Does my website have Google Analytics?

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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
#search engine optimization #analytics #google #website
  • Yep, it's right at the end - just before the </body></html> tags.
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    • 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!

      Cheers,

      Dave
  • 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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    • 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
  • 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).

    Best,
    Nick
  • 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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    • 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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  • Yep, it's right at the end of the HTML code.
  • if you login into your analytics account you will see if analytics is tracking your site OR not.
  • There is no matter where you put the Google analytic code... but that must be in body before before closing...
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