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Hi WA'ers,
How to find exactly where the organic traffic is from in GA4 - I'd like to find out how much is from Google, Yahoo, Bing etc individually.
I'd also l
Here are a couple of resources Tracking Your Progress with Google Analytics Installing and Working within GA4
hi Derek, ga4 is a pita...
i have started adding burst statistics plugin to my site to have a better view of my visitors...
or independent analytics plugin is another i have used...
within ga4 the info is there - but such a pain to get to it...
Thank you kindly,
I am a fan of GA4, early adopter of it. It takes some getting used to after several years of the previous version.
I'll have a look at other plugins and see how easy it is to see the data I want and need easily.
The annoying part with GA4 it works best (how I use it) with filters.
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Ga4 how to find further details?
Hi WA'ers,
How to find exactly where the organic traffic is from in GA4 - I'd like to find out how much is from Google, Yahoo, Bing etc individually.
I'd also l
Man, it would be great if you can make some training on GA4. I've all but stopped using GA because I can't figure it out. I mostly stick with Search Console these days.
Here are a couple of resources Tracking Your Progress with Google Analytics Installing and Working within GA4
hi Derek, ga4 is a pita...
i have started adding burst statistics plugin to my site to have a better view of my visitors...
or independent analytics plugin is another i have used...
within ga4 the info is there - but such a pain to get to it...
Thank you kindly,
I am a fan of GA4, early adopter of it. It takes some getting used to after several years of the previous version.
I'll have a look at other plugins and see how easy it is to see the data I want and need easily.
The annoying part with GA4 it works best (how I use it) with filters.
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I have a few dozen pages listed as unindexed URLs all of which are in the following format:
Mysite.com/name-of-the-article/feed
Is it important to have these page
Your in great hands here with Partha — there is nothing more I can add, and looks like you question was answered.
-Mike
Hey Derek,
I've had to remove the RSS feed ability in the past, because I found a LOT of abuse with my content coming from a country that is well known for creating content for peanuts.
That was back when I had a plugin that was allowed to inform website owners as to WHO was abusing their WordPress site.
Since then, I've discovered other options to prevent theft of my content. See screen print below...
Should you choose to allow RSS feed on your WordPress website, then I highly recommend that you discover how to protect yourself from such a theft of your content, by reading through articles and tips that others have shared online.
Hope you find this helpful.
Hey Derek,
He's Alive!!! LOL.
How you doing?
I guess you're talking about Google Search Consle now showing X amount of posts, featuring "feed" at the end, listed as not being indexed?
I'm certainly no expert, but I don't think it makes any difference whatsoever.
The reason I say this is that RSS feeds are in XML format, the same as our sitemaps.
So, as long as you Sitemap has been submitted and crawled, I guess you're good to go.
I can see why you may want a number of different RSS feeds indexed on your site, e.g. categories, tags, comments, etc.
However, these are obviously for multiple pieces of content all bunched together.
I'm sure some TECHNICAL SEO genius would be able to answer better, but I personally don't understand what difference an RSS feed for an INDIVIDUAL blog post actually does.
If someone subscribes to the feed of an individual blog post are they expecting that article to be updated on a daily or weekly basis?
If they're following comments then they can obviously subscribe to a comments feed (if you've decided to index this).
However, I guess there are times when an individual blog post can be updated multiple times a day, off the top of my head, something like bank interest rates or currency exchange rates changing from hour-to-hour.
So, if these are listed as one individual blog posts then it could be a good idea to index that specific feed, then visitors can return easily as and when they want.
That said, with Google autocomplete and autosuggest, do we really still have to remember the name of individual websites or indvidual blog posts ever again?
But, for me, in recent years, the only reason I have used an RSS feed is for email marketing purposes (send out posts as soon as they are published).
Sure, I remember the days of Feedburner, Feedly, etc.
However, if your XML Sitemap is submitted and active, then your posts are eventually going to get indexed anyway.
Sorry, not much help really, just thinking out loud, LOL.
Partha
"he's alive...."
hahaha!
Thank you kindly for the detailed answer. Exactly what I was thinking. It's not a big deal if the RSS is not indexed.
I was getting annoyed at seeing the number grow!
LOL!!
Yep, spot on.
I know some people feel that RSS should be indexed, and multiples ones at that.
But, as I say, I really don't see the point for indexing indvidual blog post feeds.
And unfortunately, with more content that number in GSC will continue to grow, LOL.
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How important is it to have your rss feed indexed?
I have a few dozen pages listed as unindexed URLs all of which are in the following format:
Mysite.com/name-of-the-article/feed
Is it important to have these page
Your in great hands here with Partha — there is nothing more I can add, and looks like you question was answered.
-Mike
Hey Derek,
I've had to remove the RSS feed ability in the past, because I found a LOT of abuse with my content coming from a country that is well known for creating content for peanuts.
That was back when I had a plugin that was allowed to inform website owners as to WHO was abusing their WordPress site.
Since then, I've discovered other options to prevent theft of my content. See screen print below...
Should you choose to allow RSS feed on your WordPress website, then I highly recommend that you discover how to protect yourself from such a theft of your content, by reading through articles and tips that others have shared online.
Hope you find this helpful.
Hey Derek,
He's Alive!!! LOL.
How you doing?
I guess you're talking about Google Search Consle now showing X amount of posts, featuring "feed" at the end, listed as not being indexed?
I'm certainly no expert, but I don't think it makes any difference whatsoever.
The reason I say this is that RSS feeds are in XML format, the same as our sitemaps.
So, as long as you Sitemap has been submitted and crawled, I guess you're good to go.
I can see why you may want a number of different RSS feeds indexed on your site, e.g. categories, tags, comments, etc.
However, these are obviously for multiple pieces of content all bunched together.
I'm sure some TECHNICAL SEO genius would be able to answer better, but I personally don't understand what difference an RSS feed for an INDIVIDUAL blog post actually does.
If someone subscribes to the feed of an individual blog post are they expecting that article to be updated on a daily or weekly basis?
If they're following comments then they can obviously subscribe to a comments feed (if you've decided to index this).
However, I guess there are times when an individual blog post can be updated multiple times a day, off the top of my head, something like bank interest rates or currency exchange rates changing from hour-to-hour.
So, if these are listed as one individual blog posts then it could be a good idea to index that specific feed, then visitors can return easily as and when they want.
That said, with Google autocomplete and autosuggest, do we really still have to remember the name of individual websites or indvidual blog posts ever again?
But, for me, in recent years, the only reason I have used an RSS feed is for email marketing purposes (send out posts as soon as they are published).
Sure, I remember the days of Feedburner, Feedly, etc.
However, if your XML Sitemap is submitted and active, then your posts are eventually going to get indexed anyway.
Sorry, not much help really, just thinking out loud, LOL.
Partha
"he's alive...."
hahaha!
Thank you kindly for the detailed answer. Exactly what I was thinking. It's not a big deal if the RSS is not indexed.
I was getting annoyed at seeing the number grow!
LOL!!
Yep, spot on.
I know some people feel that RSS should be indexed, and multiples ones at that.
But, as I say, I really don't see the point for indexing indvidual blog post feeds.
And unfortunately, with more content that number in GSC will continue to grow, LOL.
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Man, it would be great if you can make some training on GA4. I've all but stopped using GA because I can't figure it out. I mostly stick with Search Console these days.