How Do You Use Google Analytics Plugin? Help Please

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Hi,

I installed the google analytics plugin and signed up for a google analytics account. But when I go to the plugin page for google analytics in wordpress there are only two options. It only these 2 options:

Web Property ID:
Asynchronous Tracking:

All the tutorials I watch dont even have this issue. Whats the deal here? Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Peter ONeill
    Originally Posted by coreytucker View Post

    Hi,

    I installed the google analytics plugin and signed up for a google analytics account. But when I go to the plugin page for google analytics in wordpress there are only two options. It only these 2 options:

    Web Property ID:
    Asynchronous Tracking:

    All the tutorials I watch dont even have this issue. Whats the deal here? Thanks
    Go back to google analytics . Click on "admin in the top right of the header nav bar. Then Click on tracking code.

    On that page you will see something like this
    <script type="text/javascript">

    var _gaq = _gaq || [];
    _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-xxxxxxxx-x']);
    _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

    (function() {
    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
    })();

    </script>

    ... In that code you will see you web property id... ie UA-xxxxxxxx-x (I have removed the numbers for this example)

    Now enter that in to your plugin

    dont' worry about the asynchronous tracking. just leave that bit
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  • Profile picture of the author coreytucker
    Thanks. I did enter that number into and nothing changes. Am I suppose to do anything else?
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  • Profile picture of the author Unisons
    Try waiting for around 24 hours or so to see if the data starts coming in.
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  • Profile picture of the author zParker
    Word on the street, don't use GA or GWT. I'm deleting all my sites from GA this week.
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  • Profile picture of the author coreytucker
    why is it bad to use them? It's bad for seo?
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  • Profile picture of the author HCRoyo
    did you try and insert your UA number? maybe you have to check properly if your numbers are right
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  • Profile picture of the author coreytucker
    well now im thinking about not using GA. I looked it up and read some stuff. Maybe I should use statcounter or something? I don't want to do anything that could hurt my sites rank. Awww.....I need to go to bed. I will bookmark this and check back here in the morning. Thanks for the help guys.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trevor M
    Install the Google Analytics Plugin.

    Then enter the Web Property ID with the plugin.

    Saves you from putting the code in manually.
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