How to Install Google Analytics (3 ways)
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that can help you track your website traffic and performance. It is free to use, and it provides a wealth of information about who is visiting your website, what they are doing while they are there, and how they found your site.
But if you aren’t super tech-savvy it can be a bit intimidating trying to get it set up. In this blog post, we will discuss three different ways to install Google Analytics on your website.
How to Install Google Analytics Using Site Kit
If you are using WordPress, the easiest way to install Google Analytics is by using the Site Kit plugin. This plugin will handle all of the heavy lifting for you and it only takes a few minutes to set up.
Once you have installed and activated the plugin, you will need to connect it to your Google account. This can be done by going to Site Kit > Settings and entering your Google credentials.
Once you have connected your account, you will need to select the sites that you want to track. This can be done by going to Analytics > Sites and selecting the appropriate site from the list. After that, you will be able to see all of your analytics data in the Site Kit Dashboard inside of WordPress.
How to Install Google Analytics with Tag Manager
Another way to install Google Analytics is by using Google Tag Manager. This is another free tool that allows you to manage all of your website tags in one place.
It can be used to install Google Analytics, as well as other tracking codes such as Facebook Pixel and HotJar.
To get started, you will need to create a new account and container on the Google Tag Manager website.
Once you have done this, you will be given a snippet of code that you will need to install on your website.
To do this you will navigate to “Tags” and click “New”
You’ll then need to name the Tag, and set the Tag Configuration, Google Analytics should be an option listed. After that, you will need to enter your Tracking ID and select the appropriate tracking options. Once you have saved your tag, it will be automatically added to your container.
You’ll then set the Triggering, which tells Google Tag Manager when you want the Google Analytics to run, generally, this setting will be “all pages”
Click “Save” in the top right-hand corner. After you’ve created the tag you’ll need to hit the “submit” button for the tag to start working on your site.
That’s it!
How to Install Google Analytics Manually
The final way to install Google Analytics is by manually adding the code to your website.
To get started, you will need to sign up for a Google Analytics account and generate a tracking code. Once you have done this, you will need to add the code snippet to the header of your website.
This can be easily done using the Insert Headers and Footers plugin on WordPress.
Once you have added the code, you will need to save your changes. After that, Google Analytics will start tracking your website traffic.
Bottom Line
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that can help you track your website traffic and performance.
If you are using WordPress, the easiest way to install Google Analytics is by using the Site Kit plugin.
Another way to install Google Analytics is by using Google Tag Manager.
The final way to install Google Analytics is by manually adding the code to your website.
Bottom line, there are several different ways that you can install Google Analytics on your website, and it is up to you to decide which method is best for your needs.
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