Google Analytics tracking quesry

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  giuseppealby · Member · Oct 10, 2015 at 8:01 pm

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  I’m wondering if by purchasing a theme from a developer outside of WP I will be able to add Analytics tracking.
  Thanks

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  timethief · Member · Oct 10, 2015 at 8:06 pm

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  No and you cannot upload any third party themes at all.

  WordPress.COM runs Google Analytics on our blogs, but only those who pay for a $299. per year US for the Business upgrade bundle can view them. Business bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/

  Google Analytics for WordPress.com Business sites http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/google-analytics-for-wordpress-com-business-sites/

  You cannot install any custom theme or any third party theme into any wordpress.COM hosted blog and there is no upgrade that changes that. You are confusing WordPress.ORG software with WordPress.COM hosted blogs.

  There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > Themes
  See: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

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  giuseppealby · Member · Oct 10, 2015 at 8:10 pm

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  Thanks

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  timethief · Member · Oct 10, 2015 at 8:12 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes.

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  giuseppealby · Member · Oct 10, 2015 at 8:14 pm

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  Last thing…

  What in your opinion is the cheapest option to have a WP blog capable of Analytics tracking?

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  timethief · Member · Oct 10, 2015 at 8:18 pm

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  There is no alternative when it comes to wordpress.COM hosted blogs. You either purchase the Business upgrade for $299 US per year or you don’t have access to Google Analytics.

  This is the wordpress.COM support forum. We provide support only for WordPress.COM hosted blogs. You can run Google Analytics free of charge on any wordpress.ORG install. With an install you have to pay for we hosting http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

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  giuseppealby · Member · Oct 10, 2015 at 8:19 pm

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  Got it.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 10, 2015 at 8:22 pm

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  You’re welcome. :)