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How can I check who or how many people have visited my blog?

by organicgirl6
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I am using Wordpress. I am suspecting this is a simple process....where do I go on the admin page to see who or how many people have visited my blog? Thanks! :confused:
#blog #check #people #visited
  • Profile picture of the author yours2u
    try the google analytics plugin. Gives visitors and much more, keyword entry etc. Must have a google analytics account though.
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    • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
      I use statcounter.com. There is a Wordpress plug-in that you have to upload to make them work together. I think it's called something like official statcounter plugin.
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  • Profile picture of the author AngieRammer
    Hi,

    There are a number of ways you can get stats on your visitors.

    What many people use is a plugin available from wordpress.org


    I'd post a link, but I don't have enough posts yet...

    so, go to wordpress.org

    and add the following to the url: extend/plugins/stats/

    You'll need a WP API key, just like you do for Akismet -- but they are free and easy to come by ... just create an account on the wordpress.org site.

    After that -- then you can use any stats package that your hosting company provides, like awstats, webalyzer, etc.

    Finally, then you can go after installing stats packages like google-analytics and statcounter. (Both free, though have upgrade versions.)

    Cheers!

    Angie Rammer,
    Word Demon
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  • Profile picture of the author ProEFI
    I use statpress (plugin).
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  • Profile picture of the author organicgirl6
    I think I already downloaded the plug in StatPress....should it then tell you automatically who has visited your site?
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonl70
    I use statpress and google analytics. statpress is sort of my daily 'dashboard', whereas i use google analytics for real anaylsis

    what exactly do you mean by "should it then tell you automatically who has visited your site?" You could just install it, and take a look at what it gives you
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    • Profile picture of the author NickL
      I suggest using Google Analytics because if you want to start using AdWords in the future to sell a product, Google can do all kinds of conversion tracking and ROI tracking - it's really powerful!

      Of course, there are WP plug-ins to help make it easier to set it all up. You can start by going to "http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/"
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  • Profile picture of the author anderenterprise
    Wordpress has a plugin for that purpose or your web hosting should also provide that info for you. I know that c-panel hosting has that. Just check your awstats for detailed info.

    Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author MrMike
    you need to get two plugins. Do a search for Analyticator Plugin and Wordpress reports plugin. You need to have a google analytic account. config the two plugins. Once configured, you will see "Reports" tab in your dashboard and it will give you pretty accurate stats. Good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author BrianMcLeod
    Your webhost will likely have AWStats available in your CPanel.

    Your webhost will likely have a Recent Visitors report in your CPanel.

    StatPress plug in will give you data inside WP.

    Google Analytics (with the Analyticator plug-in) with give you Google's analytics.

    And there's other, more detailed ways to track users and their behavior on your website... User session recordings, live monitoring, and more...

    Best,

    Brian
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  • Profile picture of the author dsmpublishing
    I uploaded the wordpress plugin the other day with statcounter and it works brilliantly. I would recommend it to anyone. Dont use the built in stats with wordpress as it is unreliable i changed over after it said that i had received 5 visitors in 5 days when i had received 50 signups a day via my popup a day!!!
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