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How do I add Google Analytics to a WordPress plugin?

Last updated on September 25, 2022 @ 12:22 am

Adding Google Analytics to a WordPress plugin is fairly straightforward. First, you will need to install the Google Analytics tracking code. This can be done by following the instructions on the Google Analytics website.

Once the tracking code has been installed, you will need to add a few lines of code to your plugin’s functions.php file. The code necessary to add Google Analytics to a WordPress plugin is as follows:.

function google_analytics_init() { // Create your GA account if you haven’t already if (!isset($_SERVER[‘GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_UA’])) { $googleAnalyticsAccount = new GoogleAnalyticsAccount(); $googleAnalyticsAccount->setUA( $_SERVER[‘GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_UA’] ); } // Import the Google Analytics tracking code $googleAnalyticsCode = file_get_contents(‘https://www.google.

PRO TIP: If you are adding Google Analytics to a WordPress plugin, please make sure that you are using the correct code for your plugin. Incorrect code can cause your plugin to malfunction or even cause data loss.

com/analytics/code/ga.js’); // If the code is already loaded, return; if (is_file($googleAnalyticsCode)) { return; } // Setup the Google Analytics tracking code $googleAnalyticsCode = trim($googleAnalyticsCode, ‘ga.js’); // Load the Google Analytics tracking code $googleAnalyticsCode = file_get_contents($googleAnalyticsCode); // Set the global Google Analytics tracking object $ga = new GoogleAnalytics( $googleAnalyticsAccount->getTrackerId(), $googleAnalyticsCode ); // Enable tracking $ga->enable(); }.

Once the code has been added, you will need to enable tracking on the Google Analytics tracking object. To do this, you will need to call the enable() method on the GoogleAnalytics object.

This method will allow Google Analytics to track all activity on the plugin.

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.