Title: Plugin Data different than GA Dashboard Data
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin Data different than GA Dashboard Data

 *  Resolved [adamt19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamt19/)
 * (@adamt19)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/)
 * We see large discrepancies in some metrics and small discrepancies in others.
 * What are the possible reasons for this? We thought of timezones (both -06:00)
   and we’ve double checked we’re looking at the same time increments in our comparisons.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/)

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 *  Thread Starter [adamt19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamt19/)
 * (@adamt19)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/#post-5007276)
 * Some things (like % of traffic that is social referral) is reported by the plugin
   widget at of 0.6% vs 30% in google.com/analytics
 *  [Alin Marcu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deconf/)
 * (@deconf)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/#post-5007376)
 * After you select an interval, while comparing, make sure that the dates within
   the chart are the same.
 * If they aren’t, most probably the time of your server is not correct.
 *  Thread Starter [adamt19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamt19/)
 * (@adamt19)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/#post-5007501)
 * Hi Alin
 * During no time interval is our social referral traffic realistically “0.6%”.
 * This is the sort of obvious discrepancy that has us scratching our heads.
 * Any other ideas?
 *  Thread Starter [adamt19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamt19/)
 * (@adamt19)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/#post-5007502)
 * Server time is UTC but wordpress is adjusted for -06:00
 * Does the plugin use the time as-adjusted in WordPress?
 * Again – either way this wouldn’t explain some of level to which the incorrect
   reporting is occurring.
 *  [Alin Marcu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deconf/)
 * (@deconf)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/#post-5007509)
 * That’s because you’re looking at **Top Channels** report in Google Analytics 
   while the plugin reports **Top Mediums**.
 * Switch the Primary Dimension in GA to **Top Mediums** and you’ll be amazed by
   their consistency 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [adamt19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamt19/)
 * (@adamt19)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/#post-5007570)
 * Ok – I see now the GA report for “Top Mediums” matches the numbers you have chosen
   to label “Traffic Sources” 😉
 * Why Mediums, anyway?
 *  [Alin Marcu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deconf/)
 * (@deconf)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/#post-5007571)
 * It gives better insights about campaigns.

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 * Last reply from: [Alin Marcu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deconf/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-data-different-than-ga-dashboard-data/#post-5007571)
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