Title: Analytics
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Analytics

 *  Resolved [jsarapik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsarapik/)
 * (@jsarapik)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-16/)
 * Hello,
 * I am having trouble tracking the clicks on my links that i have created.
 * I am using google analytics and this plugin:
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/)
 * In the Simple links dashboard GADWP creates a nice analytics button next to my
   links but it only shows me zeros.
 * Any help would be nice.
 * Thank you!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-links/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-links/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Mat Lipe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mat-lipe/)
 * (@mat-lipe)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-16/#post-7369908)
 * Hello,
 * We are actually not familiar with the GADWP plugin. Based on our knowledge of
   how google analytics works, you normally need to add a push event when the links
   are clicked to log the event within GA.
 * Because the links are not treated the same as pages for instance it is likely
   their are no events being logged to GA. In which case the Dashboard plugin does
   not have any data to pull.
 * This is just a theory.
 * If you can figure out what needs to be added to the output of the links to make
   this work, I will be happy to help you adjust the link output.
 * Cheers
 *  [Alin Marcu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deconf/)
 * (@deconf)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-16/#post-7369919)
 * Hi,
 * [@jsarapik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jsarapik/) that’s a bug. I’ll
   have a look and see how can I fix it. That icon shouldn’t be there, because is
   meant to display reports for posts and pages only.
 * [@mat-lipe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mat-lipe/): Basically GADWP uses
   posts and pages IDs in conjunction with get_permalink() function to retrieve 
   segmented data, using URIs as filters, from GA. In addition outbound/affiliate
   links are tracked as events. _(I just wanted to give you the technical explanation
   of why these reports won’t work on Simple Links dashboard)_.
 * Great plugin, congrats!
 * PS: I’m the author of GADWP.

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 * Last reply from: [Alin Marcu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deconf/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-16/#post-7369919)
 * Status: resolved