{"id":245,"date":"2010-06-25T13:28:26","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T13:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techivity.com\/?p=245"},"modified":"2010-06-25T13:28:26","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T13:28:26","slug":"google-analytics-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techivity.com\/?p=245","title":{"rendered":"Google Analytics: Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Analytics provides a wealth of information about website traffic; how many visitors are coming, where they comes from, and what they do while on a site. We will set-up Google Analytics, show how to install trackign code into a page, WordPress or Joomla, and talk about how to read the information.<\/p>\n

First, you need a Google Account. Analytics is accessed through a Google Account, so if you don’t have one, sign-up<\/a> for one.<\/p>\n

To start with Google Analytics, log-in to http:\/\/analytics.google.com<\/a> with your Google Account.\u00a0 If this is your first Google Analytics account, you’ll see the sign-up screen:<\/p>\n

\"Analytics<\/a>Click on the “Sign Up” button.\u00a0 Fill in the address of your website, name your account (you can call it whatever you like) and pick the appropriate time-zone (make sure you do, so the reports are properly configured).<\/p>\n

\"Sign-up<\/a>The next few steps are pretty straight-forward; contact name, country, agree to the terms of service…and then you get your tracking code:<\/p>\n

<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\n var _gaq = _gaq || [];\n _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17149732-1']);\n _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);\n\n (function() {\n var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true;\n ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https:\/\/ssl' : 'http:\/\/www') + '.google-analytics.com\/ga.js';\n var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);\n })();\n\n<\/script><\/pre>\n
You want to keep that code.\u00a0 I would suggest selecting it, and pasting it into a notepad text file or an email to yourself (not a word doc, do not use word to store web code).\u00a0 At the bottom there is a button “Save and Finish” click that and you are done creating the account.<\/p>\n
Now, to add this code to your website, either you use a text or html editor and paste this code right over the tag that says <\/head> in your html file, as suggested by the instructions Google provides<\/a>.\u00a0 Or, you install a Word-Press or Joomla plugin and put just the account number into the plugin.<\/p>\n
The part you need for that out of the code above is the account number that starts “UA” – so this; “UA-17149732-1” – everything else is standard code, so your WordPress or Joomla plugin will create the code for you.\u00a0 I have a favorite WordPress plugin<\/a> but there are a great many, if you search for “Google Analytics” on either extensions.joomla.org or within the plugins section of your WordPress interface, you will find many options.<\/p>\n
As usual, if you have trouble, you can contact Techivity<\/a> for help.\u00a0 Next up; getting into Google Analytics, the basic information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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