Title: Google Analytics Not Working Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Google Analytics Not Working * [megrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megrk/) * (@megrk) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-not-working-11/) * So the ONE thing I thought would be a breeze to add in is actually leaving me stumped. * I cannot get the Google Analytics code to work. The status continues to say “ Tracking Not Installed” when I definitely installed it in the header.php file under * I cannot figure this out for the life of me. I did install some widgets but I also deleted them after reading some of the advice on other forums. The code is still in there at header.php but my Google Analytics is saying it isn’t work. * Keep in mind, I just started the Google Analytics today and posted my first post today. * Could anyone help? Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [wpfan1000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfan1000/) * (@wpfan1000) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-not-working-11/#post-6428403) * Hey, * This forum is for general WordPress core related questions, and GA is not part of WP core. * Also, it sounds like this message is being generated by Google, not by WP, and so you need to ask Google. * Doing a quick search there are other posts on the Intertubes for the same issue, eg: * [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16904846/google-analytics-tracking-not-installed](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16904846/google-analytics-tracking-not-installed) * Have you considered using a GA plugin, there are many such as [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-analytics-for-wordpress](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-analytics-for-wordpress) * Thread Starter [megrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megrk/) * (@megrk) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-not-working-11/#post-6428411) * Actually that was VERY helpful. If anyone else needs help… * use that code instead. It tracked immediately! * [https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/) * [wpfan1000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfan1000/) * (@wpfan1000) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-not-working-11/#post-6428506) * Glad you got it resolved 🙂 Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Google Analytics Not Working’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [wpfan1000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfan1000/) * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-not-working-11/#post-6428506) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics