Title: Tracking setup idea
Last modified: May 5, 2026

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# Tracking setup idea

 *  [pablo740](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pablo740/)
 * (@pablo740)
 * [5 days, 17 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tracking-setup-idea/)
 * I’m using MonsterInsights for basic GA4 tracking. For a small blog, should I 
   keep only pageview tracking enabled first, or is it worth setting up custom events
   from the start?

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 *  Plugin Support [Michelle D.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devmich/)
 * (@devmich)
 * [2 days, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tracking-setup-idea/#post-18903157)
 * Hi [@pablo740](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pablo740/),
 * Thanks for reaching out!
 * For a small blog, the default setup is usually a great starting point. Once MonsterInsights
   is connected to Google Analytics, the plugin automatically tracks the following:
    - Pageviews
    - Outbound link clicks
    - Download link clicks
    - Affiliate link clicks
    - Telephone link (tel:) clicks
    - Email link (mailto:) clicks
    - Custom link clicks
 * MonsterInsights also includes a few useful tools beyond tracking, such as a headline
   analyzer, a UTM URL builder, a popular posts widget, and the ability to add site
   notes to mark when you’ve made changes that may affect your analytics.
 * If there are any specific custom clicks you’d like to measure that aren’t covered
   by the defaults, please see our guide for more details: [https://www.monsterinsights.com/how-to-add-google-analytics-custom-event-tracking-in-wordpress/](https://www.monsterinsights.com/how-to-add-google-analytics-custom-event-tracking-in-wordpress/)
 * Hope that helps! But please let me know if you have further questions.
 * Thank you.

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 * Last reply from: [Michelle D.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devmich/)
 * Last activity: [2 days, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tracking-setup-idea/#post-18903157)
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