{"id":4232,"date":"2019-09-25T21:48:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/?p=4232"},"modified":"2019-09-25T21:48:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T16:18:50","slug":"track-website-ranking-keywords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/track-website-ranking-keywords\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Track Website Ranking Keywords Using MonsterInsights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many folks got\u00a0<a title=\"How To Start A Fashion Blog In WordPress\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-start-a-fashion-blog-in-wordpress\/\">started a WordPress blog<\/a>. Most of them are started to make money online. There are so many ways to earn money online such as Google AdSense, affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, etc\u2026 All you need to do is, get a decent amount of traffic to your WordPress blog, convert it to revenue.<\/p>\n<p>How to get traffic to your website?<\/p>\n<p>If you use the low-competition keywords on your blog, probably you can rank higher on search engines. We have seen a lot of guys are ranking their blogs using Longtail keywords.<\/p>\n<p>And once you got ranked your content on search engines, it is time to track the performance. And in this post, we are going to show you how can you track website ranking keywords in WordPress!<\/p>\n<h2>MonsterInsights<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4235\" title=\"monsterinsights\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-1.png\" alt=\"Track Website Ranking Keywords\" width=\"1794\" height=\"935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-1.png 1794w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-1-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-1-1024x534.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1794px) 100vw, 1794px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are running your blog on self-hosted WordPress a.k.a WordPress.org, you might be aware of the plugins like\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"MonsterInsights\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/monsterinsights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MonsterInsights<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"WPForms\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/wpforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">WPForms<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"SeedProd\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/seedprod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">SeedProd<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"OptinMonster\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/optinmonster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">OptinMonster<\/a>, etc\u2026 These are created by Awesome Motive team to help small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>And thankfully, MonsterInsights is a freemium, lightweight and powerful Google Analytics tracking plugin for WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional method was a bit tricky for most beginners. Copying the tracking code, pasting it in the website header\/ editing theme files, etc\u2026 But here using MonsterInsights, we can add the analytics code to our WordPress website in a few mouse clicks!<\/p>\n<p>Simple!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MonsterInsights Free\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MonsterInsights Lite<\/a>\u00a0is available in the WordPress plugins repository.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4237\" title=\"monsterinsights-lite\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-lite-1.png\" alt=\"monsterinsights lite plugin\" width=\"1294\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-lite-1.png 1294w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-lite-1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-lite-1-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-lite-1-1024x655.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And as you can see, the plugin got more than 2 million active installations. For basic tracking and popular posts tracking the free version is good enough. A business website might want to consider using the premium version. Because the premium version of MonsterInsights comes with advanced featured like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>File Download Tracking.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How To Track WPForms Conversions Using MonsterInsights\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-track-wpforms-conversions\/\">Forms Tracking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Google Analytics Dashboard.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"MonsterInsights and WooCommerce: Take Your Store To The Next Level!\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/reviews\/monsterinsights-and-woocommerce\/\">eCommerce Tracking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How To Track Affiliate Link Clicks In WordPress\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/track-affiliate-link-clicks-in-wordpress\/\">Affiliate Link Tracking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How To Enable Scroll Tracking Using MonsterInsights\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-enable-scroll-tracking\/\">Scroll Tracking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Post-Type Tracking.<\/li>\n<li>Tag Tracking.<\/li>\n<li>Media Tracking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>etc\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s highly recommended for business owners and professional bloggers. You could check out our\u00a0<a title=\"MonsterInsights Review: Is It The #1 Google Analytics Plugin?\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/reviews\/monsterinsights-review\/\">MonsterInsights review<\/a>\u00a0for more.<\/p>\n<h2>Keyword Tracking Available In Lite Version?<\/h2>\n<p>Sadly, NO!<\/p>\n<p>The search console integration is a feature which is available only on the MonsterInsights premium version. So, you won\u2019t get this feature if you are using Lite.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrade to premium and you will be good to go!<span id=\"How_To_Track_Website_Ranking_Keywords\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How To Track Website Ranking Keywords?<\/h2>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s move to the tutorial.<\/p>\n<p>First thing you need is, install and activate the premium version of MonsterInsights on your blog. Right now, MonsterInsights offers 3 premium pricing options.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4238\" title=\"monsterinsights-pricing\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-pricing.png\" alt=\"monsterinsights pricing\" width=\"1580\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-pricing.png 1580w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-pricing-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-pricing-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/monsterinsights-pricing-1024x556.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1580px) 100vw, 1580px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plus \u2013 $99.50 a year.<\/li>\n<li>Pro \u2013 $199.50 a year.<\/li>\n<li>Agency \u2013 $399.50 a year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The plus plan comes with almost all essential features including the search console integration. So, you just need the Pro plan for keyword tracking. If you are planning to purchase any higher plan, that\u2019s great. You will get more advanced features then!<\/p>\n<p>Once you got installed and activated the MonsterInsights premium version, simply connect it using your license key.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4239\" title=\"connect-monsterinsights\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/connect-monsterinsights.png\" alt=\"link monsterinsights\" width=\"1080\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/connect-monsterinsights.png 1080w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/connect-monsterinsights-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/connect-monsterinsights-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/connect-monsterinsights-1024x782.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will help you to get automatic, one-click updates for the plugin.<\/p>\n<p>Next thing we need to do is, add a new search console property. Most folks will do this while they start a blog. If you haven\u2019t added one, go to\u00a0<a title=\"Google Search Console\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GSC<\/a>, create a new property.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4240\" title=\"create-new-property\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-new-property.png\" alt=\"create gsc property\" width=\"1400\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-new-property.png 1400w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-new-property-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-new-property-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/create-new-property-1024x515.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, enter your domain name,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4241\" title=\"add-website\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-website.png\" alt=\"add new website to gsc\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-website.png 1400w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-website-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-website-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-website-1024x739.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>verify it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4242\" title=\"verify-website\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/verify-website.png\" alt=\"verify gsc website\" width=\"1400\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/verify-website.png 1400w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/verify-website-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/verify-website-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/verify-website-1024x666.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Okay. Now, let\u2019s link our search console property with the Google Analytics property. Log in to your Google Analytics account, go to the property, then admin section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4243\" title=\"google-analytics-admin\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/google-analytics-admin.png\" alt=\"ga admin\" width=\"1062\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/google-analytics-admin.png 1062w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/google-analytics-admin-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/google-analytics-admin-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/google-analytics-admin-1024x623.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose all products,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4244\" title=\"admin-all-products\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/admin-all-products.png\" alt=\"ga all products\" width=\"1400\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/admin-all-products.png 1400w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/admin-all-products-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/admin-all-products-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/admin-all-products-1024x562.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Link search console with the property.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4245\" title=\"link-search-console\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/link-search-console.png\" alt=\"link gsc\" width=\"1396\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/link-search-console.png 1396w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/link-search-console-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/link-search-console-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/link-search-console-1024x488.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1396px) 100vw, 1396px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the add button,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4246\" title=\"add-gsc\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-gsc.png\" alt=\"add gsc\" width=\"1400\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-gsc.png 1400w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-gsc-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-gsc-768x290.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-gsc-1024x386.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will see the entire website list there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4247\" title=\"websites-list\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/websites-list.png\" alt=\"all websites\" width=\"1400\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/websites-list.png 1400w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/websites-list-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/websites-list-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/websites-list-1024x429.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose your website from the list, save the settings. Now, you have successfully integrated Google Search Console with Google Analytics.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the Search Console reports. This can be found under\u00a0<strong>insights<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4248 aligncenter\" title=\"search-console-reports\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/search-console-reports.jpg\" alt=\"keyword report\" width=\"620\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/search-console-reports.jpg 620w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/search-console-reports-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can see the top-performing keywords there. And also, you can pull a custom report from a specific date to a specific date.<\/p>\n<p>This is how you can track website ranking keywords in WordPress using\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"MonsterInsights\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/monsterinsights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MonsterInsights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can always use Google Search Console and Google Analytics for tracking. But it will consume more time.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Why_Use_MonsterInsights_For_Tracking_Keywords\">Why Use MonsterInsights For Tracking Keywords?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Well, you know MonsterInsights is the best Google Analytics plugin in the market with lots of features. So, if you can integrate the keyword tracking to MonsterInsights, you will be able to save some time.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t need to check the Search Console\/ Google Analytics properties for tracking the keywords.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Get_Started_With_MonsterInsights\">Get Started With MonsterInsights<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can get the MonsterInsights premium from below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cubutton thirstylink\" title=\"MonsterInsights\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/monsterinsights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Get Started With MonsterInsights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you need help, the team is always there to help you. Just raise a support ticket and one of their staff members will get back to you, help you personally. I am pretty sure that MonsterInsights is something we must-need in our WordPress blog.<\/p>\n<p>Have you enjoyed reading our article how to track website keywords using MonsterInsights?<\/p>\n<p>If you did, please share this post on social media and also with your friends. This would probably help someone to make their blogging life pretty easier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many folks got\u00a0started a WordPress blog. Most of them are started to make money online. 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