How to Install Google Analytics Tracking Code - Top Blogs

How to Install Google Analytics Tracking Code on Multiple Blogs

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How to Install Google Analytics - WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, Joomla

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Customize Color Scheme for Graphene WordPress Template

I recently discovered how to take an existing WordPress theme and customize the colors to match an existing design on a web site.  If you have a standard web site without blog functionality, you can add a blog to your site and update the overall design to create continuity between your main page and your blog. 

The following instructions will help you understand how to view CSS attributes so you may edit or change them. 

Before you get started, it's recommended to create a child theme rather than edit directly into your template.  This will allow you to only change what's required and it's easy to make non-destructible changes.

Download CSS Viewing Tool:

Step 1:  Download Firebug
Step 2:  View the bug icon in the lower right hand of your screen
Step 3:  Select the arrow/rectangle icon in the header
Step 4:  View the element in the main screen and the CSS attributes in the right
Step 5:  Test out changes for color directly in the browser
Step 6:  Copy CSS changes to your main CSS file on your server

Best WordPress Plugins for Adsense Blogs

After setting up several Law related blogs, I have found that the following Adsense plugin for Wordpress makes blog sustainment easy, fast, and effective.  By adding Adsense to your blog, you can earn income when users on your site click on ads.  Once you have one Adsense account, you can add Adsense on multiple sites.

This plugin is easy to use and set up in five minutes or less. You can also update color schemes, the size of the ads, number of ads per page, and the type of add (text, image, text, text and image), and ad placement options.  If you don't already have an Adsense account and you would like to get one, I have found that getting a Blogger account from Google and then adding Adsense is the fastest way to approval.  Blogger blogs from Google are a nice addition to any Lawyer marketing plan and it's free and easy to set up.  You can use this site to write articles and refer readers to your main web site.  Approval may take a few days.

To Get an Adsense Account:

1. Sign up for a Blogger Account
2. Login to Blogger
3. Click "Monetize" on your dashboard
4. Click "Sign up for Adsense"

Once you have your Adsense account, you can add your Adsense ID by going to your Adsense panel on the "Home" tab and in the sidebar "Account Settings."  For example, pub-1234567890123456.

The exact appearance of the ad will vary depending on your WordPress template.  Including examples of the various configurations.

Single Image Ad:
 

One Text Ad:

Two Text Ads:

One Vertical Ad:

How to Install Wordpress Blog on StartLogic Host

How to Install a Wordpress Blog on Startlogic Host

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

You can install a WordPress Blog in less than 15 minutes on StartLogic hosting. Just follow the steps below and you can create a new website blog or add a blog to your existing web site. No coding is required.

Steps

1. Login to StartLogic vDeck [1]
   
2. View your VDeck control panel. To customize your blog you will need to visit File Manager, Domain Central, and Wordpress.
   
3. Determine where you want your blog. To create a new file structure, navigate to the File Manager option. Do you want to use a new domain name? Add a file folder for your blog in your public_html folder. If this blog will be a new directory, create a new folder, click the paper icon at the top with the green + sign. If you want your blog to be on your home page off your site, add a new directory under your root folder and create the sub folder. Many webmasters will create the name “blog.”
   
4. If you are using a new domain name that has not been activated yet, navigate to Domain Central and update your “Pointers” from “Parked” to “Home Directory” or “Subdirectory.” If you already have a site that is live, choose “Subdirectory.”
   
5. Go back to your control panel and select Wordpress, you will see the following screen for “Introducing Simple Scripts.” Click Continue to Simple Scripts.
   
6. Within Simple scripts, select WordPress under blogs in the first column.
   
7. Click Install Brand New Version.
   
8. You will select the location of where WordPress will be installed. Make sure the server path is the location of your website. If you have a subdomain for your main site http://www.yourwebsite.com/blog then you will add blog to the text box to the right of your domain name.
   

Article provided by wikiHow, a wiki how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Install a Wordpress Blog on Startlogic Host. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.

Google Analytics for Wordpress

Do you already have Google Analytics installed on your company web page?  Have you recently added a blog?  Adding Google Analytics to your blog can help you analyze all incoming traffic and visitors to your web page.

The following instructions will allow you to install Google Analytics on your WordPress site in less than five minutes with no coding.

• Step 1: Download Google Analytics for WordPress here
• Step 2:  Unzip the file and place on your desktop
• Step 3:  Move the entire folder (google-analytics-for-wordpress) to wp-content>plugins folder by uploading or using an FTP program
• Step 4:  Login to your wordpress blog http://www.yourblogname.com/wp-admin and navigate to plugins (left hand menu)
• Step 5:  Choose activate for google-analytics-for-wordpress
• Step 6:  Configure settings for a new sitemap or manually enter your UA code from your main web site. 
• Step 7:  Log into your Google Analytics account 24 hours after installation to confirm it's reporting data