How to set up Google Analytics on Joomla pages?

Sometimes Joomla is complicated, sometimes simple.

 

A frequently asked question is: "How can I add Google Analytics to my Joomla website"?

Google Analytics is a free web tool for analysing visitors to a particular website. The use of Google Analytics is highly recommended for the commercial use of websites. Google Analytics shows important data about the Joomla website such as the number of visitors and where they come from.

It is very easy to add Google Analytics to Joomla 1.5 or Joomla 1.0.1x:

• Register at http://www.google.com/analytics/de-DE/sign_up.html with Google Analytics and set up an account.

• Add the Google Analytics code to the Joomla template (simply add the Google Analytics code in a new HTML 'module' somewhere visible)