Adding Stats Tracking Code to Your Site

[Phil McCluskey]

The instructions here are now out of date; analytics and other tracking code can be added via the tracking code link in the manage page.

Ning sites include a handy snapshot of visitor and referral links that you can access through the Manage button; sometimes though you want something that will provide a bit more detail. Adding tracking code for Google Analytics or another stats package is just a case of knowing which file to modify.



For videos and photos sites, the best place to add your tracking code is at the bottom of the file at:



/widgets/video/templates/_shared/page-footer.php or



/widgets/photo/templates/_shared/page-footer.php



for Group sites, the best place to put your tracking code is probably the very top of the file at:



/views/shared/_headerProper.php



Before you make any changes to your site, remember that you can take a snapshot of the current code by going to Edit Source Code > Backup & Restore. If anything unexpected happens, you can always restore that version of the code and try again.