Comments on: How to Install Google Analytics in WordPress

By: wpbeginner

wpbeginner — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:41:19 +0000

Go in your WordPress admin panel and click on Appearence > Editor … If you can edit all of your theme files, then you are on self-hosted.

By: Tommy Stuart

Tommy Stuart — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:35:20 +0000

What exactly does the following mean? I have a website that I put together compliments of Wealthy Affiliate University. Does that mean it’s a self-hosted or is it a free word press site?

“Note: This is only for Self-Hosted WordPress.org blogs. Free WordPress.com sites cannot use Google Analytics. Maybe it’s time to upgrade from free WordPress.com to Self-Hosted WordPress? Consider using our Free WordPress Blog Setup program.”

WHICH?

By: pradeepnairjc

pradeepnairjc — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:50:53 +0000

Very useful post. How should I add tracking in case I am using WordPress as a Subdirectory? For example- http://www.domain.com/blog.

Do I copy -paste the same tracking code in the footer file or do I need to generate a new tracker code for this? I installed the analytics plug-in and configured it but somehow it never recorded visits although the data was being received successfully.

By: rehman

rehman — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:33:13 +0000

I am new to google analytics. Today I got the code and just wanted to paste in correct place. I was wondering whether to keep in end of head section or body section. because as per google analytics instruction it was mentioned to keep in the end of head section. I am now able to successfully install google analytics. Thanks for your help.

By: michaelcselva

michaelcselva — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:28:28 +0000

Seems like the easiest way is to insert the script into the footer. Just did that, now I’ll wait 12-24 hours. Hope it works!

By: NonFictionAddict

NonFictionAddict — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:46:34 +0000

Can you set this up if WordPress hosts your blog? Do you have specific directions for that scenario?

By: green-van

green-van — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:58:13 +0000

I Am having a problem with Google Analytics, the first time i installed it i was getting correct updates, then i changed my address from http://www.green-van.com/test

to http://www.green-van.com and made a new step 6. but since then the same statistics, 3 visits and never any new ones. i am using google analitycs wp plug in now, and in my footer.php i have this

Cufon.now();

i don’t know if that is interfering with anything.

maybe i should not use the wp-plugin and do the code directly inside the footer?

can i send the footer.php or the functions.php to see if things are in the correct order?

kind regards,

Giannis

By: ardegas

ardegas — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:01:31 +0000

@wpbeginner That did the trick. It works now. Thank you.

By: wpbeginner

wpbeginner — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:22:17 +0000

@ardegas Try removing the line space in line 2.

By: ardegas

ardegas — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:44:12 +0000

Ok. Here is the code: http://pastebin.com/Ht1LSCr6

Remember it’s a child theme file.