Google Analytics allows you to track and understand your customer’s behavior, user experience, online content, device functionality and more. Google Analytics allows you the information needed to help you shape the success strategy of your business, discovering things you probably never knew about visitors on your site.
In this article, you’ll be guided step-by-step on how to set up your Google Analytics Account and install the tracking code to your website.
Original Video Source: Create Google Analytics Account
Create Google Analytics Account
1. Createor sign in to your Analytics account:
- Go to google.com/analytics
- – If you have an existing Google Analytics account and you want to use a new account, select the Google Account you want to set up the analytics by simply clicking your Account Icon at the top and switching to the correct account.
- Click the Start measuring button
- Add your Account Name
- Click Next.
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Set up a property in your Analytics account.
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Choose the countryand timezone.
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Choose your currency, then click Next
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Select the businessindustry categoryand business size.
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In the question says “ How do you intend to use Google Analytics with your business?” Select what data you want Analytics to show you. (Select all that apply)
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Then click Create.
Install Tracking Code on WordPress
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Go to google.com/analytics
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Select the propertyyou want to get tracking code
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Go to Data Streams
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Select Web
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Enter your website URL and nameof your website
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Then, click Create Stream.
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On the Tagging Instructions, click the Add new on-page tag
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Copy the tracking code
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Go to your WordPress site
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Go to Plugins, and click add plugin
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Install the Header, Footer, Post Injections plugin, and activate
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Click on Settings
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Locate the header of the site and pastethe code
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Then click Save.
Original Video Source: Install Tracking Code in Shopify
Install Tracking Code in Shopify
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Go to google.com/analytics
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Select the propertyyou want to get tracking code
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Go to Data Streams
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Select Web
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Enter your website URL and name of your website
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Then, click Create Stream.
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On the Tagging Instructions, click the Add new on-page tag
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Copy the tracking code
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Go to your Shopify
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Click Online Store
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Select Theme***(We must create a backup copy of the site first before making any changes so that we can go back if the website crashes.)***
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Click the Actionbutton dropdown of your current theme and Duplicate
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Click the Actiondropdown again, and select Edit Code
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On the Layout folder, select the**(/) theme.liquid**
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Locate the start of the header and paste the code below.
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Then click Save.
Related Article: Manage User on Google Analytics
We hope it helped you get started with Google Analytics and install the tracking code on your website! If you have any questions, please contact us or pop in to our chat support between 9 AM to 3 PM Eastern Time and we’ll be happy to assist.