Use Google Analytics on Wordpress site

Mark M · 5 Jul 2012 at 21:05

What is the best way to add Google Analytics to my WP site? Manually add it to the header or use a plugin? Or is there another method perhaps?

Thanks

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Jul 2012 at 21:15

Search for plugins I am sure there will be one available.

Mark M · 5 Jul 2012 at 21:18

I did search thanks and there are many but was hoping someone with more experience than me (or my google skills) could help me out

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Jul 2012 at 21:20

lol.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/

Mark M · 5 Jul 2012 at 21:23

My intial question still stands though, is a plugin the "best" way to add analytics to a WP site? Ive seen posts on here recommend having as few plugins as possible for security.

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Jul 2012 at 21:30

It's up to you, theres no problems that I know of. Either or will be good.

blade007 · 13 Jul 2012 at 15:33

If it's my own website I hard code it in. because it seems to me that the more plugins you put in wordpress the longer it takes to load.

If it's a client site I will put it in a plugin so that client knows where it is.

gord · 13 Jul 2012 at 15:52

Code it in.

uniQ · 13 Jul 2012 at 15:56

I normally advocate the fewer db queries the better but if you change your theme/code often then Analytics is better in a plugin as you will likely forget to re-add it.

It's also bundled with the most popular SEO plugin. WordPress SEO by Yoast:
http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/

gord · 13 Jul 2012 at 16:19

That's true, if you use yoast anyway, and you probably should. It's awesome. Then you may as well include it there.