How can I know how many times someone clicked the ‘Like’ button on my blog post?

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You can track how many times someone clicked on the ‘Like’ button on your blog post in WordPress. You can achieve this by using a plugin like MonsterInsights or Track The Click. Here’s how you can do it:

  1. Using MonsterInsights: MonsterInsights allows you to track various interactions on your WordPress site including button clicks. It integrates with Google Analytics and provides detailed reports. To track ‘Like’ button clicks, you would need to add custom event tracking to your ‘Like’ button. This involves adding specific attributes to the HTML code of your ‘Like’ button. Once added, MonsterInsights will track the button clicks and report the results in Google Analytics.

Here’s an example of how to add the attributes:

<a class="likeButton" href="#" data-vars-ga-category="Like Buttons" data-vars-ga-action="Like" data-vars-ga-label="Blog Post Like Button">Like This Post</a>

  1. Using Track The Click: This plugin helps you track clicks as they occur on your WordPress website in real time. It records all outbound click events and stores them locally or forwards them to Google Analytics. Once installed, you can start tracking clicks within minutes. The plugin allows you to track outbound link clicks in all areas of your site including headers, bodies, widgets, and footers. However, please note that this plugin primarily focuses on tracking outbound link clicks, but it might still be able to track the ‘Like’ button clicks depending on how the button is implemented on your site5.

Remember to replace the href="#" with the actual link to the ‘Like’ button and adjust the data-vars-ga-* attributes as needed. Also, ensure that you have properly configured Google Analytics with MonsterInsights before attempting to track button clicks.

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