Title: google analytics – where to put code? Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # google analytics – where to put code? * [motionid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motionid/) * (@motionid) * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-where-to-put-code/) * Wanting to use google analytics. Wondering where I should put the code so I can see the results. Anyone know? Cheers, Sean. Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-where-to-put-code/#post-282930) * In header template. * [chaaban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chaaban/) * (@chaaban) * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-where-to-put-code/#post-282931) * someone just asked this question today … * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/49392](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/49392) * also google tell you where to place it : * > Copy the following code block into every webpage you want to track. > Click > in the box below to select all code. Next, copy it. Then, paste the code segment > after the , tags and before the tag on each page you are > planning to track. * in your themes header.php should be fine … * [NuclearMoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nuclearmoose/) * (@nuclearmoose) * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-where-to-put-code/#post-282932) * This raises an important point about the structure of WordPress and its theme system. * If I wanted to use Google Analytics, or any other kind of web service that requires a similar call to a remote script, then I have to duplicate the call in all of the themes I wish to use. Is there a way to set this up so that I can store my links to remote services like this external to the themes? This is too much maintenance to bother with, otherwise. * [estjohn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/estjohn/) * (@estjohn) * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-where-to-put-code/#post-282934) * could you put the code itself in a .js file or a php file and have it called somwhere in your header? then when called, would run whateve ryou put in the file whether it is that or another? * [Joshua Sigar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphaoide/) * (@alphaoide) * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-where-to-put-code/#post-282935) * Too much maintenance if you switch theme everyday. In that case, a plugin that utilize the hook `wp_head` can maintain a single source that could be included in any active theme. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-where-to-put-code/#post-282939) * If you don’t want to edit your theme, try one of these plugins: * [http://mycvs.org/archives/2005/11/14/google-analytics-wordpress-plugin/](http://mycvs.org/archives/2005/11/14/google-analytics-wordpress-plugin/) * [http://blog.thedt.net/2005/11/14/google-analytics-plugin/](http://blog.thedt.net/2005/11/14/google-analytics-plugin/) Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘google analytics – where to put code?’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) * 6 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-analytics-where-to-put-code/#post-282939) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics