You’ve installed ExactMetrics and now the next step is to connect your ExactMetrics to Google Analytics.
Follow this guide to get authenticated and connected within minutes.
Prerequisites:
- ExactMetrics is installed on your WordPress site.
- You’ve created a profile for your website in Google Analytics.
- If you’re not sure you can also check if you already have a Google Analytics account.
- Just remember which property you have created: UA or GA4 (If you’re not sure, please view our guide: Google Analytics 4 versus Universal Analytics).
Follow the GA4 instructions if you have a GA4 property.
Read the next section if you have a UA property.
Authenticate a Universal Analytics property with ExactMetrics
With ExactMetrics installed, and your site profile created within your Google Analytics account, the next step is to authenticate your Google Analytics with ExactMetrics.
Log into your WordPress site:
Head into ExactMetrics » Settings:
Launch the Setup Wizard:
Choose your website type:
Choose the proper email which contains the Google Analytics property for your WordPress site:
Next, click the Allow button to give ExactMetrics access to your Google Analytics data
ExactMetrics requires all permissions to be granted.
To offer the best experience in Google Analytics and to implement future features seamlessly, ExactMetrics requires these permissions to function as intended. To read more details see: Google Permissions for oAuth.
You’ll be prompted to select the correct UA property for your site:
Open the dropdown and choose the correct view:
Click Complete Connection:
Authenticate a Google Analytics 4 property with ExactMetrics
Just like setting up a Universal Analytics property, start by navigating to ExactMetrics » Settings found on the left-hand side of your WordPress dashboard and click on the Launch Setup Wizard button.
Choose your website type:
Next, please choose the Google account used to make your Google Analytics property to authenticate with from the list
Next, click the Allow button to give ExactMetrics access to your Google Analytics data:
ExactMetrics requires all permissions to be granted.
To offer the best experience in Google Analytics and to implement future features seamlessly, ExactMetrics requires these permissions to function as intended. To read more details see: Google Permissions for oAuth.
You’ll be prompted to select the correct GA4 property for your site:
Once the desired property is selected, please click on Complete Connection to allow ExactMetrics to do its’ magic.
To complete the Setup Wizard, follow the rest of the steps:
You did it! You’ve authenticated your Google Analytics.
With ExactMetrics, the best Google Analytics plugin for WordPress, you’ll also have some of the most advanced tracking possible now implemented within your WordPress site.
What’s next? Configure your Google Analytics setup and optimize settings based on your Analytics needs: Getting Started with ExactMetrics: Guide and Checklist for Advanced Metrics