Hi Nice article.

Very simple and effective content about joomla. Will be very useful for budding web masters. Thanks

Thanks for your help. I appreciate it very much

Thank you very much! I originally downloaded a module that supposedly made this process easy. It didn't make it easy, because there was a lack of documentation, and it only supported the legacy mode of Google Analytics.

In contrast, your post was a simple solution. Thanks again!

i added the code exactly as you said, but it still didnt work.
GA doesnt recognize that the code has been added.
Please advice me what to do.

Thanks!

Hi, It takes a day for GA to track info. Try checking tomorrow for your stats

The next problem, once Analytics was collecting data, was that all of the page names show up in the reports as:
"index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126&Itemid=87..."

Hovering over the names in the reports will add the article ID but good luck working out which page that is off the top of your head!

Is there a way to make Joomla or Google use the Article name or something more friendly in the report?

thanks the article rocks

Thanks David T,

For Starting such a nice post on Google Analytics, I also installed GA and waiting for a day as said visitors above to detect code by GA.

thank you, great article, very helpfull

Ovo ti je dobar članak lafe. Hvala.
This is good article pal.
Das ist sehr gut Information Kamarad.

Thanks.
Its worked perfect on my site.

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Thank you. This is a great article. It helps to all who is new in joomla.

Thanks. However, the index.php file I have does not have a tag. Not sure where should I insert the GA code if there's no tag.

I meant to write "/body" tag.

I would say it is better to add the GA code directly after the opening body tag, rather than directly before the closing body tag. I know Google say to place the code before the closing body tag, but they don't mean directly before.

The Google help article on tracking links to external sites states that you need to place a call to GA in the onclick attribute. In order for this to work, they say that you must place the GA code before the relevant link - infact they go so far as to say you should put the code between the opening body tag and the a tag which you want to track manually.

I tried to edit the html file but it was empty. However, I have also index.php file which might cause this. Do you know why I cannot the main index files as you advised?

A good and simple article

Very Thank

Hi Guys, nice and simple article.

Since Google Analytics requires the code to be placed on all the website pages. Is it enough to just put the code on the template?
Is there a solution like a plugin that transfers the code in case I change the template?

@Al: No, you would need to add it to any template you use. The good thing is that it's only needed in the template, and not EVERY page.

Is it that easy? Thanks!

Thanks,saved me from having to download a module/plugin for my website.

Thanks, So much it worked perfectly, google is already tracking and it took about on minute, an I'm a new joomla user

Cheers,
Jim Novak

thanks a lot!!
simple but perfect!!

Very helpful. Nice.

Tnx a lot!

Hi, I did add the code, what I want know is to DISPLAY some of the statistics in the frontpage of my joomla site, also I would like to include a LINK to the complete statistics page.

thanks!

Muito grato pela dica, vou adicionar ao meu site

thanks

Very simple and effective.

Exactly what i needed. Thanks a lot.

Thank you a lot.
It seems nice.

christak

Thanks a lot for the tutorial it was very helpful.....

I have only very recently started to work with Joomla and have found it very confusing. I am slowly suppose to take over a site someone design with Joomla. I am trying to add the analytic codes but your instructions do not match what my menu has. I checked and I am using Joomla Version 1.5.7 Production/stable [Wovusani]. Can you give me any assistance with putting these codes on my site?
Thank you in advance for any and all help.

Great article! Very simple to follow!

Nice artlice, Thanks

Excellent! Thank you. Took me < 5 minutes.

Thanks for the article. I was going to do just this, but I wanted some confirmation that I had the right idea before possibly crashing my site. Thanks for that confirmation.

Thanks for the help

Thanks a lot for your help. Just took me less than 5 mins to do a this ....
My client is now very satisfied

Simple the best! Thanks

Great article help me out loads thanks

Excellent article. I've been getting advice on how to add Analytics to Joomla and it hasn't worked, until now. Other persons I've talked with stated I should install a new module and then input the necessary data, which doesn't work. I wasted many hours trying to do it the other way and less than 5 minutes your way.

Thanks,
Joe

Thanks! That's really clear and helpful.

thanks! once I read this I was like; duh! I should've known that.

Better than using a module for this. Like the above poster said, "duh! I should've known that". :-)

Thanks

thx, worked well for me! greetings, der dave

coo As Easy as posibel

Thanks for the article.

I will test it out and hopefully it works.

Champion effort Sir.

Thank you.

Thanks Man For this wonderful Article Its working Great....
God Bless you

Thank you!

Sometime its great to go in the old fashioned way under the hood without a plugin and mae things happen.

Today, thanks to you, it was the easiest task of my day.

Thanks muchly.

Excellent thankyou so much --- this is what is good about the net

Ditto!
Previously I tried using a module, but why bother? This is so easy.

Perfect!

wonderful/clear instructions!

Thanks so much!

Nice and clear. Great article!!!
Thanks

hi, i just don't understand s/thing. the google tutorial says that i should see the tracking code in a web browser (developer -> html code). i've inserted the code in the template in the way described above but i don't see it there. so i'll wait till the next morning and see if it works.

in other hand the article is written very clearly so even a beginner can follow. thank you.

thank you so much

For some reason "Template Manager" does not show up under my Extensions menu. I only have "Install/Uninstall", "Module Manager", and "Plugin Manager". Do you know why this isn't showing up or how I can get around it to ad Google Analytics. I'm using version 1.5.3 of Joomla.

thanks for a clear article

I figured out why my "Template Manager" was not showing up. I was not logged in as a Super Administrator, only as an Administrator. I had someone else create the site originally and he did not convey the Super Admin login info to me.

It worked with me. I used to add the Analytics script to the index.php when using Joomla 1.x. For some reason, it didn´t work this way in Joomla 1.5 so I went for your solution.
Tx.

Excellent article which made adding Google Analytics dead simple, there should be a link to this from Google Analytics.
Very much appreciated.

Any updates or advice on conversion tracking for an e-commerce store using VirtueMart/Joomla? Is there a way to have a 'thank you' page generate after each sales process is confirmed? Trying to figure out how to determine what URL to use to monitors goals.

Thanks.

thank you very much

Awesome writeup - had the Google Analyitics code on my site in just a couple of minutes. Like others, I was just about to download a plugin, this is WAY easier.

Now to wait for the stats to be 'posted' on Google. ;-)

Thanks again!

Jeff

I thought that you are going to mention a plugin to do the work for us, but this is even better! Thanks!

Awesome. Just what I needed.

Thanks

Will adding my GA code to the template be enough for tracking virtuemart (which is installed) information also? Or do I need to ad the code to the Virtuemart component also?

I think I must be missing something. I followed the steps and everything seems to work. However, the content tracking in Google Analytics shows the visited content in the following format.

/public/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=3

Being new to Joomla, I am not sure how to map this to my website. I assume the "id" is the id of the section. Is the "Itemid' the id of the article?

It would be great if there was a way to have the content via the section or category alias rather than the id.

Thanks

Thanks for the tutorial.

I couldn't add the code through the template manager... kept saying that the php file couldn't be opened for editing.

Instead, I accessed the php file through ftp and edited it in wordpad...

Thank you for this article - you saved my site! Placing this script before the body, is fatal. Your tip works A1.

It is extremely easy, I was planning to incorporate an extension, but it can be done without it. And You showed it how.

Hi...

Simply excellent. Superb...

Any way I need to repost Dennis van Leeuwen Question:

Will adding my GA code to the template be enough for tracking virtuemart (which is installed) information also? Or do I need to ad the code to the Virtuemart component also?

Lots of Thanks David Towers

Great article...

I have added the code as described and have an icon on the GA panel indicating that the web site is not being tracked. Does this mean that the process has not worked or does this mean that the process worked and GA has not yet updated? I have tried to save and refresh but it makes no difference.

Grateful of any advice

Hey, thanks for the help!! I just added analytics to my joomla template.

Same doubt as someone else above,is it enough to just paste the tracking code by edit the template page?as GA requires the codes on every page.

Nice tutoril, appreciate it. But would like to know how to track information in VirtueMart. Any input would be appreciated.

Fantastic, couldn't have is explained it more clearly, great job

Good job - short, sweet and accurate. Thanks for posting.

Thank you!
I searched about Google Analistic+Joomla 1.0 - and your topic answer, how i can do this!

Hi, is it possible to have GA only at one main site and meassure accesses from another subdomains? Or is it necessary to have unique GA on each subdomain?

Hi all,

I have joomla 1.5.15. When I go to edit HTML, the file is "empty". I read somebody used other technic to edit the index.php file. Can somebody tell me how to do it? Thanks in advance,

MP

is not working in my site.

what am i missing ?

Same here my file is empty....any suggestions?

Thanks - great article.

Not working with my site either (1.5.15). When I add the code, the pages of my site don't want to display. All i get are empty white pages.

using Joomla 1.5.15 and Rhu-Milkyway template..I added the analytics code immediately before the /body tag, and it shows up on every page if you viewsource. No problems with page loading. I will wait a day and look for data, but this isn't my first time using analytics so I am sure it will work.

As an update to the above...in Google Analytics, sometimes it takes a while for the little yellow yield triangle status symbol to go away. You can manually force google to look for the code by clicking on "edit" at the end of the row. Then on the new page, at the upper right hand corner of the table is a small link that says "check status". Click "check status" and the new page should tell you immediately if the code is installed correctly.

Great info. Just what I need to convert my static site to Joomla and keep my tracking stats.

amazing, your article is very helpful. Thanks.

Awesome! Thank you!

Beautiful, thanks for the help! Really appreciate it. Those were very clear and relevant instructions.

Thanx this was usefull information it works

But this only helps us to track the home page... not all pages of the website... Correct me if I am wrong.

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the input and support.
I want to know if you have a Joomla site with multiple templates (yes all active), do you have to put the code in every template?

I'm not talking about changing templates.
I'm using 3 differtent templates for one site now (photographer) at the same time.

Thanks for any input on this.

Superb article - the clearest thing that I have read in months. Well done!

Thank you! Easy and straight forward...my site is ready now!

Excellent job David! In 2 minutes this solved a problem I have been wrestling with for weeks. I checked the source code on various pages to verify this works. Thank you!

Great. Google says do this to every page you want to track. Can I assume that putting the code on the template in effect puts it on every page? Sorry if an obvious question! Many thanks.

Ignore previous! Have viewed source and I can see the html I added on all pages. Thanks so much for such a straight-forward answer!

Thank you for the good and short description for Google Analytics!
Thomas

Thank you for this really easy, and simple guide...no modules or what ever...

thank you again for sharing this

Thanks for the info. Much easier to use than some of the other analytics that are plug ins.

The gift that keeps on giving. Good INFO.

Hi! When editting php file there is no /body tag.
only php programming. where shold i insert the code?

thx in advance
Dany

I created this Joomla plugin that loads the Google Analytics code asynchronously. Faster loading Joomla site and Google code:

http://www.pbwebdev.com.au/blog/asynchronous-goolge-analytics-plugin-for-joomla.html

Hi, thankyou for this. Easier tutorial for a dumb designer like me!

www.dionysiacdesign.com

Hi there, and thanks so much for this (hopefully) helpful info. However, when I added my GA code and tried to save it I got the folliwing message:

Could not make the template file writable
Could not make the template file unwritable

Does this mean it's still not wel installed? I absolutely have no idea :-(

Please help

Yeah, you said right, I just sooooooo agree with you, did some websites before,at that time I really wanna someone can give me a hand about it, and then a friend tell me a really good company that doing it well, they help me a lot!!maybe they can help you too, http://www.joomlaus.org/, here you go, good luck

Thanks for simplifying this even for dummies like me! Only comment is that i got a The parameter file /templates/ja_nickel/params.ini is unwritable!on the right hand side. I rechecked template manager and it does have the analytics code....so good i guess....

I so much appreciate your help just as i do with people trying to make easy changes to healthy living as i shamelessly plug away as in www.wyssyr.com

Thanks much...

Simple + easy = AWESOME

Thank you so much

Thanks for this elegant info

So this will analise all pages of a site?

Hi,
I have try this step to my website, but I cant save it to my template, I want to know why its said like this "

* Could not make the template file writable
* Could not make the template file unwritable

Message

* Operation Failed!: failed to open file /home/cpdd1993/public_html/administrator/templates/khepri/index.php for writing.
"

Any one can help me, please

hi dony
i think you want to change the file permission by logging into cpanel to writable (644)permission just change the permission and follow the above tutorials.Give a try if you still get a error then there is a simple way without editing a template here in below link.

http://www.knowledgetantra.com/component/content/article/9-how-to-install-google-analytics-in-joomla.html

I did as per instruction but am unable to save the file. I get this:

JFTP::write: Bad response
and
Operation Failed!: failed to open file /hsphere/local/home/c259405/info.azial.com/info/templates/js_inspirion/index.php for writing.

the javascript code should be included before the tag, not the tag

Hi there.
I've been trying to add this code lines begore the /body tag but I can´t reach the html file.
The template I'm using is Purity II and it cannnot be edited cause it only shows a .php file
What do I need to do?
What's wrong?
Thxs in advance.

Hi, I did add the code, what I want know is to DISPLAY some of the statistics in the frontpage of my joomla site, also I would like to include a LINK to the complete statistics page.

cheers!

Why does my google analytics code show up on all my pages? I shouldn't be able to see the actual code on my page right? It shows up on the upper right hand corner...I removed the code from the template but it wont disappear!

Thanks for the article, it was very helpful! Bravo!

Cheers,
Tim Harden

Very good article!
I wanted to give a simpler form without affecting the template and avoid future problems with upgrades of the templates, because you would have to modify the templates to add the JS code on each update. The solution is the installation of a plugin, developed by me, "AS. Google Analytics, here's the link "http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/site-analytics/13534"
It's free, developed for me and I found it interesting to contribution to the comunity Joomla.

I hope you understand the translation of google: D

Greetings!

Nice tutorial. It helped me! Great job!

This was a Highly knowledgeable post. Kudos for taking pains to write such an awesome post.

And it seems to be like that you have spend a lot of time to research and write an unique post like this.

Hi All,

Tks for share, but now I got problem with Google experiment code in GWO (google website optimizer), once the code attached & validating, the site gonna be mess..? I got no idea which file should be attached the code both original, variation & conversion..?

Appreciated your prompt assistances

just going through the google analytics instructions and it tells me that i need to insert the code just before the tag. Not sure if this article is just old or when using a joomla website i need to place the code before the tag. Can anybody help please?

I placed the code before the tag so should find out soon anyway.

hi all i see is just php code the is no head and body please anyone can you tell me how to go about this

Great article ,I had forgotten how to do it but you made it simple in 2 secs flat. Great Job!!

nicely done ! thanks!

Thanks dear it's too good
i have installed this in my site
http://www.madarts.in

Will this procedure add the tracking to every page of one site? Or you will be tracking only the main page (where you have entered the code??

I've found the answer somewhere else... yes, is adding the code to every page of your site. But is still one question: on google analytics site it says "Copy the following code, then paste it onto every page you want to track immediately before the closing tag" ... so not the tag...

This comment window will not allow < / > so I put some spaces...
Here is what I want to say above: **before the closing < / head > tag ... so not the < / body > tag**

Gr8 ! Excellent

Thank you, this article was very help, straight and forward. Thanx again

thank you so much really a nice help thanks

Thank you, worked perfectly!

Thank you, it is very useful article!!!!

Thanx a lot

Thanks alot for this!

Thank you for this info. I am new to Joomla, but have a little experience with websites. Your instructions helped a bunch!

Thanks, for article. It was of great assistance. Just for the sake of any new people that may get confused, let everyone know that when it comes to Joomla everything can be a little different. Example: In the Google Analytics instructions it says to put the script within the head tag where because of Joomla's dynamics, it should be placed at the end of the HTML code as you've instructed.

Thanks again,
Steven Andrews

Very useful information thanks a lot!

Great Info.. Thanks

thank u, very usefull

Thanks so much!! This was a much more simple solution than anything else I found

Thank you so much for using simple instructions any one can understand!

Thanks, we had an old version of Joomla installed and your instructions were right on the button.

When trying to save the pasted text in 1.5 it fails and just gives the message;

* Could not make the template file writable
* Could not make the template file unwritable

Any ideas?

hii..nice share thanks

That was perfect - just what I needed thank you!

This was so much easier than I anticipated! Thank you so much!

Hello, David , Nice Work. Users Will Get Help From This.

After hours of trying to figure this out, I found this article. What a life saver or should I say hair saver. I still have a few strands left. Thanx a Million.

Hi, very nice article and it's work. Thank you very much

Nice simple and easy article to follow. Thanks.

Does it go before the as per the instructions or the tag???

Sorry,

Does it go before the end head tag as per the instructions or the end body tag???

x 1 million. Thanks!! Really helful!

I agree with the 163 comments above Excellent - Well explained.

Thanks bro!!!!!!!!!

Jason's post....

"As an update to the above...in Google Analytics, sometimes it takes a while for the little yellow yield triangle status symbol to go away. You can manually force google to look for the code by clicking on "edit" at the end of the row. Then on the new page, at the upper right hand corner of the table is a small link that says "check status". Click "check status" and the new page should tell you immediately if the code is installed correctly."

Was very helpful too!

I installed it thanks to you.

I wish every Joomla! direction was as clear and concise!!!

I know this post is from `08, but the code must be inserted between the tags

Joomla courses at Sydney University. Open to everyone.
http://www.cce.usyd.edu.au/courses/courses/information+technology/web+design/joomla

Hey...Thanks for the information. It is really interesting to know the step by step installation of analytic code in a Joomla website. I had gone through many answers in lot of forums but this article i found it really useful.

In the top menu select: "Extensions" > "Template Manager"

I don't have Template Manager in this menu. I am using Joomla 1.5.15 Can someone help?

Thank you, worked perfectly.

Wow!! Cool as Ice! Solved my question within seconds. Thank you!

thank you for the help

thx,..
it's really easy n simple

nice article.... thx

I was wondering here and there for this thing to be done. Its really simple and helpful.
Thanks So much.

Thank you so much. I used it on my site http://www.nlp-prvi.rs.
I have analytics, thanx again.

Hi
Thanks for the great help.....that i needed....u r doing great thing....kep it up.

wow i was searching for this and found this pretty much better then the all other articles regarding Joomla editing.

Thanks this solved my issue! Nice article!

regs,
Phil

Added the code in works perfectly.

Hi,
I need to install Google Analytics onto my website using Joomla 1.5.7 and I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I've scoured the internet for advice and I haven't found an alternative way to install it without accessing Template Manager...an option I don't have on Joomla 1.5.7.

Do I install it as a module? Or a plugin? Or is Template Manager hiding somewhere I can't find?

Looking for assistance here, I'm in dire straits.

Thank you.

Best,
Jack

Easy to install! Thanks for taking the time to write this!

Thanks for the information. It is really interesting to know the step by step installation of analytic code in a Joomla website. I had gone through many answers in lot of forums but this article i found it really useful.

Just what I was looking for. I'm still at the localhost stage but this is a very helpful article

Thanks for the help David.

You also need to add Asynchronous tracking code, not this old type of trackingcode

My template having php code only...

so where can i put this code....

i am using cloudbase template.......

Help me !!!!!

Nithin
Keralahomesolutions.com

Nice Article dude....... Thanks

useful article. thanks

Good day
I get the following error?
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in C:InetpubwwwrootLocalUsercsgroupadministratorcomp
onentscom
GA not runing

Very useful. Thanks

For all of you who have different templates without needed HTML codes in the, USE THIS SOLUTION: it works perfectly!!! YOu might need to select other section that footer, if you don't have it in your template.

Damn, no link??? Ok, HERE IT IS: http://www.knowledgetantra.com...oomla.html

Enjoy!

Something funny is going on with my attempts to comment here, so the above link is for those people who have templates without needed HTML tags in them, so they can't use the solution described in this article. So, those should use the solution described in the above link. Works perfectly, bear in mind that if you don't have "footer" section you will have to select other one. I used "debug". Works perfectly.

WOOWOWOW THANKS!

plain and straightforward

Thanks

Spender
www.shed21.co.uk

Nice step by step guide,its very easy to add analytics in word press.
Regards
localwebmarketer.co.uk

Hello

I couldn't find the tag in my template html.
Can someone help me please?
I attach my template html below.

cheers

Cindy

Great article - worked first time.

Thanks

awesome much appreciated

Under the google analytics instructions they say place the code immediately after the tag. Is it different for Joomla?
Thanks

tag* before the closing of the header tag.*

I don't have any /body tags on the html file, is that possible?

Hi

Looks very simple and did everything joy said, but I don't have the in my page.

Here is my code:

Just make sure you have the latest version of the Analytics code which loads asynchronously and thus eliminate code blocking of page rendering.
Some Joomla Analytics plugins still use synchronously loading javascript when they install the plugin.

http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/asyncTracking.html

Thanks so much for this article. I was getting very frustrated and spent many hours trying to figure this out. I found this article and had Google Analytics installed in about 15 minutes. It works great.

Thanx a lot
It worked fine

This is my website: www.reproductionartgallery.com. The problem is i had a company built this for me therefore I dont have HTML access to this even now I am the webmaster.
My question is, is there any other alternative method to add the Google Analytics code without HTML access?
Many thanks

Hi
Thanks a lot for shearing the information with us. My website is www.msseocompany.com and i have successfully added the code in the site. Now it is working well.

My website is http://www.latu.org.uy/observatorios I had no problems setting GA up! thanks Rajesh

Seriously??? It's that easy??? That was a huge burden lifted off of my shoulders. Thanks for an awesome write-up!

This was an awesome post - THANK YOU

So easy! Thank you!!!!

Thanks a lot for the info it is seriously very helpful for me as i am goin to manage a site and I was trying to learn working on joomla.

I Thank full to you for help us. This is really use full post

Very nice and helpful article. Great jobs!

Regards,
Realizare Magazine Online

many many thanks, it was very helpful to my website:

www.bard.kotbari.com/

thank you, very helpful for me and my web!!!!!

Great article:-)
But I don't find the tag in my html manager. This is the end of my html:

$gkparams->set('mega-style', 1); //Megamenu only: Menu style.
$gkparams->set('rtl',($tmpl->getParam('direction')=='rtl' || $tmpl->direction == 'rtl'));
$gkmenu = $tmpl->loadMenu($gkparams, $gk_menutype);
}
//End for main navigation

$layout = $tmpl->getLayout ();

if ($layout) {
$tmpl->display($layout);
}

Do, where do I insert my GA code?

Hi,
What do I do if when I try this, it tells me that the template cannot be made wrieable?

Thanks , I did my job because of this article. It help me to add google analytic code in joomla. as i am not so friendly with joomla. So Thanks a lot

I have used the clouduniversity template and when i open html , there isn't any of the html references you mentioned. Do i have to create a custom HTML module and insert the analytics code in there ?

Thanks for this article, it really helped me in setting up google analytics to my joomla website

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I don't usually don't do any of the programming on Joomla, I have a great programmer who looks after that... however I needed to add a dual profile GA code snippet to a version 1 Joomla site, and just thought it would be easy enough to do myself. A quick couple of searches to make sure the code was correct, and here I landed to install it. Your instructions were perfect - works like a charm. Thanks David :-)

Andy - Andy Kuiper

Hi,
I would like to add Google Analytics Code at my Joomla site. I know, how I must to do it. I did it. BUT, several files without code now. What's wrong? More or less, 75% of my files with code and 25% without code.
Please help me

I am taking over a website for someone ... www.shrinkrapinc.com. In Admin, I do not have "Template Manager" under "Extensions". All i have are "Module Manager" and "Plugin Manager". How can I add Google analytics to this Joomla 1.5.25 website.

Works great!
Thanks for the clear explanation