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Community Forums › Forums › Archived Forums › General Discussion › Google Analytics not tracking correctly

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Tagged: google analytics, header script

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 8 months ago by Christoph.
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  • November 8, 2015 at 11:56 am #170487
    alcourt324
    Member

    Hi Community.
    I recently switched my theme over to Genesis Framework/ The Fun theme. I moved my GA code into the header script section and now it's no longer tracking correctly. Before switching themes, my GA & Jetpack analytics were almost identical (off by a few hundred at end of month).

    Now - my Jetpack is reporting over 2,500 views per day and Google is reporting less than a 1,000 - it's a huge discrepancy. I can't believe that my traffic dropped by 50%.

    I've tried deleting, adding, and saving the code numerous times to the header script BUT it's simply not working. I rely on GA reports to help me secure sponsored posts so this a scary dilemma for me.

    Any advice is incredibly appreciated, thank you so much!

    http://thejourneyjunkie.com
    November 8, 2015 at 6:43 pm #170512
    Christoph
    Member

    Hi,

    I´m getting this alert when I test your website with the "Tag Assistant by Google" Chrome extension.

    http://screencast.com/t/9DRIJDBgsJv

    Looks like your server is a bit slow to respond:
    https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthejourneyjunkie.com%2F&tab=mobile

    Speed tests with pingdom, gtmetrix and sucuri don't look that great either...


    https://www.christophherr.com | Genesis Customizations | Buy me a coffee

    November 9, 2015 at 9:04 am #170565
    alcourt324
    Member

    Hi Christoph, thanks for the advice!

    But can these issues be affecting my Google Analytics tracking?

    November 9, 2015 at 10:23 am #170575
    Christoph
    Member

    If I understand the alert of the Tag Manager right, it is possible that people are visiting your site but leaving before the google analytics code/pageview hit can be sent to Google. In that case they will not be registered as visitors.

    Maybe open a ticket with your hosting company and ask why the server response time is so slow.


    https://www.christophherr.com | Genesis Customizations | Buy me a coffee

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