Day #12… Big “how-to” today… this is a question I get a lot… how to add google analytics code to your WordPress powered blog without a plugin or crazy coding. THis is easy and simple and let’s you take advantage of all the benefits Google Analytics has to offer.
Names Dropped:
Google Analytics:
http://analytics.google.com





Good screencast James!
For most of the WordPress sites I design I implement this basic Google Analytics function into functions.php to keep things lightweight and not dependent on plugins. The only extra feature added to Google Analytics is 404 error tracking, which I always add.