Add more file extensions to track your file downloads
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 4:44 am
Wondering what extensions MonsterInsights plugin will track as downloads? The list is given on the File Downloads page, including doc, exe, js, pdf, ppt, etc.
Add more extensions
You can easily add more extensions in the 'File extensions to track as downloads' field. Click the Save Changes button.
Note: Separate new extensions with a comma in the Extensions field.
View your file downloads in the WordPress dashboard
To view the report of your downloaded files in WordPress, you need to go to Insights » Report » Publisher Report .
On that page, scroll down to the Top Download Links section to see your downloads.
Top download links
View your file downloads in Google Analytics
MonsterInsights allows you to view file downloads in list of phone number in philippines Google Analytics, just like it shows you your website traffic statistics. Simply log in to your Google Analytics account and click on the link on your website where you are tracking downloads.
Your website in Google Analytics account
If you have selected pageviews in your MonsterInsights settings for file downloads, then just go to the All Pages section to find the tracking report.
From there, you can view the report by going to Behavior » Site Content » All Pages .
However, if you have selected events in the file download settings, then you will have to visit the event reporting section to view the data for the downloaded files.
Simply go to Behavior » Events in the left menu, and it will show you multiple options. Let’s discuss these options individually.
Overview: If you click on this option, it will show you all the main events on your website.
Top Events: In this section you will see the events in which your users have spent the most time.
Pages: This will show you a list of all the pages where you have added files for your users to download and they have clicked on the download option.
Event Flow : You can monitor your users' journey in the event flow section. It also allows you to track which files users like the most by noting the engagement time on specific pages with downloadable files.
To view the data in charts with details, go to the Events ” Top Events ” section .
Event tracking in Google Analytics
You can click on the download option under the Event Category column to view the full report.
Event report
How does file download tracking work with MonsterInsights?
Google Analytics does not have a default system to track your file downloads. However, MonsterInsights allows you to monitor your downloaded files with Google Analytics easily.
In the Events reporting section of Google Analytics, you'll see all your downloaded resources labeled under 'download link'.
The event reporting section is further divided into several columns. These components will be the same for your downloaded files, or any other event tracking, in Google Analytics.
Event Category: You will see all your downloaded files when you click on the download label under the Event Category column (shown above).
Event Action: Once you click on the download label, it will show you all the URLs with your downloadable resources under the Event Action column and you can click on any URL to track your downloads.
Event Label: Under this column, you can see the header or title that your event is linked to.
That’s all. We hope this article helped you learn how to set up download tracking in WordPress with Google Analytics. You can also check out alternatives to Google Analytics in our showcase of the best analytics solutions for WordPress.
If you want to set up your website quickly and don't want to add features manually, check out the best drag and drop page builders for WordPress .
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Add more extensions
You can easily add more extensions in the 'File extensions to track as downloads' field. Click the Save Changes button.
Note: Separate new extensions with a comma in the Extensions field.
View your file downloads in the WordPress dashboard
To view the report of your downloaded files in WordPress, you need to go to Insights » Report » Publisher Report .
On that page, scroll down to the Top Download Links section to see your downloads.
Top download links
View your file downloads in Google Analytics
MonsterInsights allows you to view file downloads in list of phone number in philippines Google Analytics, just like it shows you your website traffic statistics. Simply log in to your Google Analytics account and click on the link on your website where you are tracking downloads.
Your website in Google Analytics account
If you have selected pageviews in your MonsterInsights settings for file downloads, then just go to the All Pages section to find the tracking report.
From there, you can view the report by going to Behavior » Site Content » All Pages .
However, if you have selected events in the file download settings, then you will have to visit the event reporting section to view the data for the downloaded files.
Simply go to Behavior » Events in the left menu, and it will show you multiple options. Let’s discuss these options individually.
Overview: If you click on this option, it will show you all the main events on your website.
Top Events: In this section you will see the events in which your users have spent the most time.
Pages: This will show you a list of all the pages where you have added files for your users to download and they have clicked on the download option.
Event Flow : You can monitor your users' journey in the event flow section. It also allows you to track which files users like the most by noting the engagement time on specific pages with downloadable files.
To view the data in charts with details, go to the Events ” Top Events ” section .
Event tracking in Google Analytics
You can click on the download option under the Event Category column to view the full report.
Event report
How does file download tracking work with MonsterInsights?
Google Analytics does not have a default system to track your file downloads. However, MonsterInsights allows you to monitor your downloaded files with Google Analytics easily.
In the Events reporting section of Google Analytics, you'll see all your downloaded resources labeled under 'download link'.
The event reporting section is further divided into several columns. These components will be the same for your downloaded files, or any other event tracking, in Google Analytics.
Event Category: You will see all your downloaded files when you click on the download label under the Event Category column (shown above).
Event Action: Once you click on the download label, it will show you all the URLs with your downloadable resources under the Event Action column and you can click on any URL to track your downloads.
Event Label: Under this column, you can see the header or title that your event is linked to.
That’s all. We hope this article helped you learn how to set up download tracking in WordPress with Google Analytics. You can also check out alternatives to Google Analytics in our showcase of the best analytics solutions for WordPress.
If you want to set up your website quickly and don't want to add features manually, check out the best drag and drop page builders for WordPress .