Title: Where is the code installed
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Where is the code installed

 *  Resolved [sckasher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sckasher/)
 * (@sckasher)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-is-the-code-installed/)
 * I can’t find the tracking code anywhere in header.php or footer.php. Where does
   this install the code?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/googleanalytics/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/googleanalytics/)

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 *  [Kevin Sylvestre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinsylvestre/)
 * (@kevinsylvestre)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-is-the-code-installed/#post-3749479)
 * The code gets placed as an action in the ‘wp_head’ area.
 *  [simonco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonco/)
 * (@simonco)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-is-the-code-installed/#post-3749544)
 * Does that mean you cannot see it when viewing page source (forgive my ignorance).
 *  [Sim2K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sim2k/)
 * (@sim2k)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-is-the-code-installed/#post-3749545)
 * Yes you can

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 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Sim2K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sim2k/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-is-the-code-installed/#post-3749545)
 * Status: resolved