{"id":8537,"date":"2023-03-13T23:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8537"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:58","slug":"unleash-the-power-of-your-site-learn-how-to-safely-banish-google-analytics-from-your-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-your-site-learn-how-to-safely-banish-google-analytics-from-your-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unleash the Power of Your Site: Learn How to Safely Banish Google Analytics from Your WordPress Website!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-your-site-learn-how-to-safely-banish-google-analytics-from-your-wordpress-website\/#Step_2_Backup_Your_Site\" title=\"Step 2: Backup Your Site\">Step 2: Backup Your Site<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-your-site-learn-how-to-safely-banish-google-analytics-from-your-wordpress-website\/#Step_3_Test_Your_Site\" title=\"Step 3: Test Your Site\">Step 3: Test Your Site<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-your-site-learn-how-to-safely-banish-google-analytics-from-your-wordpress-website\/#Step_4_Remove_the_Tracking_Code\" title=\"Step 4: Remove the Tracking Code\">Step 4: Remove the Tracking Code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-your-site-learn-how-to-safely-banish-google-analytics-from-your-wordpress-website\/#Step_5_Save_Changes_and_Test_Site\" title=\"Step 5: Save Changes and Test Site\">Step 5: Save Changes and Test Site<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-your-site-learn-how-to-safely-banish-google-analytics-from-your-wordpress-website\/#Step_6_Update_Your_Privacy_Policy\" title=\"Step 6: Update Your Privacy Policy\">Step 6: Update Your Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-your-site-learn-how-to-safely-banish-google-analytics-from-your-wordpress-website\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_Ready_Google_Analytics_is_Going_Bye-Bye\"><\/span>Get Ready, Google Analytics is Going Bye-Bye!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Google Analytics provides invaluable insights on your website&#8217;s traffic and audience. It&#8217;s just so powerful! However, let&#8217;s say you&#8217;re feeling like you need a change of pace or want to limit data collection due to privacy concerns, you may want to give it the boot. From tracking visits to page views and bounce rates, Google Analytics does it all. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve put together a six-step guide to removing it from your WordPress site. Buckle up, it&#8217;s going to be a wild ride!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Locate_the_Analytics_Code\"><\/span>Step 1: Locate the Analytics Code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you used a plugin to add it to your site, the tracking code can be found under a &#8220;Analytics&#8221; or &#8220;Tracking&#8221; section on the plugin settings page in your WordPress dashboard. If you added the code manually, you could locate it in your current theme&#8217;s header.php or footer.php file, depending on how you added the tracking code. (Mind-blowing, right?)<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Backup_Your_Site\"><\/span>Step 2: Backup Your Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hold onto your hats\u2014before changing any code, you must back up your WordPress site. With tools like UpdraftPlus, BackupBuddy, or VaultPress, you&#8217;ll ensure the safety of your site.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Test_Your_Site\"><\/span>Step 3: Test Your Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whoa! Slow down there. It&#8217;s crucial to test your site before and after the removal of Google Analytics to ensure everything is working correctly. Check for broken links, missing pages, and other issues that may occur during the removal process.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Remove_the_Tracking_Code\"><\/span>Step 4: Remove the Tracking Code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now the real fun begins. To remove the Google Analytics tracking code from your site, you need to delete it from the header.php, footer.php, or any other file where it may be located. If you used a plugin to add the code, just deactivate or delete the plugin from your WordPress dashboard. Simple as pie!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Save_Changes_and_Test_Site\"><\/span>Step 5: Save Changes and Test Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, folks. It&#8217;s time to save your changes and test your site once more to be sure everything is in working order. We&#8217;ll let you catch your breath before moving on to the final step.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_6_Update_Your_Privacy_Policy\"><\/span>Step 6: Update Your Privacy Policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Phew! The final stretch! If you remove Google Analytics from your site, you must update your privacy policy to reflect the changes. Visitors need to know what data you collect and how you use it. Be sure to add a statement on how visitors can opt-out of any data collection if you&#8217;re still using other tracking tools.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>We hope you enjoyed the wild ride of removing Google Analytics from your WordPress site. It&#8217;s a straightforward process if you follow our six steps, ensuring your site is a safer, more private environment. Just don&#8217;t forget to backup your site, test it, and update your privacy policy accordingly. Now, off into the digital sunset you go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get Ready, Google Analytics is Going Bye-Bye! Google Analytics provides invaluable insights on your website&#8217;s traffic and audience. It&#8217;s just so powerful! 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