How to Implement Author Level Tracking Using Analytify? — Documentation page title

Analytify lets individual WordPress authors log in and view the performance of their own posts — page views, sessions, bounce rate, and more — directly from the WordPress post list, without needing access to Google Analytics or the full Analytify dashboard.

This guide covers how to set that up.

This is different from the Authors Tracking add-on. This feature gives each author access to their own post stats. The Authors Tracking add-on gives site admins a separate dashboard to compare all authors’ performance across the entire site. Both can be used at the same time.

This function is included in the free version, while the Analytify Pro Version delivers deeper statistics, including geographic, keywords, social media stats, and more.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to implement author level tracking.

How to Set Up Author’s Level Tracking (Step by Step)

Follow the below steps to turn on this feature.

Step 1 – Install Analytify

First, ensure your WordPress site has the Analytify plugin installed and activated. Download Analytify – Google Analytics Dashboard For WordPress and upload the plugin to your WordPress dashboard by navigating to Plugins >> Add New.

We would highly recommend you to upgrade to Analytify Pro  if you’re keen on getting more in-depth author-level statistics. With the Pro version, authors gain access to detailed insights about their posts or pages, such as geographical data, keywords, social media stats, and so much more. Upgrading is a breeze – just head over to the Analytify website, purchase a Pro license, and then upgrade your existing plugin.

For a step-by-step guide on how to make the upgrade, take a look at  How to Install And Activate Analytify Pro Plugin.

Step 2 – Turn On the Basic Tracking at the Author Level

Even in the free version of Analytify, you can set up simple tracking at the author level. It will let writers see stats like page views, visitors, and sessions for their posts or pages.

Go to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Analytify >> Settings.

Step 3 – Enable Analytics Under Posts/Pages

To enable post stats, go to Admin and find Enable Analytics under Posts/Pages and toggle on the Yes box next to it.

Step 4 – Display Analytics to Roles (Posts & Pages) 

Then, go to the Display analytics to roles (posts & pages) option, and by clicking in the box next to it, you’ll see the suggestions, i.e., Author, Contributor, Subscriber. 

All you need to do is select Author to enable author-level tracking.

For more details, please read our guide: How to View Google Analytics Stats Under Posts and Pages In WordPress.

Then scroll down and click on Save Changes Button.

All done! You’ve successfully Set up Author level tracking.

Step 5 – Check Author Level Tracking

The authors can track the stats of their specific WordPress posts or pages under each of them by following the simple steps: 

Go to the bottom of the post (where you want to see stats) by scrolling down.

You’ll see View Stats and Send Email options. Click on View Stats, as shown in the picture below.

After clicking on View Stats, you’ll be able to see stats for your post.

Note: You need to  Enable Analytics under Posts/Pages.

That’s all! We hope this article helped you understand and implement author-level tracking.

You may also like to know How To Get Started With The Authors Tracking Add-On.

If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team.