Hoping someone knowledgeable can help me out here:). I wanted to add google analytics tracking code to my Twenty Ten Template as I decided not to use a GA plugin (apparently this gives a third party access to reports data). <\/p>\n
I found instructions to add GA code into the themes function .php via.
\nThe website url where I found these instructions and the code they said to paste in is:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/beginners-guide\/how-to-install-google-analytics-in-wordpress\/<\/p>\n
Their instructions read as follows-<\/p>\n
How to Install Google Analytics in WordPress
\nThere are 3 ways to install Google analytics in WordPress. Direct paste, functions.php, and plugins….<\/p>\n
anyway, I copied the .php method below:<\/p>\n
Functions.php Method<\/p>\n
Add the following code in your theme\u2019s functions.php file and don\u2019t forget to paste your Google Analytics code from Step 6 here.<\/p>\n
<?php
\nadd_action(‘wp_footer’, ‘add_googleanalytics’);
\nfunction add_googleanalytics() { ?>
\n\/\/ Paste your Google Analytics code from Step 6 here
\n<?php } ?><\/p>\n
I struck a problem or two after pasting in the codes.
\nI removed the code and updated the themes function.php thinking all would return to how it was originally. But no…<\/p>\n
Then I got a syntax error like this:<\/p>\n
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in \/home\/myusername\/public_html\/wp-content\/themes\/twentyten\/functions.php on line 510<\/p>\n
I do not understand why and I cannot get access to the admin area of my website anymore. I have contacted the hosting company to see if they can tell me what has happened. <\/p>\n
Grateful for any help asap.<\/p>\n
Cheers,
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