{"id":9839,"date":"2023-03-14T08:47:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=9839"},"modified":"2023-03-14T08:47:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:47:10","slug":"you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;You won&#8217;t believe how easy it is to banish MonsterInsights from your WordPress site &#8211; follow these simple steps!&#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 ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6777675d43137\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 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MonsterInsights Matters\">Why Properly Removing MonsterInsights Matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps\/#The_Perplexing_Steps_to_Uninstall_MonsterInsights_from_Your_WordPress_Site\" title=\"The Perplexing Steps to Uninstall MonsterInsights from Your WordPress Site:\">The Perplexing Steps to Uninstall MonsterInsights from Your WordPress Site:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps\/#Step_1_Backup_your_Website\" title=\"Step 1: Backup your Website\">Step 1: Backup your Website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps\/#Step_2_Deactivate_the_Plugin\" title=\"Step 2: Deactivate the Plugin\">Step 2: Deactivate the Plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps\/#Step_3_Delete_the_Plugin\" title=\"Step 3: Delete the Plugin\">Step 3: Delete the Plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps\/#Step_4_Remove_MonsterInsights_Tracking_Code_Optional\" title=\"Step 4: Remove MonsterInsights Tracking Code (Optional)\">Step 4: Remove MonsterInsights Tracking Code (Optional)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps\/#Step_5_Remove_MonsterInsights_Data_Optional\" title=\"Step 5: Remove MonsterInsights Data (Optional)\">Step 5: Remove MonsterInsights Data (Optional)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/you-wont-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-banish-monsterinsights-from-your-wordpress-site-follow-these-simple-steps\/#The_Bottom_Line\" title=\"The Bottom Line\">The Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uninstalling_MonsterInsights_from_Your_WordPress_Site_A_Perplexing_Guide\"><\/span>Uninstalling MonsterInsights from Your WordPress Site: A Perplexing Guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a WordPress site owner, you&#8217;ve likely heard of MonsterInsights, one of the most popular and widely used analytics plugins. It allows you to track analytics data and gain insights into visitor behavior on your site, among other things. However, there may come a time when you need to remove MonsterInsights from your WordPress site, for reasons that are as perplexing as the plugin&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Properly_Removing_MonsterInsights_Matters\"><\/span>Why Properly Removing MonsterInsights Matters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we dive into the steps involved in removing MonsterInsights, it&#8217;s essential to understand why it&#8217;s crucial to do so properly. Simply deactivating or deleting the plugin from your WordPress dashboard is not enough. Since MonsterInsights interacts with the database and has access to your analytics data, it&#8217;s essential to ensure that it&#8217;s eliminated from your website entirely.<\/p>\n<p>This not only ensures that all data associated with the plugin is removed, but also eliminates any potential security risks that may ensue from leaving any bits and pieces of the plugin lying around.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Perplexing_Steps_to_Uninstall_MonsterInsights_from_Your_WordPress_Site\"><\/span>The Perplexing Steps to Uninstall MonsterInsights from Your WordPress Site:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Backup_your_Website\"><\/span>Step 1: Backup your Website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before making any significant changes to your website, it&#8217;s always best to create a backup. This way, you can restore a working copy of your website if anything goes wrong during the removal process. You can use a backup plugin or your website hosting provider&#8217;s backup tool to perform this step.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Deactivate_the_Plugin\"><\/span>Step 2: Deactivate the Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The first step in removing MonsterInsights is to deactivate the plugin from the WordPress dashboard. To do this, log in to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Find MonsterInsights in the list of plugins and click &#8220;Deactivate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Delete_the_Plugin\"><\/span>Step 3: Delete the Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve deactivated MonsterInsights, the next step is to remove it completely from your site. To do this, click on &#8220;Delete,&#8221; which will appear once you&#8217;ve deactivated the plugin. Alternatively, you can go to the WordPress dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate MonsterInsights, and click on &#8220;Delete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The WordPress platform will confirm that you want to remove the plugin \u2013 click &#8220;Yes.&#8221; This will eliminate the plugin from your website.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Remove_MonsterInsights_Tracking_Code_Optional\"><\/span>Step 4: Remove MonsterInsights Tracking Code (Optional)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve used MonsterInsights to add Google Analytics tracking code to your website, you&#8217;ll need to remove it. By doing so, you&#8217;ll stop tracking analytics data that you no longer require. To remove the tracking code, go to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Appearance > Theme Editor. Locate the header.php file and remove the Google Analytics tracking code if it&#8217;s present.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Remove_MonsterInsights_Data_Optional\"><\/span>Step 5: Remove MonsterInsights Data (Optional)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Suppose you wish to remove any remaining data associated with MonsterInsights. In that case, you can use a tool like WP-Optimize. WP-Optimize is a WordPress plugin that helps you clean up and optimize your WordPress database. You can use this plugin to remove any leftover data from MonsterInsights.<\/p>\n<p>To use WP-Optimize, install and activate it on your WordPress site. Once activated, navigate to WP-Optimize > Database. Scroll down to the &#8220;Analyze and Optimize Database&#8221; section and click on &#8220;Start optimization.&#8221; WP-Optimize will analyze your database and remove any remaining data from MonsterInsights.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bottom_Line\"><\/span>The Bottom Line<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Removing MonsterInsights from your WordPress site is a perplexing process that requires proper execution to eliminate any potential security risks that may arise. By following the steps outlined in this perplexing guide, you can safely remove MonsterInsights from your website and optimize it to improve its performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uninstalling MonsterInsights from Your WordPress Site: A Perplexing Guide If you&#8217;re a WordPress site owner, you&#8217;ve likely heard of MonsterInsights, one of the most popular&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3287],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WORDPRESS-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9839"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}