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What posts are the most popular?<\/p><\/li>\r\n
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We are going to show you how to gather that information in this tutorial. To get that info, you can use Google Analytics. There are different ways to use Google Analytics on your website. We will discuss them further.<\/p>\r\n
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The first step is Google Analytics account setup. Please, visit Google Analytics Signup page<\/a>. If you already have Gmail account, you can use it to sign in.<\/p><\/li>\r\n - \r\n
You will see the following page on your screen. Click on Sign Up<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_install_Google_Analytics_on_WordPress_1.jpg\")
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Now you can proceed to the next step. Click Website<\/strong> tab on the page you see and start entering your account information:<\/p>\r\n \r\n - \r\n
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Website URL;<\/p><\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\t \r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_install_Google_Analytics_on_WordPress_2.jpg\")
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Once you are ready, click on the Get Tracking ID<\/strong> button to get Google Analytics tracking code. You will see the ‘Terms and conditions’ pop-up, click on the I Agree<\/strong> button to be able to get the code.<\/p><\/li>\r\n - \r\n
You can see Google Analytics code now. Copy it to paste it into your website. You can leave this page opened to be able to get this code easily.<\/p>\r\n\t\t \r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_install_Google_Analytics_on_WordPress_3.jpg\")
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We already mentioned that there are several ways to add Google Analytics Tracking code to WordPress website. So what are they?<\/p>\r\n
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Using MonsterInsights plugin<\/strong>.<\/p> \r\n \r\n - \r\n
To install MonsterInsights plugin, log into your WordPress admin panel, and navigate to Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong> section. Enter Google Analytics by MonsterInsights<\/strong><\/a> into the search field.<\/p><\/li>\r\n Install and activate the plugin.<\/p><\/li>\r\n
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Navigate to Insights<\/strong> > Dashboard<\/strong> section in your backend and authenticate your website with Google Analytics by clicking the Authenticate with your Google account<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n \t \r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_install_Google_Analytics_on_WordPress_4.jpg\")
<\/a>\t \r\n\t <\/li>\r\n Click To Get Google Code<\/strong> button in the pop-up. Give MonsterInsights access to your Google Analytics data by clicking Allow<\/strong>. Copy the code and switch to your application to paste it.<\/p>\r\n \r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_install_Google_Analytics_on_WordPress_5.jpg\")
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Select your account from Select the Google Analytics Profile to Use<\/strong> drop-down and click the Close<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_install_Google_Analytics_on_WordPress_6.jpg\")
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Now, visit Insights<\/strong> > Dashboard<\/strong> to see Google Analytics data. You may need to wait up to 24 hours to get data populated there.<\/p>\r\n <\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n- \r\n
Using Insert Headers and Footers Plugin plugin<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n \r\n - \r\n
Open the Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong> page and search for the Insert Headers and Footers Plugin<\/a>. Install and activate it.<\/p><\/li>\r\n Navigate to Settings<\/strong> > Insert Headers and Footers<\/strong> page. <\/p><\/li>\r\n - \r\n
Here you need to paste Google Analytics code into the header or footer box.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_install_Google_Analytics_on_WordPress_7.jpg\")
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Insert Google Analytics tracking code to the theme files<\/strong>. You can do that in case you don’t want to use additional plugins or if you’re familiar with the code. There are 2 ways to add code:<\/p>\r\n \r\n - \r\n
Simply edit the header.php<\/strong> file under Appearance<\/strong> > Editor<\/strong> section in your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\r\n Enter the code just after the <body><\/strong> tag and click on the Update file<\/strong> button to save the changes.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_install_Google_Analytics_on_WordPress_8.jpg\")
<\/a>\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n Or you can modify theme functions.php<\/strong> file. You can access it from the same Editor<\/strong> page. Use following function to add Google Analytics tracking code:<\/p>\r\n \r\n <?php\r\n add_action('wp_head', 'wpb_add_googleanalytics');\r\n function wpb_add_googleanalytics() {?>\r\n \/\/ Paste your Google Analytics code \r\n <?php } ?>\r\n <\/pre>\r\n Where \/\/ Paste your Google Analytics code<\/strong> is your Google Analytics code.<\/p>\r\n <\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nThat is it! You know how to install Google Analytics on WordPress now.<\/p>\r\n
The first step is Google Analytics account setup. Please, visit Google Analytics Signup page<\/a>. If you already have Gmail account, you can use it to sign in.<\/p><\/li>\r\n You will see the following page on your screen. Click on Sign Up<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n Now you can proceed to the next step. Click Website<\/strong> tab on the page you see and start entering your account information:<\/p>\r\n Account Name;<\/p><\/li>\r\n Website Name;<\/p><\/li>\r\n Website URL;<\/p><\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\t \r\n Once you are ready, click on the Get Tracking ID<\/strong> button to get Google Analytics tracking code. You will see the ‘Terms and conditions’ pop-up, click on the I Agree<\/strong> button to be able to get the code.<\/p><\/li>\r\n You can see Google Analytics code now. Copy it to paste it into your website. You can leave this page opened to be able to get this code easily.<\/p>\r\n\t\t \r\n We already mentioned that there are several ways to add Google Analytics Tracking code to WordPress website. So what are they?<\/p>\r\n Using MonsterInsights plugin<\/strong>.<\/p> \r\n To install MonsterInsights plugin, log into your WordPress admin panel, and navigate to Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong> section. Enter Google Analytics by MonsterInsights<\/strong><\/a> into the search field.<\/p><\/li>\r\n Install and activate the plugin.<\/p><\/li>\r\n Navigate to Insights<\/strong> > Dashboard<\/strong> section in your backend and authenticate your website with Google Analytics by clicking the Authenticate with your Google account<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n \t \r\n Click To Get Google Code<\/strong> button in the pop-up. Give MonsterInsights access to your Google Analytics data by clicking Allow<\/strong>. Copy the code and switch to your application to paste it.<\/p>\r\n \r\n Select your account from Select the Google Analytics Profile to Use<\/strong> drop-down and click the Close<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n Now, visit Insights<\/strong> > Dashboard<\/strong> to see Google Analytics data. You may need to wait up to 24 hours to get data populated there.<\/p>\r\n <\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n Using Insert Headers and Footers Plugin plugin<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n Open the Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong> page and search for the Insert Headers and Footers Plugin<\/a>. Install and activate it.<\/p><\/li>\r\n Navigate to Settings<\/strong> > Insert Headers and Footers<\/strong> page. <\/p><\/li>\r\n Here you need to paste Google Analytics code into the header or footer box.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n Click ‘Save’ to save the changes.<\/p><\/li>\r\n <\/ul><\/li>\r\n Insert Google Analytics tracking code to the theme files<\/strong>. You can do that in case you don’t want to use additional plugins or if you’re familiar with the code. There are 2 ways to add code:<\/p>\r\n Simply edit the header.php<\/strong> file under Appearance<\/strong> > Editor<\/strong> section in your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\r\n Enter the code just after the <body><\/strong> tag and click on the Update file<\/strong> button to save the changes.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n Or you can modify theme functions.php<\/strong> file. You can access it from the same Editor<\/strong> page. Use following function to add Google Analytics tracking code:<\/p>\r\n Where \/\/ Paste your Google Analytics code<\/strong> is your Google Analytics code.<\/p>\r\n <\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n That is it! You know how to install Google Analytics on WordPress now.<\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\t \r\n\t <\/li>\r\n \r\n
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