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: Google Analytics indicates tracking code is not installed I have 4 websites using Google Analytics. Two of them are being tracked perfectly without any problem. The other two however are appearing

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I have 4 websites using Google Analytics. Two of them are being tracked perfectly without any problem. The other two however are appearing as "Tracking Not Installed". It's there, but it's not working for these sites:
evusa.org www.usagreencard.co.uk


It really makes me feel not very confident about using Google Analytics now. If the tracking code appears as "not installed" when it is actually installed, why I should feel sure that the numbers they provide are actually real.

Here's the tracking code for the first site:

<!-- GA -->
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

ga('create', 'UA-49488235-8', 'usagreencard.co.uk');
ga('send', 'pageview');

</script>


And here's the tracking code for the second site:

<!-- GA -->
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

ga('create', 'UA-49488235-7', 'evusa.org');
ga('send', 'pageview');

</script>

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@Annie201

Make sure that you have perfectly copied the code as place in the required areas.See if you are using WordPress use a plugin like Google analytics and directory you can authenticate with that and for blogger you can directly place tracking code like UA-xxxxxxx
in Blogger dashboard>settings>other>google analytics.

And please note it takes nearly 24hrs to get installed.

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@Tiffany637

It's worth checking under Admin -> Property Settings in GA that the default URL is actually the same as the URL of the domain the tracking code is installed on.

I know in the past I've put a placeholder URL in here before launching a site, forgot to change it on launch, and then GA reports no tracking code installed, because there isn't one at the URL you're telling it to look at!

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@Jennifer507

Your tracking code is not within the <head> </head> section of either sites source code. This is where Google stipulates that should add the code, so this could be the reason why it is not tracking.

You can check this yourself by simply viewing your pages source code and searching for the code, you will see it in the body.

You can also the Google Tag Assistant Chrome extension to troubleshoot installation of various Google tags.

However, having said I've seen GA accounts tracking fine even with the code outside of the <head> before; so I would move the tag to the correct position, then report back your findings if its still not tracking.

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