Title: Universal Analytics Support
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Universal Analytics Support

 *  [Christiaan Conover](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cconover/)
 * (@cconover)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/)
 * Is adding support for [Universal Analytics](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/upgrade/?hl=en_US)
   on the roadmap? Since apparently this will be a forced change by Google and appears
   to require new tracking code, it seems like something that will need to be addressed.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/)

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 *  [mif](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mifundum/)
 * (@mifundum)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644657)
 * Under ‘property settings’ turn on the settings.
 * Go to the plugin, turn on ‘advanced settings’.
    Scroll down to ‘Host ga.js locally:’
   + turn it on.
 * A new field appears, enter this: [https://stats.g.doubleclick.net/dc.js](https://stats.g.doubleclick.net/dc.js)
 * Save.
 * Now go back to GA to the report section, go to ‘Audience’ > ‘Demographics’ > ‘
   Overview’. Now ‘skip validation’.
 * Data should be available in 24h.
 *  [anuruddha94](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anuruddha94/)
 * (@anuruddha94)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644658)
 * Hi guys I think yoast is testing his universal analytics on his website. this
   is the proof. I got this code from YOAST.COM page source. Just right click and
   you can see the source code. Cheers guys.
 *  `<script type=”text/javascript”>//<![CDATA[
    // Google Analytics for WordPress
   by Yoast v5 beta – | [http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/](http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/)(
   function (i, s, o, g, r, a, m) { i[‘GoogleAnalyticsObject’] = r; i[r] = i[r] 
   || function () { (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments) }, i[r].l = 1 * new 
   Date(); a = s.createElement(o), m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0]; a.async = 1;
   a.src = g; m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m) })(window, document, ‘script’, ‘//
   www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js’, ‘ga’);
 *  ga( ‘create’, ‘UA-317889-17’ );
    ga( ‘send’, ‘pageview’ ); //]]></script>`
 *  [rhythmdoctor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhythmdoctor/)
 * (@rhythmdoctor)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644660)
 * also eagerly anticipating this +1
 *  [mcfmullen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcfmullen/)
 * (@mcfmullen)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644686)
 * I asked him through his contact form. His answer was they don’t offer support
   for free plugins. I asked a simple yes or no question, not a support question.
 * “Does the plugin support Universal analytics?”
 * If this is the kind of bull answer you get when asking a simple yes or no question,
   again, NOT a support question then I have no interest in it.
 *  [Be Dark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/b_dark/)
 * (@b_dark)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644688)
 * +1 Please
 *  [madaboutu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madaboutu/)
 * (@madaboutu)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644689)
 * Hopefully considering the widespread use of his product, this will be a natural
   progression for it to cater for Universal.
 * My only concern lately is that most of the new stuff coming from YOAST HQ seems
   to be paid for, and since their revenue model takes hold I wonder if this has
   resulted in less features for the free stuff.
 * Of course they need to make money, but hopefully not for something like this.
   I personally buy some Premium stuff from Yoast and am happy with that – but have
   found their developer pricing structure way too high and so have opted for alternative
   solutions in some areas where I want client wide things.
 *  [Mickey Kay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcguive7/)
 * (@mcguive7)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644690)
 * Good link to Yoast’s explanation:
    [http://www.hostgarou.com/blog/wordpress/google-analytics-wordpress-support-universal-analytics/](http://www.hostgarou.com/blog/wordpress/google-analytics-wordpress-support-universal-analytics/)
 *  [tim_lb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tim_lb/)
 * (@tim_lb)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644692)
 * That’s great news. And the explanation makes a lot of sense to me.
 *  [mcfmullen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcfmullen/)
 * (@mcfmullen)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644693)
 * It does not excuse his indignation of the support forums and his utter lack of
   reassurance that such support is even coming at all.
 *  [reverbstudios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/reverbstudios/)
 * (@reverbstudios)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644694)
 * Just transferred to Universal Analytics today as it comes out of beta…will see
   what happens with this plugin in a day or two!
 *  [shamrockoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shamrockoz/)
 * (@shamrockoz)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644698)
 * Anyone know how/where to insert the following in this plugin?
 * In GA, under Demographics – I see the following note -:
 * Your Demographics and Interest Reports have been enabled, but your Analytics 
   tracking code does not include the necessary support to show them. Learn more
   about the simple, one-line, one-time change to your tracking code to add this
   support.
 * This script they are referring to is -:
 * <script>
    (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i[‘GoogleAnalyticsObject’]=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(
   i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
   m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,
   m) })(window,document,’script’,’//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js’,’ga’);
   ga(‘create’, ‘UA-XXXXXX-XX’, ‘example.com’); ga(‘require’, ‘displayfeatures’);
   <== New line of code ga(‘send’, ‘pageview’); </script>
 * Does anyone know where to add this new line of code?
 * ga(‘require’, ‘displayfeatures’);
 * Appreciated.
 *  [sfrangos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sfrangos/)
 * (@sfrangos)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644699)
 * @shamrokoz – you cannot insert it in Yoast’s Analytics plugin, hence all of this
   on the thread wondering about an update.
 * [@mickey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mickey/) Kay — the Yoast comment
   you posted (thanks) — [http://www.hostgarou.com/blog/wordpress/google-analytics-wordpress-support-universal-analytics/](http://www.hostgarou.com/blog/wordpress/google-analytics-wordpress-support-universal-analytics/)—
   is dated, so I checked a couple of other places for us:
 * **1) NO REPORT **on plans for this at the official WP repository (no roadmap):
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/)
 * **2) NO ROADMAP/COMMENTS **at his official site for the plugin: [https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/google-analytics/](https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/google-analytics/)
 * **Why? ** I get it that it is expensive and impossible to answer every support
   request for free — but why no publishing of an approximate roadmap date for this
   very key functionality? Why do we have to hunt for an obscure website to get 
   any word from Yoast? Sure, handling free support is not a great option (been 
   there, done that), but on the other hand, Yoast owes most of his success to the
   free venue AND forum here at WordPress.org, right?
 * _Like others, I have my eye on the competition — if the competing plugins are
   good, they should easily and efficiently be able to outdo the Yoast team on good
   communication practices. Still waiting for Yoast to update us here so we don’t
   all have to take to Social Media with the lamentations… ie. #YoastCommunicationFail_
 *  [brodydorland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brodydorland/)
 * (@brodydorland)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644701)
 * +1 overall – Just had to go with the old-fashioned method for now (GA’s UA code
   in my header file).
 * Note to anyone that needs cross domain tracking (same GA profile for multiple
   domains/subdomains), you’ll need to adjust your code snippet a bit implementing
   this manually.
 * P.S. – Hello Mr. Frangos.
 * Brody @ DivvyHQ.com
 *  [sfrangos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sfrangos/)
 * (@sfrangos)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644703)
 * Hail Mr. Dorland –
 * Any downside you can think of? Right now, the lack of a basic response from the
   YOast team, when they got where they are by using the free open source plugin
   marketplace afforded by the WordPress team, is very frustrating. I may just do
   it as you are doing it.
 * Cheers –
    Scott #YoastCommunicationFail
 *  [Chuck Reynolds](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryno267/)
 * (@ryno267)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/universal-analytics-support/page/2/#post-4644705)
 * would like Universal support too.

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