How to Set Up Google Analytics Integration

1. Navigate to the Google Analytics home page at Google.com/analytics. Click the 'Sign Up Now' link under the 'Access Analytics' button.
2. Log in to your Google account when prompted, or click the 'Create an Account Now' link to create a Google account for use with Analytics. Click the 'Sign Up' button in the 'Sign Up for Google Analytics' box to begin the Analytics signup and setup process.

3. Enter information about your website when prompted. Google Analytics requires your website's URL, an account name for your Analytics profile, and the country and time zone that your site uses for its country of origin. The account name defaults to your website address, though you can adjust this as desired. Click 'Continue' once information is entered.
4. Enter your first and last name as well as the country where you live. Click 'Continue.' Accept the Google Analytics terms and conditions when prompted to do so, then click 'Create New Account' to finish signing up for Analytics.
5. Select the website configuration that best describes your website in the 'What Are You Tracking?' portion of the setup page. The JavaScript code in the 'Paste This Code On Your Site' text box will update depending on the option you select.
6. Right-click in the text box and choose the 'Select All' option to highlight all the JavaScript code. Hold the 'Ctrl' key on your keyboard and press 'C' to copy the code to the clipboard. Click the 'Save and Finish' button once you've copied the code.
7. Open the index page of your website for editing. This can be done in a standard text editor or dedicated HTML editor if working from files on your computer, or in the code editor of your website's control panel if you are working from files online.
8. Locate the '
' tags in your index file. Place the cursor in front of the closing '
' tag, then hold 'Ctrl' and press 'V' to paste the code into your index page. Save the file, then upload it to your website if working from files saved on your computer.
9. Log in to Google Analytics after at least 24 hours have passed to confirm that your tracking code has been detected. No data can be collected until Google has detected the code. Once the code is detected and Google Analytics begins processing data from the site, you can check usage reports from the Google Analytics website.