How to easy place Google Analytics to track
website visitors on Joomla
Just in case if you are looking for a quick way to
set Google
Analytics on newly installed Joomla powered site, here is
how:
1. Download the
Google Analytics Tracking Module
The module is available from
Joomla Extensions on joomla.org
At the current time of writting you need to download the
analytics_tracking15,zip
file
2. Install the Google Analytics Tracking Module;
Login as joomla
admin and navigate to;
Extensions -> Install
Place the
analytics_tracking15.zip url to the
Install
URL: field.
Again as of time of writting you need to place
http://pc-freak.net/files/analytics_tracking15.zip;
3. Open the Module Manager
Extensions -> Module Manager
4. Click over
Google Analytics Tracking Module
On the right pane you will notice in the
Module Parameters
the
Analytics_uacct_code field. In the uacct_code field you
need to paste your UA obtained from your created google-analytics
account.
This code is usually something like
UA-2101595-10
Now place your code their and press the save green button located
near the right top of the screen. You should see the text in blue
Item Saved which would indicate your UA code is stored
already in the Google Analytics Tracking Module, now press the
Cancel button located again on the right top.
As a last step before the Google analytics is set-up on the Joomla
you need to enable the plugin to do you need to press over the tick
left sided from the text reading
Google Analytics Tracking
Module in the Module Manager
5. Click over the Enabled button in Module Manager;
Google Analytics Tracking Module ->
Enabled
Cheers! Now, your Joomla website visitors count will start logging
to Google Analytics.