GoogleAnalyticTrends

Popular content based on Google Analytics

Installation

This module can be easily installed by adding 10up/googleanalytictrends to your composer.json file. Then, either autoload your Composer dependencies or manually include() the GoogleAnalyticTrends.php bootstrap file.

Additionally, you must define the following contestants:

• GAT_CLIENT_ID Client ID provided by Google API
• GAT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_NAME Service account name provided by Google API
• GAT_KEY_PATH Path to the privatekey.p12 provided by Google API
• GAT_VIEW_ID View ID from from view setting section of Google Analytics dashboard

Setting up Google API

1. Go to https://console.developers.google.com and create a new project
2. Click APIs & Auth on the left rail then click the API submenu item
3. Turn on the Analytics API
4. Click the Credentials button on the left rail
5. Create a new Client ID
6. From the Create Client ID modal select Service account
7. You will be prompted to download a .p12 file that you need to add anywhere in your WordPress install
8. On the final screen you will see the Client ID and Email that is needed for setting up this module
9. Take the Email that was generated and add it as a user to the Google Analytics Profile you will be accessing. See how to add a users here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1009702?hl=en