Embeding Google Analytics tracking ID and script in my WordPress.com blog

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  mcrohio · Member · Jul 19, 2013 at 3:19 pm

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  I want to add it to my WordPress.com blog to my Google Analytics account but cannot figure out where to imbed the tracking ID and the script.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  tipuvs · Member · Jul 20, 2013 at 1:51 am

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  <script>
    (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
    (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
    m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
    })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
  
    ga('create', 'UA-42058349-1', 'wordpress.com');
    ga('send', 'pageview');
  
  </script>

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  auxclass · Member · Jul 20, 2013 at 1:57 am

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  @mcrohio – script is stripped out for security reasons – GA can’t be used on blogs here – you can use other third party stats if they use plain html code, Site Meter is one popular program.

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  mcrohio · Member · Jul 20, 2013 at 2:05 pm

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  Thanks for your response! I tried Site Meter but had the same problem as with WordPress: I can’t find access to my template’s code. So my issue is more basic than your response assumes. Can you help at that level?

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  auxclass · Member · Jul 20, 2013 at 2:33 pm

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  Site Meter works – I use it on my site – you need the plain html version of code – put the code in a Text Widget

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  mcrohio · Member · Jul 20, 2013 at 7:38 pm

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  Thanks again.
  Problem solved. As usual I was making a simple thing hard.

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  auxclass · Member · Jul 21, 2013 at 12:11 am

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  You be welcome