History: Google Analytics

            {syntax type="markdown"  editor="wysiwyg"} # Google Analytics

New in ((Tiki11)), just add your account number.

Your account number from Google looks like UA-XXXXXXX-YY. All you need to enter is XXXXXXX-YY

- See also ((PluginGoogleAnalytics)) for the older way.
- A Free / Libre / Open Source alternative is ((Matomo)) (formerly knows as Piwik).
- https://sourceforge.net/p/tikiwiki/code/45260

# Where to place your GA code

## Best practice

Go to **Controls Panels > Look & Feel > Customization (tab)** and enter you Google Analytics account number in input labeled "Google Analytics account number". Save the form and that's it!

##### GTag

If you wish to use latest **gtag.js** for more advance analytics data reports, rather than ga.js, enable "Google Global Site Tag Mode" option right under "Google Analytics account number" form field.

## Note: if the Customization tab isn't visible

You might need to enable advanced preference filters. 
This is found under Control Panels > top leftmost icon (this button appears similar to the "Tesla" logo) > Preference Filters > Advanced.

# Short cut

There are other ways to accomplish the same. This method below may not be best practice to connect your tiki site, yet it works.

## Dot html index file

Create a dot html index file and place your GA code at root. 
So that there is no supersedence issue, when you create your index file add a language extension.

## Example of a shortcut

Your .html file can be named like this: 
index_en.html

Check with your system administrator if your not 100% sure.