Step 3: Confirm Analytics is Correctly Set Up

Most of your Google Analytics data only show up in your Analytics reports at least 24 hours after it occurs. This simply implies that you’ll have to check for the data in any given day 24 hours later. This is to allow Google some time to process all the data being collected and make it ready for your consumption.

If you really want to test this out, install Google Analytics and visit a few pages on your site. You will find that the data regarding your most recent visits and all you did on the site might not have been processed yet by Google Analytics. So, you’ll have to wait at least 24 hours prior to checking your Analytics reports again.

There is a feature in your Google Analytics account through which you can check the Real-Time reports and stats – giving you the most current data as it’s just happening on your site. Though you may not have access to so much of the overall reports expected, you just don’t need to wait several hours before you can see what is currently happening on your site.

With the Real-Time reports, you have an absolute way to confirm truly that you’ve successfully set up Google Analytics on your WordPress site.

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Aussiemuso Premium Plus
Thanks Israel, I have been having trouble with this since October. I have just added the tag to my header in Theme Editing and will see if it works now over the next couple of days.

Your training is excellent.

Lily
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Glad you found it helpful, Lily! Much grateful!

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WilliamBH Premium
Good one Israel .. thank you. Cheers, William.
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@WilliamBH
Much welcome onboard, WilliamBH! Setting up Google Analytics has never been easier. You need to activate your own Universal Meta Tag to your website so you can keep track of real-time traffic that's coming to that site even while you are in bed. Thanks for reading this training piece! See you at the top soonest!

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Crownwole Premium
Nice and informative...thanks Israel,
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@Crownwole
Hey Crownwole, kudos to you for the commitment! You've been awesome and you're always cherished. Setting up Google Analytics is as simple as explained in this tutorial guide and I expected that you would have set up yours properly by now. Thanks for getting back! See you succeed in the online world soon!

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Traveller75 Premium
Sounds simple enough. Thanks

Wayne
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Thanks for reading this and kudos to you for finding it simple! Setting up Google Analytics helps in tracking your site's real-time reports and getting other necessary details such as the number of visitors who visit your site every day, what they do on your site and of that. Thanks for your contribution!

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Paul2012 Premium
Awesome!
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@Paul2012
Thanks for leaving a thought, Thumpsy! Kudos to you for reading this tutorial and for setting up Google Analytics for your WordPress website! From now on, you can begin tracking the progress of your content, the real-time traffic that is coming to your site, the visitors' activities on the site, how long each visitor is staying on your site and the rest. Thanks for visiting!

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