I am trying to install Tracking Code for Google Analytics. Google ask’s to :
“Paste this code on your site
Copy the following code, then paste it onto every page you want to track immediately before the </body> tag.”
Though I am unable to find this tag in JA_Rasite index.php and DOES NOT show in index.html
How should I go about installing (this code).
thx
Phill
Moderator
Take a look in layout>default.php , handheld.php and iphone.php
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zorroson
Friend
Iwadeaz,
May I suggest using something like http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/site-analytics/6170 instead? That way you can still upgrade templates without having to worry/remember to re-insert analytics code afterwards 😉
/Zorroson 😉
bryantwest
Friend
Definitely go with the pluggin listed above… will save you many hours of mucking around!
Highly recommended.
Phill
Moderator
Many hrs of mucking around? Nah, it only takes a couple of mins to add the code. How often does the average website change template? Once a year or lees I would say. While the plugin is good, if you know how to do it then add the code. The plugin has to be processed every page load, it might not be much but on a popular site I think it is better to add the code yourself.
Bernard Toplak
Friend
I fully agree that using plugin for simple task as GoogleAnalytics code is overhead for processing.
And also I’d recommend to use a new, asynchronous loading JS code that will not slow down loading of your page as the standard one does. Just take care to read the documentation carefully and put it at the beginning of <body> tag (not at the end as usual)! This can notably speed up loading on very busy sites…
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