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Location of Google Analytics code in Magento site

Hi everyone,

I have the following script on the pages of my site:

<script>
  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
  })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

  ga('create', 'UA-50223530-1', 'mysite.com');
  ga('send', 'pageview');

</script>

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I've done a complete site search for the above script but cannot find it anywhere in my site files within my Magento built site. I wondered if anyone could tell me where this code being generated from?

Really appreciate any help.

Ray Paseur

Couple of question... Where does it appear in the view source of the HTML documents? How did you search the site or site files - what search string, what libraries, etc? I'm guessing it's part of a template document, but if we know more about what you've tried we may be better able to help figure it out.

Clark Kent

Hi,

Google Analytics is by default provided with Magento, you don't need to add the code yourself. Just go to System > Configuration > Google API > Google Analytics, select the right type, specify your Account Number and you're good to go.

If you want to update the existing code, then follow this path : yourtheme/default/template/googleanalytics/ga.phtml

I hope it will be works for you.

Thanks & regards
Clark Kent

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ASKER

Thanks for the replies,

@Ray Paseur: The code I posted appears just before the closing head tag. There's also another Google Analytics code block just after the opening body tag and that one is being generated dynamically using the Magento Admin Panel at the path indicated by @Clark Kent. So the first block in the head tag is the one that I need to remove as I don't need it any more. I searched the site files both in my local site using Adobe Dreamweaver and I also searched the files on the remote server of the web host. I used UA-50223530-1 as the search string.

Is the above information helpful for you to assist further?

Clark Kent

Hi gwh2,

Please check the Miscellaneous HTML file. Might be google analytic code in it.

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ASKER

Hi, can you let me know the path to the miscellaneous html file? I searched for miscellaneous.html using dreamweaver but there were no search results.

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ASKER

@Clark Kent - thank you so much. That is where the code was found. I really appreciate your help.