Title: Free version is practically useless
Last modified: November 5, 2024

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# Free version is practically useless

 *  [webofpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webofpress/)
 * (@webofpress)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/free-version-is-practically-useless/)
 * Unfortunately the free version of this plugin is extremely limiting to the point
   of being nearly useless. Most themes now allow you to easily embed a Google Analytics
   code, but what separates this plugin is its ability to show Google Analytics 
   stats from within the WordPress dashboard. Unfortunately the vast majority of
   the analytics are behind a paywall of their premium subscriptions.

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 *  Plugin Support [Michelle D.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devmich/)
 * (@devmich)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/free-version-is-practically-useless/#post-18127864)
 * Hi [@webofpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webofpress/),
 * Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us.
 * I’m sorry about our free version seeming not useful or feeling too limited, we
   try to provide as much value as possible to our users by communicating the **
   Pro** version features because a lot of users aren’t aware of them and can benefit
   greatly.
 * With MonsterInsights Lite, you’re able to track and view critical site statistics(
   such as page views in the last 30 days, top posts and pages, etc) and automatically
   track the following custom events:
    - Download link tracking
    - Affiliate link tracking
    - Outbound link tracking
    - Telephone link tracking
    - Email link tracking
    - Custom link click events
 * To learn a bit more about our features, please [click here](https://www.monsterinsights.com/how-to-get-an-unlimited-free-trial-of-monsterinsights-forever/).
 * We also include two summary reports: [stats at a glance](https://www.monsterinsights.com/monsterinsights-9-1-new-summary-report-ads-tracking-upgrade/),
   and a monthly email report. This is alongside other useful tools like a headline
   analyzer, a UTM URL builder, a widget for displaying the most [popular posts](https://www.monsterinsights.com/docs/getting-started-with-popular-posts/),
   to help increase site engagement. When making any changes to your site, you can
   also [add a site note](https://www.monsterinsights.com/docs/getting-started-with-site-notes/)
   to help keep track of the impact it has on your analytics.
 * We really appreciate you for giving us a try and if you have any suggestions 
   for the things you’d like to see in the Lite version, please let me know and 
   I’d be happy to share your feedback with the team.
 * Thank you!

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