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Does it matter if Google Analytics code is in the footer?


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Old Aug 27, 2009, 04:28 PM
seventhyearfalling
 
4 posts · Aug 2009
Hello,

When I first switched to this theme, I read on the wordpress forums to put the Google Analytics code in the footer.php file. Ever since, I noticed that GA shows my website getting far less traffic than any other tracking plugin I've used. I've since read that it should be added through the ATO, so I've done that. Would anyone know if having the tracking code in the footer would explain the lower stats GA reported though?


Thanks,
7th
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Old Aug 27, 2009, 08:55 PM
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Flynn
 
3,768 posts · Oct 2008
Munich, Germany
Putting it into the footer would ensure that a hit gets counted only if the whole page was loaded. If a visitor backed out before the page finished loading then that visit would not be counted because the Google script at the bottom wasn't loaded yet. So the numbers should be lower but potentially more realistic
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Old Aug 27, 2009, 10:24 PM
seventhyearfalling
 
4 posts · Aug 2009
Ah, I see. After putting it in the body via the ATO options, my hits started to match up with the others much better. Not sure what the issue was outside of page loading but that fixed it. Thanks for the info. Flynn!
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Old Dec 20, 2009, 12:04 AM
SanityBreak
 
8 posts · Dec 2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Flynn
Putting it into the footer would ensure that a hit gets counted only if the whole page was loaded. If a visitor backed out before the page finished loading then that visit would not be counted because the Google script at the bottom wasn't loaded yet. So the numbers should be lower but potentially more realistic
Thanks for that tip. Time to move the stat counter
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Old Dec 20, 2009, 12:05 AM
SanityBreak
 
8 posts · Dec 2009
Another thought... I know there are google analytic plugins. Do those also go in the footer or do they track all visitors even if the page isn't fully loaded?

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