Google Analytics
If you want to track your website analytics using Google Analytics, continue reading.
Note that - Google recently changed the Google Analytics tags. Old tags are called Universal Analytics (typically starts with "UA-") and new tags are called Google Analytics Tags/Measurement Tags (typically stats with "G-" or "M-" or something similar.
Google usually takes a few minutes before it starts showing the traffic. Please wait for a few minutes after the setup. Alternatively, you can right-click on the webpage and see 'view-source' to verify the the script/Google Analytics Id appears on the webpage 'view-source' code.
Get your Google Analytics Id by following the steps here at https://analyticshelp.io/blog/google-analytics-property-tracking-id/
Once you have the Id, follow below steps.
Go to the Google sheet connected to your website
Go to 'Other Settings' sheet and give your Google Analytics Id in Column B against 'Google Analytics Id' row.
Make sure you use the 'live test' link to pull the latest changes.
Alternative way to use Google Analytics
If you have the javascript code to add Google Analytics to your pages, just copy the code.
Go to the Google sheet connected to your website
Go to 'Advanced Settings' sheet and add your copied Google Analytics script in Column B (make sure you don't remove the <script> tags). In Column A, you can give any text and in Column C, select "Before Header Closed".
Make sure you use the 'live test' link to pull the latest changes.
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