Applying Google Analytics Tracking Code

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  josephrathjen · Member · Oct 9, 2013 at 5:23 pm

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  Google Analytics says you have to paste the “tracking code” into your Home Page. However, I use the upgraded, Columnist Theme where it does not allow you to embed anything into the Home Page. I tried pasting it into each individual post, but Google Analytics is telling me it is not picking it up. Is there any way around this?

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 9, 2013 at 5:26 pm

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  There is no way around it. Google analytics uses javascript, and thus the essential part of the code will always be stripped out here.

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/google-analytics

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  timethief · Member · Oct 9, 2013 at 6:49 pm

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  If you wish to supplement the stats tracking we have from WordPress.com you can us non-JavaScript third party visitor tracking. Scroll down my Popular Posts page to “Visitor Tracking” to locate some options.