How to Insert Analytics Code in WordPress

1. Navigate to the Google Analytics website in your Web browser. Enter your email address and password to log in. If you have not created a Google Analytics account, follow the instructions on the page to create an account and proceed to the Google Analytics homepage.
2. Click the 'Add New Profile' link in the upper-right corner of the page. If you have already created a Google Analytics profile for your website, skip to step five.

3. Click the field under the words 'Please provide the URL of the site you would like to track.' Type the address of your website, such as 'www.mywebsite.com.' Select your nation and time zone using the drop-down menus below.
4. Click 'Finish.' This brings you to a new page displaying the Google Analytics tracking code for your website.
5. Open a new browser window or tab, and navigate to the dashboard for your WordPress website. Expand the 'Plugins' menu on the left side, and then click 'Add New.'
6. Click the text field near the top of the page, and type 'Google Analytics for WordPress.' Press 'Enter.'
7. Click the 'Install Now' link under 'Google Analytics for WordPress' on the search results page.
8. Click 'OK.'
9. Click 'Activate Plugin.' This activates the plugin and returns you to the plugins list for your website.
10. Click the red 'Select Which Analytics Profile to Track' link near the top of the page.
11. Click the 'Click here to authenticate with Google' button. This brings you to Google and displays a message explaining your WordPress website is requesting access to your Google account.
12. Click 'Grant Access.' This returns you to the configuration page for Google Analytics for WordPress.
13. Click the drop-down menu next to 'Account,' and select the Google Analytics account you want to associate with your website.
14. Click the drop-down menu next to 'Profile,' and select the name of your website.
15. Click the blue 'Update Google Analytics Settings' button. This activates Google Analytics tracking for your website.