Google Analytics in WordPress?

I just got my invitation to Google Analytics!

Here are the instructions:

Now, I looked in most of my files, and do not see any that have the </body> code. Am I missing something, or does this work differently in WP? (it's for the site: www.raisingsmallsouls.com )

Thanks!

 

Maybe you could paste it in your footer, Right after the <google ends> tag ?

And if you dont get any info immediatly in google analystics.......thats okay. It isnt realtime

 

I’m still waiting for mine, how long did you have to wait?

 

I have been waiting for weeks I allready forgot it

But if you want really my opinion...........i found it really disapoiting that it isnt realtime.

If somebodey could tell me where to find the keyword how my visitors comes to my site, please tell me.

No, it isnt that great for me. But it looks really great.

 

Pasting into the footer? I'll give it a try- I'm pretty clueless right now! Any other ideas?

It took me about 6 weeks from when I applied.

 

I use the Ultimate Google Analytics plug-in which seems to be working great for me so far.

http://www.oratransplant.nl/uga

Hope this helps.

 

It's under All Reports -> Market optimization -> Search Engine Marketing -> Overall Keyword Conversion

 

Hi Ellen,
What I'd suggest is inserting it in your footer
Login to your FTP!
Open the foler 'wp-content' inside that goto the folder 'themes' inside that select the folder which represents your theme!
Inside, there should be a file 'footer.php'! Open it with notepad and scroll right to the bottom! Just before </html> tag, would be another tag called </body>, just paste the Javascript there! And you're done!
Abhishek

 

Thanks, Abhishek.

While I was impatiently trying to figure out what to do, I posted this question on another forum and got this plugin: http://boakes.org/analytics

Thoughts?

 

Hi Ellen,
The Plugin sure does look good, except for the fact that everytime you install a Wp Plugin! You open doors to possible new vulnerabilities!
So if one fine day an exploit is discovered for the wordpress plugin, it may in turn make your site vulnerable!
As again, entering the code in the footer takes like 5 minutes!
So I'd suggest going the manual way!
Abhishek

 

Thanks, A!

Hmmm... you are scaring me, I have about 6 WP plugins that I am using

For those of you who said the G Analytics stats are not real-time, how far in the past are they??

Thanks!

 

Nah don't get scared, I have 11 of them!
But then use plugins that are approved by Wordpress that's it!
Since they know their creation better than any of us!
Abhishek

 

Ugh, why do I always have problems loading new programs?

I used to have a pink link unit across my footer, now look at the weird stuff that showed up after I installed google analytics!! www.raisingsmallsouls.com

Please help!

Thanks

 

Didn't get anything Ellen,
I can't see any weird stuff ?? Are you talking about the adsense ?
Abhishek

 

Yes, it's not even adsense, it's weird-looking ads!

I used to have a link unit there!? right after I put the GA code in the footer, this happened!?

 

I see this adsense code in your site!

<script type="text/javascript"><!--google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";google_ad_width = 468;google_ad_height = 15;google_ad_format = "468x15_0ads_al";google_ad_channel ="5855933113";google_color_border = "FCF3E2";google_color_link = "F17180";google_color_bg = "FCF3E2";google_color_text = "000000";google_color_url = "000000";//--></script><script type="text/javascript"  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

Code (markup):

Did that come with the analytics code ?? I don't think so!
Abhishek

 

That looks like my link unit script!

I'll remove it and start again

Thanks

 

Best of Luck
Should ya need anything! Just ask!
Abhishek

 

hey guys, I have a question. i have a GA account and I did what Abishek said- I put it in the footer of my wordpress site.

However, I want to put this code into a client's site which isn't php based. It's a hosted account at Squarepace.com . Do I need to put the code into every page of the site to track the metrics? Unless I am misreading this thread, it seems that in order to track every page on the site, I need to copy and paste the code and put it on every page???

I'd appreciate the clarficiation.

 

You want the code on every page you want to track. Typically you put it in the footer include file.