Google Analytics
Using a plugin is really a simple way of adding Google Analytics to your Wordpress Blog. There are several plugins available, this is one I’ve used and it works perfectly.
It’s simple enough to be used by even the most technology challenged person who love to Blog and wold like to add Google Analytics to their Blog.
Copy paste this URL into your Browser’s address bar:
http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/#utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=google-analytics-for-wordpress
Navigate across to the website and download the Google Analytics plugin to the desktop.
Next login to your Wordpress Blog admin section
Generally the URL is: http://< Your Blogs URL goes here >/wp-admin
This is my Wordpress Admin page, you may have an Admin page that looks slightly different but the functionality of the page should be identical.
Locate the Plugins link in this page and Click it
A drop down list of choices appears from them selecct “Add New”. This informs Wordpress admin that you wish to install a new plugin to your Wordpress Blog.
On Click of the link Add New, a form is displayed in the Browser via which a plugin can be installed into your Wordpress Blog
Click the Search Plugin’s button. Navigate via the file Browser that pops up to where the Google Analytics plugin was download (i.e. Your Desktop)
Double Click on the plugin’s .zip file when located. This will begin the plugin upload automatically.
In a minute or two the Successful Plugin Message should be displayed in your Browser
This means the Google Analytics plugin has been successfully installed into your Wordpress engine
Google Analytics plugin configuration
Locate the Google Analytics plugin in the Settings section of the Dashboard page
Click the link Google Analytics
The Google Analytics plugin setup page will be displayed in your Browser
Simply Add the Google Analytics UID which you got when you registered the Blog with Google. You do not have to do anything else.
Simply Click the Update Google Analytics Settings and your Done. Google Analytics has been setup for your Blog
Easy as pie.
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