Title: Adding Code to Last modified: March 8, 2023 --- # Adding Code to * Resolved [mitchbartlett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchbartlett/) * (@mitchbartlett) * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-to/) * How do you add code like Google Analytics to the tag? Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [thelmachido a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thelmachido/) * (@thelmachido) * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-to/#post-16543113) * > How do you add code like Google Analytics to the tag? * Hi [@mitchbartlett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchbartlett/) you can create a child-theme for your site using a plugin called [Create Block Theme](https://wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme/). * Activate the plugin, head over to `Appearance > Create Block Theme > Create Child Theme of ***` * Once that is done you will be able to see the theme files to add the code, however, you might need to use a plugin like [Header and Footers plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers/) to add code to your site’s header. * Thread Starter [mitchbartlett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchbartlett/) * (@mitchbartlett) * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-to/#post-16646045) * Thanks! * Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/) * (@zoonini) * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-to/#post-16646072) * [@mitchbartlett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mitchbartlett/) Instead of creating a child theme, you could consider just using [a Google Analytics plugin like one of these](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/google+analytics/). These have the added benefit of not needing to re-add your GA code if you switch themes, and is a simpler route than a child theme, if all you need is to add GA code. * I’ll mark this thread as resolved but feel free to start a new one if you have other questions. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Adding Code to’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://i0.wp.com/themes.svn.wordpress.org/twentytwentythree/1.6/screenshot. png) * Twenty Twenty-Three * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/twentytwentythree/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/twentytwentythree/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/twentytwentythree/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/twentytwentythree/reviews/) * 3 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/) * Last activity: [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-to/#post-16646072) * Status: resolved