Does my website have Google Analytics?

by wisedave

Posted: 14 years ago 14 replies

Hello,

My web designer is stroking me big style.

Can somebody take a few moments and tell me if my website has Google Analytics in the coding?

The website is www(dot)wiseglobaltraining(dot)com

I am in need of some help from the 'pros'!

Thank you so much for the help.

Cheers,

Dave

#analytics #google #website

TristanPerry 14 years ago

Yep, it's right at the end - just before the </body></html> tags.
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- wisedave 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TristanPerry
  
  Yep, it's right at the end - just before the </body></html> tags.
  
  Thanks for the prompt reply! Being that is the NEW Google tracking code, should it not be towards the top of the page before closing the </head> tag?
  
  I'm a bit confused on this!
  
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  Dave
  
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jazbo 14 years ago

It just has to be on the page. Google recommends just before the closing body tag. The age of the site is irrelevant.
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- John Hocking 14 years ago
  
  If you are using any of the advanced tracking like named events, the code should go just after the <body> tag.
  
  Otherwise it is fine to have it just before the closing </body> tag
  
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NickP 14 years ago

FYI, in the future you can right click on your webpage and look for "View Source" or "View Page Source" - This will bring up your code.

Then do a CTRL + F and look for google (or whatever else you're trying to find).

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wisedave

14 years ago

Hello,

I am still just a little confused. I was just at a Google Analytics seminar and they touched on the fact that Google had recently (1-2 months ago?) changed their java tracking code to this particular Asynchronous. It was said that the coding needs to go at the top of the HTML of the page.

I can see the coding on the page, but at the bottom. I am looking to clarify this so when I call them on Monday, I can at least ask intelligent questions and not look like a fool.

Thanks to all those that have given input and direction. I still think that there is something amiss.

Cheers,

Dave

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ThompsonPaul

14 years ago

Dave, you're absolutely right to be concerned. Your web guys have placed the code snippet in the wrong location.

The whole purpose of the new Google Asynchronous tracking code is to allow it to be placed in the head of your page, without it slowing down the loading of the rest of your page.

The Async part means that the code will start to load immediately on page load (giving significantly more accurate analytics results, especially for large pages) while allowing other JavaScripts and content to load in parallel with it. Regular JavaScripts all have to load in sequence, each one waiting until the previous one has loaded.

The code should go between the head tags of the page - this is clearly stated in Google's own documentation. IMO, you'll get best results by placing it as the first script in your <head> section, but you'll want to test to make sure it doesn't cause conflicts there with any other scripts you have loading. Can also be placed as the last script in the <head> for more safety.

Note: your script will still work correctly where it is, but you're losing ALL the advantage of the new code.

Paul

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wisedave

14 years ago

Originally Posted by ThompsonPaul

Dave, you're absolutely right to be concerned. Your web guys have placed the code snippet in the wrong location.

Hello,

Thanks for the help... I knew I was right in the way I was thinking. I feel a fight coming on......

How will it affect any other kind of tracking of Googles I want to use?

Cheers,

Dave

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ThompsonPaul

14 years ago

Originally Posted by wisedave

Hello,

Thanks for the help... I knew I was right in the way I was thinking. I feel a fight coming on......

How will it affect any other kind of tracking of Googles I want to use?

Dave, all the rest of Google's tracking will work more reliably the higher in the page the original tracking snippet is located. You want the main script to trigger before any of the other scripts like event tracking etc. Note too that the async tracking script also requires differently formatted scripts for its additional tracking functions.

One other note - since it's not clear in your post. You must always DEMAND that whoever is doing this for you is using tracking that belongs to a Google Analytics account that YOU own. Some developers take the easy way out and build your profiles under THEIR main account, which means you lose ALL your analytics history and have to redo your codes should you ever part company with them.

Always insist GA be built under your own account, which can then grant them admin access (which can also be revoked should the need arise). Same with Adwords - always insist on your own account.

P.

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wisedave

14 years ago

Originally Posted by ThompsonPaul

Always insist GA be built under your own account, which can then grant them admin access (which can also be revoked should the need arise). Same with Adwords - always insist on your own account.

Hey P,

Thanks for the input. I did indeed demand that the G.A. account be set up in our name, not theres. I am the admin, they are added as a user.

Thanks for the advice with the async code as well. Does that mean that event tracking code is now also async.....sorry if that's a daft question!

Cheers,

Dave

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ThompsonPaul 14 years ago

Originally Posted by wisedave

Hey P,

Thanks for the advice with the async code as well. Does that mean that event tracking code is now also async.....sorry if that's a daft question

Actually not a daft question at all, as I've never really stopped to consider it!

The code for tracking events using the async snippet is definitely different from the old events tracking script, but I don't know if the new code itself operates asynchronously. My suspicion is that it does, but I'll have to see if I can find any confirmation of that fact. Cool question!

Let us know how things go with in your "discussion" with your developer.

P.
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Tannerews80 14 years ago

Yep, it's right at the end of the HTML code.
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pessi 14 years ago

if you login into your analytics account you will see if analytics is tracking your site OR not.
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RR111 14 years ago

There is no matter where you put the Google analytic code... but that must be in body before before closing...
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Does my website have Google Analytics?

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