How To Exclude Your Own Visits From Google Analytics

Exclude your own visits or clicks from Google Analytics is a best option to refine your analytical reports. If you want to exclude any specific IP address or your own traffic or page views form Google analytics report then there is a really simple way to make sure Google Analytics doesn't count the visits coming from your own computer. In this post I am going to show you an easy way through custom filters that you can make sure you are not inflating your own numbers. So follow these below steps and get the job done.

Steps to exclude your own visits from Google Analytics

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How to add Google Universal analytics to WordPress

In this post I am going to show you how to add Google Universal analytics to your WordPress blog We all know Google Analytics is a most popular web tool provided by Google. Universal Analytics is the new version of analytics which was launched last year from Google. It brings in a new tracking code which facilitates to track a user's behavior among different devices and lot of new features. Below are the simple steps to add Google Universal analytics to your website.

Steps to add Google Universal Analytics to WordPress website manually

1 Sign in to your Google Analytics account and click on Admin tab. 

2 Click on Tracking info option and then click on Tracking code. See the image below.

3 Now copy the tracking code and paste it to a notepad file.

4 Login to your WordPress site

5 Click on Appearance -> Editor

6 Open Header.php file located on the right side of the Window.

7 Locate closing </head> tag and paste the code snippet just above it.

8 Click on Update file button.

Now the code has been successfully added to your website.

Please follow these below steps if you want to add Google Universal Analytics through a plugin.

Steps to add Google Universal analytics to WordPress blog through Plugin

1 Login to your WordPress site

2 Click on Plugins -> Add new

3 Type Google Universal Analyitcs on the search box and click on Search plugins button.

4 Locate the plugin from the list

5 Click on Install Now link and activate the plugin

Now configure it

6 Turn status button ‘ON’ and add the web property ID from Google Analytics (UA-XXXXXX-X)  and click on save changes button.

If you have followed these above steps, Google Universal Analytics plugin should now be installed. The information may take some time to appear in your Analytics account.

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How to Add Google Analytics to Blogger

Google Analytics is a most popular web service provided by Google. It provides you valuable data like website’s traffic, traffic resources, conversions and sales. Google Analytics can track visitors from all sources, including search engines and social networks, direct visits and referring sites. It is the most widely used as website statistic tool. The most interesting thing is like other Google services you can use Google Analytics for free for your blog or website. In this article I will guide you how to add Google Analytics to Blogger.

Steps to add Google Analytics to Blogger

1 Go to Google Analytics

2 Now sign in with your Google or Gmail account and click on Access Google Analytics button.

3 Click on Sign up button on the next page.

4 Fill out the required information and click on Getting Tracking ID button at the bottom of the page.

5 Now Copy the tracking code displayed in the large box.

6 Sign in to Blogger. And go to the Blogger’s Template -> Edit HTML

Click on 'Download Full Template' to save your template. It is always a good practice to back up your template before you make any changes

7 Now find closing </body> HTML tag using Ctrl+F , paste the tracking code just before it.

8 Click 'Save Template' to save the changes you have made.

Back to your Google Analytics page and refresh it. Wait 24 hours to check the tracking results.

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