By default, like most features in CommunitySEO, Google Analytics works under the Spider skin but no other skin sets you have installed.

To add Google Analytics to your other skins, login to your Admin CP, visit the Look & Feel tab, click the button next to your skin, and click "Edit HTML Templates". Click on All Global HTML, and then click on global_board_header.

Add the following to the very beginning of this skin template bit



Click on "Save Template Bit" and repeat for each skin you have installed.

Is this the adsense business? I have adsense on my site, but just the normal code I was provided with by Google. If I change it to this, how different is it?

No, this is analytics. It's a javascript-based metrics program from Google basically.

google.com/analytics

Does the setting on the ACP take care of this on the lastest version, or are the edits still necessary?

It's still the same - we didn't want to add instructions for dozens and dozens of skin edits to the main installation, many of which users may not want or need. As a result, we've separated out all the skin edits to FAQ entries in this forum.

If you want the Google analytics feature on the skins your users use, you will need to add it using the above instructions.

I believe Google has updated the Analytics code. This is the code they gave me and said it needs to be placed right before the </body> tag.

The XXXXXXX is your account ID.

Twisted, yes you're correct. That is the newer format.

Can this skin edit be updated for the new google analytics code?

If needed, I#d like to see an update too. Cheers

Just edit the spider skin and any skins you added the code to after install with the new code. Make sure to use your account number as I don't think the settings in ACP will edit new code yet.

Just so it is posted here;

Replace old script in header template



With the new Tracker



Acct will still update via AC

<if="$this->ipsclass->vars['seo_google_urchin']">
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("{$this->ipsclass->vars['seo_google_urchin']}");
pageTracker._initData();
pageTracker._trackPageview();
</script>
</if>

This looks like it works. I'll know in a day if google is collecting data.

Hmm, google analytics isnt working. Wonder if I am banned?

So can any one tell me which code is exactly is working now ??

First post updated

Thanks admin!

I didn't want to put it using the Static News/Announcements method because it was meant for something else and someday I may want to use that feature. Also method #1 put the code snippet at the top of the page before the post entries whereas Google's suggestion is to put it at the bottom of the page before the </body> tag. Method #2 was a good option but if I want to change my skin to refresh my site's look and feel I'd have to do the same thing on each skin that is loaded for my site. I ended up choosing method #3 because it placed the code a lot closer to where Google wants and if I want to change my sites skin I don't have to edit the skin's master page.