Create credentials?

  • Resolved moonstruck

    (@moonstruck)


    2 years, 10 months ago

    Hi I would like to use the nice function of viewing some analytics data in the WordPress Dashboard. But I am new to this and confused. Maybe Google have changed the way it works??

    When I follow your link to Google “Credentials” I land on a page for APIs & Services. (I have never used that before.) There I can only see “Create project”, not “Create credentials”.
    But maybe more important: If I create a project, I do not see any choice for OAuth client or Web application? I can only choose “Location” (organization or folder?). What should I put there?
    Or where did I go wrong..?

    Or is it something basic I must register in the Cloud platform first? I do use Analytics, but I don´t remember having worked in the Google Cloud Platform before..?
    I also just the other day changed SEO plugin, to avoid bloat. And started using your light plugin to add the Analytics Tracking ID.

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  • Plugin Author Jordy Meow

    (@tigroumeow)

    2 years, 10 months ago

    Hi @moonstruck,

    There I can only see “Create project”, not “Create credentials”.

    Indeed, when there are no apps in Google Cloud yet, it asks you to create a first one; sorry, I couldn’t experience this for a long time and my documentation is imperfect because of that 🙂 I tried to make it better here:

    https://meowapps.com/plugin/meow-analytics/

    But maybe more important: If I create a project, I do not see any choice for OAuth client or Web application?

    Google Cloud is not super user-friendly. After creating the app, you can use the link I provide on my tutorial (https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials).

    This is also accessible through the Burger Icon at the top left of Google Cloud, and in this long menu you’ll find “APIs & Services”. And then, in this section, you have another menu and there is “Credentials”.

    Or is it something basic I must register in the Cloud platform first? I do use Analytics, but I don´t remember having worked in the Google Cloud Platform before..?

    So yes, the general idea is to create your own Google Cloud App, which will be only used by by you.

    The credentials configuration will allow the Meow Analytics installed on your site to connect to it. Then through it, you will be able to get your Analytics data.

    That makes you totally independent of any other system or server, it’s just you and Google. Please try, you can do it 🙂

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