Title: Script placement for better performance? Last modified: May 12, 2026 --- # Script placement for better performance? * Resolved [Keegan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keegan30/) * (@keegan30) * [3 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-placement-for-better-performance/) * I’m curious about how the plugin handles script loading. Does it add the tracking code to the header or footer by default? I’m trying to optimize loading speed without losing any visitor data. Any info helps. Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Plugin Support [Michelle D.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devmich/) * (@devmich) * [3 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-placement-for-better-performance/#post-18907464) * Hi [@keegan30](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keegan30/), * Thanks for reaching out! * MonsterInsights places the Google Analytics tracking script in the page and is built to minimize performance impact. The script is served from Google’s global CDN and loaded asynchronously, so it doesn’t block page rendering while it downloads. * If you’re running into performance issues you’d like to dig into, let me know what you’re seeing and I’d be happy to help. * Thank you! * Plugin Support [Michelle D.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devmich/) * (@devmich) * [2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-placement-for-better-performance/#post-18915263) * Hi [@keegan30](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keegan30/), * I’ll go ahead and mark this thread as resolved for now. If you have any follow- up questions or run into anything along the way, just reply and we’ll continue to help. * Thanks! Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fscript-placement-for-better-performance%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to reply to this topic. * ![](https://ps.w.org/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/icon.svg?rev=2976619) * [MonsterInsights - Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-analytics-for-wordpress/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-analytics-for-wordpress/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-analytics-for-wordpress/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-analytics-for-wordpress/reviews/) * 2 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Michelle D.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devmich/) * Last activity: [2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-placement-for-better-performance/#post-18915263) * Status: resolved