Where to insert Google Analytic tracking code

exitspeed
(@exitspeed)

15 years, 8 months ago

I see that it says ‘Copy the following code block into every webpage you want to track immediately before the </body> tag. ‘

I’m pretty new to actually adding code to the site. I assume I go to Theme Editor and I would add it somewhere in one of the templates or CSS.

Site is autoilluminati.com

Andy help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Mel

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iridiax
(@iridiax)

15 years, 8 months ago

Put it in your theme’s footer.php.

Thread Starter exitspeed
(@exitspeed)

15 years, 8 months ago

Thanks. Like this?
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<div id=”page-bottom-margin”></div>

<?php do_action(‘wp_footer’); ?>
<script type=”text/javascript”>
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);
document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src='” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”));
</script>
<script type=”text/javascript”>
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-1234567-1”);
pageTracker._trackPageview();
</script>
</body>
</html>

fubidoubidou
(@fubidoubidou)

15 years, 8 months ago

yup that’s pretty much what I have on my site.
Don’t know if you’ve compromised your security by revealing your UA number to the world… maybe get this deleted just in case?

Peter

ericleeclark
(@ericleeclark)

15 years, 8 months ago

Exitspeed,

Just a note… some themes have files with multiple <body> tags. This confused me at first, but some themes could use multiple footers, or otherwise be structured in a way where there are multiple. To be sure, just check through each *.php file and search for </body>. If you miss one, you won’t gather stats for that page.

Cheers!
Eric

fatsotomuscles
(@fatsotomuscles)

15 years, 2 months ago

Would I have to insert my code in if I change to another theme? Or is it when I insert it once on one theme, and when I do change themes in a few months or so, I wouldn’t have to touch it again?

GrandSlambert
(@grandslambert)

15 years, 2 months ago

Or make it easy on yourself and use the plugin called Google Analyticator. You enter just part of your code and you can tell it NOT to track when you, the admin, is on the site. Very handy plugin and you don’t have to edit any theme files to make this work.

fatsotomuscles
(@fatsotomuscles)

15 years, 2 months ago

Thanks! Good information-I love the world wide web!