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MotorIB
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Jun 9, 2020 12:19 PM UTC
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Google Analytics question

Hey up guys... quick question because I know I'll get a good answer here.

 

I normally set up google analytics by using an HTML file that was generated by the console, downloaded and then uploaded to the root level of the domain in question.

 

My question is: does google not provide an HTML file anymore? I can find it

 

Thanks.

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    BenPleysier
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    Jun 9, 2020 12:41 PM UTC

    Google only provide the link to Google with accompanying code in the form of JavaScript. They say to place this code on the head section of the document. I have found this to be render blocking which is the reason that I find it better placed at the bottom of the document.

     

    Having said that, the only one that benefits from Google analytics is Google, the information thus collected is onsold. Every decent web host has a Web Statistics/Traffic Monitor facility which I tend to use. 

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      MotorIBAuthor
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      Jun 9, 2020 3:22 PM UTC

      Thanks Ben.

       

      Anyway, the question has just become more complex!

       

      I've just logged into the company's google console and there's numerous versions of URLs for the same domain for a different website that I'm not involved with:

      website.com

      www.website.com

      http://website.com

      https://website.com

      and so on...

       

      I'm surprised to see this and am wondering if this is skewing figures and is this set up wrong?

       

      Surely if the verification code is present (despite URL prefixes used), then the figures should all relate to the one google account... or am I wrong?

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      BenPleysier
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      Jun 9, 2020 4:45 PM UTC

      They are the different URL variations of the same domain name.

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