How to Add Google Analytics to wordpress.com Blog

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  stev3nm · Member · Jan 10, 2014 at 2:30 am

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  Is there anyway to use Google Analytics for my blog? Where do I paste the “TRACKING CODE”?

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Jan 10, 2014 at 5:51 am

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  Can I use Google Analytics?
  No, Google Analytics cannot be used on WordPress.com blogs at this time. http://en.support.wordpress.com/stats/#additional-info

  No. There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.com blogs.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  See here for a full comparison WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase here that provides FTP access and the ability to install plugins and or any third party themes.
  If you want FTP access and to install plugins or third party themes into a site then you will have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install.

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  txpost · Member · Jan 10, 2014 at 5:53 am

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  WordPress.com doesn’t currently support Google Analytics, but they do offer built-in stats. You can view your stats by clicking on the Stats tab on the WordPress.com homepage, or by clicking the stats link in the grey admin bar at the top of your site.

  Check out the support documentation on stats here:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/stats/

  You may also be interested in some of the webmaster tools available:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/