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What is Google Analytics code snippet?
The Analytics snippet is a small piece of JavaScript code that you paste into your pages. It activates Google Analytics tracking by inserting ga. To use this on your pages, copy the code snippet below, replacing UA-XXXXX-X with your web property ID.
How does Google Analytics code work?
Google Analytics works by the inclusion of a block of JavaScript code on pages in your website. The tracking operation retrieves data about the page request through various means and sends this information to the Analytics server via a list of parameters attached to a single-pixel image request.
What to do if Google Analytics tracking code is not async?
Solution: Ensure that you add the Google Analytics tracking code onto this page before the closing tag. Consider update to the async version. We have detected that the Google Analytics tracking code on this page is not the asynchronous version of the tracking code snippet.
How to install Google Analytics tracking code in WordPress?
Select an account from the menu in the ACCOUNT column. Select a property from the menu in the PROPERTY column. Under PROPERTY, click Tracking Info > Tracking Code. Your Google Analytics ID is displayed at the top of the page.
Why is there an empty space after the Google Analytics ID?
There is a whitespace (empty space) either before or after the account ID that prevents the correct ID from collecting.The account ID is used to associate the Google Analytics request to a specific Analytics website profile. Failing to properly set the Google Analytics account ID will prevent pageviews from associating to your Analytics account.
Is the Google Analytics Tag included in the source code?
We have detected that the Google Analytics tag is included in an external script file rather than being placed on the page source code itself. While data may still report to your Google Analytics account, you’ll want to ensure that the tag is executing the _utm.gif request as expected.