How to Setup Google Analytics & Install on Website
Follow along in this step-by-step guide to setup a Google Analytics account & install Google Analytics on your website… all in under 10 minutes.
1:18 – Setup a Google Account
2:08 – Signup for Google Analytics
5:30 – Setup Google Analytics for WordPress via MonsterInsights Plugin
9:03 – Setting up Google Analytics for MonsterInsights plugin
10:45 – Add tracking script to a custom website
11:35 – Where to find your Google Analytics tracking ID/script
13:52 – Test that Google Analytics is setup properly & collecting data
Google Analytics is a free, powerful website analytics tool that I highly recommend you install on your website. Setting up an account is free & easy, and you gain valuable information about your website visitors.
I’ll show you two ways to install the Google Analytics tracking script onto your site:
1. For WordPress websites, I’ll show you how to install & configure the Google Analytics for MonsterInsights plugin.
2. For static & hand-coded sites, or an alternate method for WordPress, I’ll show you how to add the GA tracking script directly to your website files (or WordPress theme).
STEPS INCLUDE:
– How to setup a Google Account
– How to register for Google Analytics
– Where to find your tracking code
– How to install a popular WordPress plugin used with Google Analytics
– How to add the GA tracking script directly to your site
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what if u didn't use word press?
Amazing Tutorial, That's your Tracking ID you worked hard to blur but missed out in one place "UA-90147503-1"
Okay, this is depressing. I went through the comments and see that no one else has witnessed what I am seeing. Uuuuggghhh! I am using a Google Site that was the free one that can be built off of Google Drive. The Analytics I am using is from the nine dots in a square in the top right of my screen. What did I do? Or, what did I do wrong?
This tutorial looks great, but my analytics looks nothing like what you were showing. I am going to see if there is a reason why. I've spent months tweaking my site and really hope that it doesn't need to be rebuilt. I'll scream if it needs to be rebuilt.
I have a question please, I expect you to reply me. If i use Monster app, do i still need to add the code to the header file?
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What is the difference between the work of tracking id and the javascript?
how to be on word press?
Thank you very much!
Very informative and straight to the point. Thank you. The only question I have is that if I have a custom website with many pages, do I have to include the script in each pages header?
Thank you! Analytics wouldn't work when I added it to the top of the <HEAD> section as "required". I added it above the <?php wp_head(); ?> and it worked instantly! perfectly!
Very slow…taking lot of time…
Great tutorial, but I do see some of this is dated. Man, tech moves like lightning.
Set the playback speed to 1.25.Thank me later.
Thank you sooooooooooooo much your video was really helpful . I’ve trying this forever and it didn’t work
Thank you….. very helpful and success install
Superb walk-through, cheers for this !
so many ads for this useless info
THank you for this! Super clear and concise
The website am trying to track was created using Google slides, would that be Http: or Https when setting it up in analytics?
Today, 5/22/2020, "The Authenticate with Google Accounts" is not onscreen. This video news to be updated!!!
Where should I put the tracking code in an HTML file? In header parameters? Before all the codes?
Thanks
thanks buddy
Thank you WP Smackdown, very helpful!
i see,
I tried this and the data won't load on my Google Analytics. Whenever I try to paste the code on "header.php" it keeps saying that something went wrong.
osm video bro
Really accurate information. Helped me big time. Cheers!!
i added the tag to my website code right after <head> but i didnt get any traffic on the test
What are your reasons to use a WordPress plugin rather than copying the Google code to the header.php file?
I currently don`t have a website, but would like to learn Google Analytics for developement of personal competencies. Would it be against any juristiciton to use someone else`s website URL? or is there an obligation to have a personal webpage?
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I'm a beginner, and quite frustrated. The interface has changed, the buttons have changed, the sections have changed, and I'm floundering.
I use timelin9..it's a flexible, timeline-based web analytics..all I need.