Google Analytics [AGAIN]

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Sorry, I know this gets old !

I have added the " UA # But on the Google Analytic s page it says to paste this code to my site


"2. Paste this code on your site
Copy the following code, then paste it onto every page you want to track immediately before the closing </head> tag. ?"



script type="text/javascript"

var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push();
_gaq.push();

(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


Do we need this ? If so Where do I put it ? Thanks for any help ed

Andy

Do NOT paste the code anywhere - only put the UA-XXXXXXX number into the Google Analytics box in your control panel, settings tab. That's it

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Thank you Andy, what I was thinking and why I asked before I did....

cat

Not sure if you've seen (google) Statcounter, but I am using that service now instead of (or in conjunction with) Google Analytics. It's free for a limited amount of detailed logging and was a breeze to setup. Trackable IP's, maps, nice keyword analysis. Very tasty and the GUI couldn't be easier.

Allen

cat wrote: »

Not sure if you've seen (google) Statcounter, but I am using that service now instead of (or in conjunction with) Google Analytics. It's free for a limited amount of detailed logging and was a breeze to setup. Trackable IP's, maps, nice keyword analysis. Very tasty and the GUI couldn't be easier.

Statcounter
http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1092684

SamirD

Not only do I use analytics and statcounter, but sitemeter and histats as well. It's good to see how each of these differ slightly and you can see the upper and lower variances in your traffic.

Beware though that adding a lot of javascript will affect your site load time on slower computers and phones.