Using Django to install Google Analytics tracking code

Question

AIM

Using Django to install Google Analytics.

PROBLEM

It isn't clear to me if I need to apply the following lines to ALL the templates I am interested in tracking or just to index.html.

{% load google_analytics_tags %}
<div style="display:none">
    <img src="{% google_analytics %}" width="0" height="0" />
</div>

If the answer is that by simply pasting it into index.html would add it to all my existing templates, how can I exclude the pages I don't want any tracking from?

I am following the steps from: https://pypi.org/project/django-google-analytics-app/

Thanks in advance for your help.

user3778137 · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-03 16:49:28Z

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The best way would be to create a seperate template called analytics.html and put your analytics code in this file then add the line

{% include "analytics.html" %}

to the files you want to track analytics for.

answered Feb 3, 2020 at 16:49

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Joehat Over a year ago

In that template called analytics.html I would paste the code exactly as it is in my question right? Including {% load google_analytics_tags %} ?

user3778137 Over a year ago

@Joehat I see that you are using pypi.org/project/django-google-analytics-app I have not personally used this library but according to their documentation seems like it should work.

Joehat Over a year ago

I forgot to include the link to the question. I've just edited it. From that same link, in step 3. would I paste (r'^djga/', include('google_analytics.urls')), as it is in urls.py or should I paste it inside something else and in step 4. where would GOOGLE_ANALYTICS = { 'google_analytics_id': 'xxx', } go? Is it in settings.py ? Thanks you for help!

user3778137 Over a year ago

yes, you are right, the first part goes in urls.py and second in settings.py

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