Use Google Analytics as WordPress Blog Statistic Provider
Google Analytics is claimed as the most accurate site statistic provider. 
Therefore, I give a try to install it in this Online Knowledge Blog even tough my blog is already installed “Wordpress stat” plugin as trusty statistic provider for my blog. It is also that there is no harm for this blog if test Google Analytics. By having Google Analytics in this blog, I can compare the both result from Wordpress stat and Google Analytics. It allows me to rate effectiveness of “Wordpress stats” plugin. You must already aware that It is hard to rate some system if we do not have other system to compare with it. So, I install Google Analytics in this blog.
Google Analytics Installation
- Go to Google Analytics site
- Click “Access Analytics” button
- Click “+ Add new Account” button
- Click “Sign Up” button
- Fill “Website’s URL”, “Account Name”, “Time zone country or territory”, and “Time Zone”
- Click “Continue” button
- Fill “Last Name”, “First Name”, “Phone Number”, and “Country and territory”
- Click “Continue” button
- Read the TOS and check “Yes, I agree to the above terms and conditions” box
- Click “Create New Account” button
- Copy tracking code that gives by Google Analytics
- Go to my “site admin” page blog
- Click “Appearance” tab
- Click “Current Theme Options”
- Paste Google Analytics tracking code in “Web Analytics” form
- Click “Save Changes” button
- Go back to Google Analytics page
- Click “Finish” button
Ok, Google Analytics already installed in this Online Knowledge blog so i already have another statistic provider for this blog. I hope it can give statistic that better describes this blog condition. Btw, it is because my blog use the great NeoEase WordPress Theme that I no need to put big effort to customize some code in blog theme template. I only need do copy, paste, and save. What an easy blogging life. Thanks to NeoEase WordPress Theme. 
Conclusion
Put the Google Analytics code depend on what theme that you use. It may need some code customizing to add Google Analytics code. Also that Google Analytics needs some time to provide statistic result. It usually need one day for all blog statistics finally appears. So, just enjoy your routine blog activities before the statistics appears.
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I use both Analytics AND statcounter. With statcounter I am able to get up to the second details so I know exactly who is doing what when.
Yeah, i think almost all blogger use real time statistic beside google analytics.
@Carl
I have a hard enough time obsessing over google analytics, I can’t imagine how bad it would be if I had up to the second details.
Google Analytics is a great tool. I also have the Stat Press plug-in installed. It has a lot of useful functions
Yeah, I already heard about how good stat press can be, but not yet try it.
another good option is to paste the code directly in footer file.
Hem… I may try it if i change the theme. Thanks for the idea.
thanks for suggestion. I am using stat counter.com site for stat of my blog but now i try google analytics
yes, you should try google analytic
I have Google Analytics installed and it seems to work good, I will check into adding the WordPress plugin as well so I too can do a comparison. Thanks for the advise!
You’re welcome my friend.
Till I read your post I didn’t pay much attention to Google Analytics. I thought that the service was useless.
But when I saw its results, its are far better than Sitemeter and some other Wordpress plugins that we use. Google rocks……
Yeah, you should have it because Google analytics can give great description for your blog.
Google Analytics is actually pretty amazing. I’m not sure bloggers really know how to use it well. There’s so much there, you can really find almost anything you need.
It’s not real time but I’m ok with data being a day behind.
Yeah, i agree with you. I am also still learning how to use all feature in google analytics.
Google Analytics is awesome. I love digging deep in to my blog stats to figure out where my main traffic sources are and what keywords people use to find me in the search engines. This is essential for any blogger because it helps you analyze what’s working and what’s not.
Matt
Yeah, sure that we can improve our blog base on google analytics data.
Must have tools for all Webmaster I guess.
Yes, a must have tool.
Hi Dana,
I’m using Stat Press but I wanted to install google analytics too. Is there any problem in having installed both?
Thanks a lot for this detailed list of step to install it. Very useful.
Regards
There is no problem to use both of it because google analytics is not a plugin like Stat Press.
I personally use WP-stats and Google analytics both. I’m impressed at how quickly and accurate WP-stats is when compared with Google Analytics. For beginners, Wp-stats is probably enough, but analytics gives a lot of awesome information about the people browsing.
Using analytics it is much easier to track traffic and user patterns. Good stuff and as always, easy to understand directions.
Yeah, I use analytics for more deep analyzing and WP-stats for real time statistic.
I’ve been using Google Analytics when I first started my blog, and I also installed Statpress few days ago. I realized that there is a lot of discrepancy between Google Analytics and statpress, in term of the referrer site and traffic, says Google Analytics shows 200 UV today but statpress shows 600 UV today.
But I believe that Google Analytics will take president instead of statpress, when you show your traffic, you show Google Analytics because that’s the tool that people trust.
Regards,
Lee
Yeah, I already aware that many blogger use Google Analytics stats when they post about their blog statistic result.
Google Analytics is still the best tool to track web usage for me.
Yeah, Google analytics give more complete result for me.
I use google analytics on my blog and I have to say It’s A Must.
Every blogger should be using it and put the information and statistics to good use.
sure, it is a must have tools for blogger.
I thought the post made some good points on Use Google Analytics, On a related topic if i need to get data I use python for simple html extracting data, but for larger projects like files, the web, or documents i tried extracting data which worked great, they build quick custom web scrapers, extracting data, and data parsing programs
Thanks for the info, i will check it.