Title: Latest plugin update REMOVED all custom variable data
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Latest plugin update REMOVED all custom variable data

 *  Resolved [vich11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vich11/)
 * (@vich11)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-plugin-update-removed-all-custom-variable-data/)
 * So I did some plugin upgrades on October 30th, including the Yoast Google Analytics
   plugin. Today I happened to check my custom variables in GA, which I don’t do
   very often, and they ALL went to ZERO – as of October 30th.
 * So I checked the plugin settings in my WP dashboard and everything was completely
   different. I no longer see ANY custom variable settings, which I was using to
   track different aspects of traffic.
 * Just wonderful. Update a plugin and completely remove a feature that users depended
   on. Fortunately I made a backup of the previous version and will be reverting
   to that – and never updating this plugin, apparently.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/)

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 *  [ishanbansal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ishanbansal/)
 * (@ishanbansal)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-plugin-update-removed-all-custom-variable-data/#post-5468233)
 * I found out just today about this problem.. totally sucks. The developers should
   have atleast given a heads-up that this would happen.
 * Could you share the previous version of the plugin, please.
 *  [Joost de Valk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joostdevalk/)
 * (@joostdevalk)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-plugin-update-removed-all-custom-variable-data/#post-5468242)
 * We’ve warned amply about this in our posts etc. Google deprecated custom variables,
   we didn’t want to, they did this.
 *  [Joost de Valk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joostdevalk/)
 * (@joostdevalk)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-plugin-update-removed-all-custom-variable-data/#post-5468243)
 * We’ve warned amply about this in our posts etc. Google deprecated custom variables,
   we didn’t want to, they did this.
 *  [ishanbansal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ishanbansal/)
 * (@ishanbansal)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-plugin-update-removed-all-custom-variable-data/#post-5468244)
 * Yoast – I am not sure which posts mentioned that this functionality would be 
   removed; I hoped to see such an announcement under dashboard of plugin. Also,
   I was surprised to see that these features are mentioned under the premium version
   of the plugin:
 * Option to track views per author
    Option to track views per post type
 * I understand that you might be using a different way out to implement it in premium
   version (probably content grouping), but from a user’s perspective it does feels
   like a free feature was made paid.
 *  Thread Starter [vich11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vich11/)
 * (@vich11)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-plugin-update-removed-all-custom-variable-data/#post-5468252)
 * I don’t read a blog for what might happen when I update a plugin, I read the 
   Changelog for that plugin and I saw nothing mentioned about this. I just found
   that another of my sites has had no custom variable data recorded since the end
   of October. The PREVIOUS version of the plugin still records this data.
 * Here is what the Changelog for the plugin stated for the update that stopped 
   tracking data (NO mention that custom variable data would no longer be tracked):
 * 5.1
    Release Date: October 30th, 2014
 * Bugfixes:
 * Fixes a possible JavaScript conflict within the tracking code.
    Makes sure translations
   are loaded correctly. Enhancements:
 * Improved UX for help texts in form.
    Added “Google Analytics by Yoast Premium”
   to the extensions page. Makes sure the user returns to the original settings 
   tab after saving. Added a filter wp_nav_menu to enable tracking outbound links
   from the menu. Added a filter wp_list_bookmarks to enable tracking for blogroll
   widgets.

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 * Last reply from: [vich11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vich11/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-plugin-update-removed-all-custom-variable-data/#post-5468252)
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