Comments on: How To Install Google Analytics http://www.idiotproofblogging.com/wordpress/how-to-install-google-analytics.html How to start a blog and Free Blog Tutorials for wordpress... You Can Ask A How To Blog Question Here! Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Carey_PA http://www.idiotproofblogging.com/wordpress/how-to-install-google-analytics.html/comment-page-1#comment-140 Carey_PA Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:36:50 +0000 http://idiotproofblogging.com/blog/?p=37#comment-140 lol Craig I just think you're great! I should just read this whole entire blog here before making another comment because this post answered a comment that I made on another post :-) Now, I know what to do with plug-ins that I download that aren't right on wordpress. Btw, you should have been around me a couple weeks ago when I was trying to learn what the heck FTP was and it worked and how it related to my sites that I was switching over. It was a real joy...but it makes more and more sense everyday....actually all of it makes more and more sense everyday, especially with the help of fine folks like yourself. Thanks! Carey lol Craig I just think you’re great! I should just read this whole entire blog here before making another comment because this post answered a comment that I made on another post :-)

Now, I know what to do with plug-ins that I download that aren’t right on wordpress.

Btw, you should have been around me a couple weeks ago when I was trying to learn what the heck FTP was and it worked and how it related to my sites that I was switching over. It was a real joy…but it makes more and more sense everyday….actually all of it makes more and more sense everyday, especially with the help of fine folks like yourself.

Thanks!

Carey

]]> By: Linda Woods http://www.idiotproofblogging.com/wordpress/how-to-install-google-analytics.html/comment-page-1#comment-69 Linda Woods Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:45:39 +0000 http://idiotproofblogging.com/blog/?p=37#comment-69 I just want to rave about Craig here for a minute. He contacted me from Japan and helped solve my question about the google analytics install. He definitely went way beyond the call of duty and I so appreciate it. THANK YOU CRAIG - that type of customer service is so rare and I am so grateful for your help! Linda Woods I just want to rave about Craig here for a minute. He contacted me from Japan and helped solve my question about the google analytics install. He definitely went way beyond the call of duty and I so appreciate it. THANK YOU CRAIG – that type of customer service is so rare and I am so grateful for your help!

Linda Woods

]]> By: Craig http://www.idiotproofblogging.com/wordpress/how-to-install-google-analytics.html/comment-page-1#comment-68 Craig Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:20:43 +0000 http://idiotproofblogging.com/blog/?p=37#comment-68 This is what I've used until now and it's always worked. Guess what Di? Mine is still saying "Waiting for Data ". But from the day I installed it (7/27/09) it's collected data and I can read my stats. How many pages have been seen, how long people are staying, etc... This plugin if working right will track every page to answer your last question. I'm looking now at what pages people have been visiting so it's working on my side. This is what I’ve used until now and it’s always worked.

Guess what Di? Mine is still saying “Waiting for Data “. But from the day I installed it (7/27/09) it’s collected data and I can read my stats. How many pages have been seen, how long people are staying, etc…

This plugin if working right will track every page to answer your last question. I’m looking now at what pages people have been visiting so it’s working on my side.

]]> By: Di http://www.idiotproofblogging.com/wordpress/how-to-install-google-analytics.html/comment-page-1#comment-67 Di Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:09 +0000 http://idiotproofblogging.com/blog/?p=37#comment-67 I do have a few questions about the Analytics plugin. A couple weeks ago, I pasted the new ga.js code into the blog theme template. As of Monday, Analytics showed the code as being "installed" but it was still "gathering data". Strange but not a problem...the reports showed definite activity on various blog pages from day 1. Yesterday, I decided to download the Analytics plugin. Decided to delete the other profile. Everything went well with the installation of the legacy code and with the "activation" of the plugin. Strange thing is that there has been zero activity recorded as opposed to the near instant recording of visits when I installed the old code in the template. I even added a filter to prevent my own visits from being recorded. May remove it just to check if I can record any data. Did I forget to perform another part of the plugin installation? Since the code is supposed to be installed on every page you want to track, does the plugin actually do that automatically? Anyone else having this problem? Regards, Di I do have a few questions about the Analytics plugin.

A couple weeks ago, I pasted the new ga.js code into the blog theme template. As of Monday, Analytics showed the code as being “installed” but it was still “gathering data”. Strange but not a problem…the reports showed definite activity on various blog pages from day 1.

Yesterday, I decided to download the Analytics plugin. Decided to delete the other profile. Everything went well with the installation of the legacy code and with the “activation” of the plugin. Strange thing is that there has been zero activity recorded as opposed to the near instant recording of visits when I installed the old code in the template. I even added a filter to prevent my own visits from being recorded. May remove it just to check if I can record any data.

Did I forget to perform another part of the plugin installation?
Since the code is supposed to be installed on every page you want to track, does the plugin actually do that automatically? Anyone else having this problem?

Regards, Di

]]> By: Craig http://www.idiotproofblogging.com/wordpress/how-to-install-google-analytics.html/comment-page-1#comment-65 Craig Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:44:52 +0000 http://idiotproofblogging.com/blog/?p=37#comment-65 Hi Linda, Not to worry, we'll get you sorted out :-) Looks like the plugin still needs to be activated. Is it? Hi Linda,

Not to worry, we’ll get you sorted out :-)

Looks like the plugin still needs to be activated. Is it?

]]> By: Linda Woods http://www.idiotproofblogging.com/wordpress/how-to-install-google-analytics.html/comment-page-1#comment-64 Linda Woods Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:59:07 +0000 http://idiotproofblogging.com/blog/?p=37#comment-64 you said to go to "settings" then "google analytics" to insert the code. I don't show "google analytics" under settings. I show it under plug-ins. I have installed your drop down menu plug-in and I'm using Word Press version 2.6. Under plug-ins I see "google analytics" When I go there, I see a box for "analytics user account" but no place to put the entire tracking code. what am I doing wrong? Linda you said to go to “settings” then “google analytics” to insert the code. I don’t show “google analytics” under settings. I show it under plug-ins. I have installed your drop down menu plug-in and I’m using Word Press version 2.6.

Under plug-ins I see “google analytics” When I go there, I see a box for “analytics user account” but no place to put the entire tracking code.

what am I doing wrong?

Linda

]]> By: Baptism For Children - Rob Favero http://www.idiotproofblogging.com/wordpress/how-to-install-google-analytics.html/comment-page-1#comment-63 Baptism For Children - Rob Favero Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:59:04 +0000 http://idiotproofblogging.com/blog/?p=37#comment-63 I haven't used Google Analytics much yet, but I have used another service to track visitors' activities on my site. This kind of information can be really useful, so I'd recommend everyone who wants to increase their traffic and/or keep visitors coming back install the Google Analytics plugin. If you're like me, at first you may struggle to figure out what useful information you can glean from the data. But then as you look through the data over a period of time, you'll probably start to see trends or browsing behaviors that you find interesting. This in turn will start you wondering about how you might change things to improve the experience your visitors have. Then, as you try new things, you'll have data about how visitor behavior changed (or maybe didn't) based on the changes you made. It's really useful to have. If after looking at the data over a period of time you can't find anything that seems useful, you might want to ask for some help from a more knowledgeable person to help you get started. Once you get the hang of gleaning information from the data, it can be really valuable. I haven’t used Google Analytics much yet, but I have used another service to track visitors’ activities on my site. This kind of information can be really useful, so I’d recommend everyone who wants to increase their traffic and/or keep visitors coming back install the Google Analytics plugin.

If you’re like me, at first you may struggle to figure out what useful information you can glean from the data. But then as you look through the data over a period of time, you’ll probably start to see trends or browsing behaviors that you find interesting. This in turn will start you wondering about how you might change things to improve the experience your visitors have.

Then, as you try new things, you’ll have data about how visitor behavior changed (or maybe didn’t) based on the changes you made. It’s really useful to have.

If after looking at the data over a period of time you can’t find anything that seems useful, you might want to ask for some help from a more knowledgeable person to help you get started. Once you get the hang of gleaning information from the data, it can be really valuable.

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