{"id":34609,"date":"2018-12-04T21:09:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T21:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certificationanswers.com\/?p=34609"},"modified":"2025-01-01T20:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T20:19:54","slug":"where-should-the-analytics-tracking-code-be-placed-in-the-html-of-a-webpage-for-data-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certificationanswers.com\/en\/where-should-the-analytics-tracking-code-be-placed-in-the-html-of-a-webpage-for-data-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Where should the Analytics tracking code be placed in the HTML of a webpage for data collection?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where should the Analytics tracking code be placed in the HTML of a webpage for data collection?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Just before the closing &lt;\/body&gt; tag<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Just after the opening &lt;head&gt; tag<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Just before the closing &lt;\/head&gt; tag<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Just after the opening &lt;body&gt; tag<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Just before the closing &lt;\/body&gt; tag of your website<\/li>\n<li>Just after the opening &lt;body&gt; tag of your website<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Just before the closing &lt;\/head&gt; tag of your website<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Just after the opening &lt;head&gt; tag of your website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<div class=\"dcb-te-answer-option-box dcb-te-answer-option-box-first ng-star-inserted\">\n<div class=\"ui-input-radio\"><label class=\"ui-input-radio-container\" for=\"ui-input-radio-224\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-input-radio-info\"><span id=\"ui-input-radio-224-label\" class=\"ui-input-radio-label ui-typography-body\">Just after the opening tag<\/span><span id=\"ui-input-radio-224-description\" class=\"ui-input-radio-subtitle ui-typography-subtitle\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcb-te-answer-option-box ng-star-inserted\">\n<div class=\"ui-input-radio\"><label class=\"ui-input-radio-container\" for=\"ui-input-radio-225\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-input-radio-info\"><span id=\"ui-input-radio-225-label\" class=\"ui-input-radio-label ui-typography-body\">Just after the opening tag<\/span><span id=\"ui-input-radio-225-description\" class=\"ui-input-radio-subtitle ui-typography-subtitle\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcb-te-answer-option-box ng-star-inserted\">\n<div class=\"ui-input-radio\"><label class=\"ui-input-radio-container\" for=\"ui-input-radio-226\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-input-radio-info\"><span id=\"ui-input-radio-226-label\" class=\"ui-input-radio-label ui-typography-body\">Just before the closing tag<\/span><span id=\"ui-input-radio-226-description\" class=\"ui-input-radio-subtitle ui-typography-subtitle\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcb-te-answer-option-box dcb-te-answer-option-box-last ng-star-inserted\">\n<div class=\"ui-input-radio\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><label class=\"ui-input-radio-container\" for=\"ui-input-radio-227\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-input-radio-info\"><span id=\"ui-input-radio-227-label\" class=\"ui-input-radio-label ui-typography-body\">Just before the closing tag<\/span><\/span><\/label><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Explanation:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You just need to paste the entire snippet into the HTML on your web pages, just before the closing &lt;\/head&gt;tag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This is a confusing question. Please note that the correct answer is \u201cJust before the closing &lt;\/head&gt; tag\u201d at the current version of Google Analytics Individual Qualification Exam in English. We will update this file if\/when it changes. Note that in Google Analytics Academy assessments a correct answer is different to the same question -Just after the opening &lt;head&gt; tag. Moreover, if you take GAIQ exam in French the correct answer is also \u201cJust after the opening &lt;head&gt; tag\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In both\u00a0scenarios\u00a0GA code will be render blocking and will slow down your website. The best solution is to host analytics locally and put tracking code in the footer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Read more here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/1008080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/answer\/1008080<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where should the Analytics tracking code be placed in the HTML of a webpage for data collection? 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