly through the Google Analytics dashboard

However, using a plugin like MonsterInsights is much easier and eliminates the risk of code errors.

What are views vs. visits on WordPress?

The main difference between views and visits in WordPress is that “views” count each time a page is loaded, while “visits” count each unique visitor session. A single visitor can have multiple views if they load multiple pages or refresh the same page within their visit.

How do I see views on my WordPress site?

To see views on your WordPress site, go to your dashboard and click Insights » Reports if you have the MonsterInsights plugin installed.

How can I see how many views my website has?

To see total views, connect with Google Analytics. Then, check the Pages and screens report in Google Analytics, or the Pages report in MonsterInsights.

Do your own views count on WordPress?

Yes, visiting your own site will be counted by Google Analytics. However, if you install MonsterInsights, you can easily turn on the exclude from tracking feature for anyone logged into WordPress.