Adding the Google Analytics tracking code - problems

Hi all,

I'm trying to add the Google Analytics code to my website in order to track visitors. I spend hours last night trying to get it to work but it just wouldn't work! I tried everything.
I used the <script> tags, I used the PHP file and insert into the HTML file.
I tried Google Tags but wasn't really helpfull at all..

What could be the reasons GA doesn't pick up anything?
Could it be my host settings, faulty HTML code?
I also removed all javascript since it can interfere if it uses the same variable names as the GA code but still nothing..
At this point, I'm going to try another theme to see if I have the same problem..

Some insight is appreciated

 

Since you don't provide any code-examples, it's impossible to give any proper advice - you're not even telling us what kind of system you're using. Is it Wordpress? Joomla? Drupal? Some other system?
It should basically be enough to insert the script-code in the template-files - but if there is some special way the code is being interpreted, then it's paramount that you give us a bit more information.

 

Are you using Wordpress? There's a plugin that can help you place tracking easier.

 

It will also not work if you pasted from MS Word. Try to copy whole code again from GA account and replace exiting code.

 

Link to a testing page would. Also note that, except for realtime analytics, you will always see stats for a visitor with a minor delay.

 

Just put the analytics code in your master page head section if you are using an asp.net website.
If wordpress put it inside the head given in header.php
If every page are individual and have their own head tag you have to put it in every page head.
Just copy and paste the code given by google.

 

Why in the world would you recommend putting anything in the HEAD of a page? Recommended placement of such code is directly above the end body-tag - right before the end tags of the page, basically.