[Innovative-Coding :: Tutorials :: Adding Google Analytics to your IPB]

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In this small tutorial I will show you how to add Google Analytics to your IP.B 2.3.x board

First of all you need a GoogleAnalytics account. You can start by creating one on the GoogleAnalytics page.

One you have one set up your account with the proper information and return to the dashboard. You can return to the dashboard by click on the Google Analytics logo image in the header.
Find the profile you just created and click EDIT. Here you can edit your account details if you need to. This includes main page, AdSense info, Time Zone but we can skip that for now.
You want to find CHECK STATUS ( it should say receiving next to it )

You are now here ' Analytics Settings > Profile Settings > Tracking Code '

Click on the New Tracking Code (ga.js) TAB to receive your code

This is what the code will look like, but I will add comment lines to separate it from the rest of our board code. Don't copy mine because I haven't included the tracker ID. Yours will have one. ( tracker ID looks like, XX-#######-# )

<!-- start GoogleAnalytics -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("XX-#######-#");
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}</script>
<!-- end GoogleAnalytics -->

Next let's login to our ACP and navigate to LOOK AND FEEL
Once there find your skin and click on the options button (

) Then click EDIT BOARD HEADER AND FOOTER WRAPPER

Find:
</body>

Add BEFORE ( your code )

<!-- start GoogleAnalytics -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("XX-#######-#");
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}</script>
<!-- end GoogleAnalytics -->

Save WRAPPER then re-cache the site and that's all. Give your analytics 12-24hr to get some data you can work with and start reaping the benefits of knowledge.

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