Google Analytics

[Baa]

Tracking Status   Tracking Not InstalledLast checked: 31-Dec-1969 16:00:00 PST

That's a bit of a glaring error message, I put it into google and got the following page

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Analytics/thread?tid=0b189a4f8bee86b2&hl=en

I pasted the code into /public_html/includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_main_page.php it seems to be the only php file with body tags in it, is this correct?

If there are any changes to core code it's preferable to put any changes into an overrides folder (i.e., public_html/includes/templates/(your template name)/common) in case you need to upgrade or do any work on your site. However in instances where you do put it into the main code it's worth keeping a note of what has been changed and where so you can easily repeat it if you need to. Otherwise yes tpl_main_page.php is the right file.

The php file I made with the tracking code in, I uploded to /public_html/includes is this correct?

If your folder structure reads as above public_html/includes .... then yes it's in the right place.

[Bri]

Thanks for the reply Baa. I will see how it goes and if it gets picked up by google and report back any results, if/when

[Bri]

That didn't work, google showing tracking not installed. I have now used a code snippet and put in header.php immediately before then </head> tag and analytics now shows as installed. Will have to wait and see what results it picks up now.

[Bri]

All seems to be working fine now