Install Simple Analytics on GoDaddy

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Follow the steps below to add the Simple Analytics script to your GoDaddy website. This script will help in tracking the analytics of your website. Make sure to set the height to 1px in the HTML section while following these steps.

1. Login to Your GoDaddy Account
   • Navigate to GoDaddy’s website and log into your account.
   • Click on your profile name in the upper right-hand corner and select My Products.
2. Access Your Website
   • Under the My Products tab, find the website you want to add the analytics script to and click Manage.
3. Enter the Website Builder
   • Once in your website dashboard, click on Edit Site to enter the Website Builder.
4. Access the HTML section
   • Locate the Add Section button typically found on the right side or bottom of the editor.
   • Choose the HTML section from the list of available sections.
5. Adjust HTML section height
   • Set the height of the HTML section to 1px. This ensures that the script section does not affect your webpage’s layout.
6. Insert the script

   • Now, copy the script below and paste it into the HTML section:

     <script type="text/javascript">
     // Simple Analytics script for GoDaddy Sites
     // Fill in your hostname and the path for every page on your GoDaddy site
     // If your page is https://example.com/ then the hostname is "example.com" and the path is "/"
     // If your page is https://example.com/blog then the hostname is "example.com" and the path is "/blog"
     var hostname = "yoursite.godaddysites.com";
     var path = "/";
           
     // Do not change anything below this line
     function goDaddyPathOverwriter() { return path; }
           
     var script = document.createElement("script");
     script.src = "https://scripts.simpleanalyticscdn.com/latest.js";
     script.setAttribute("data-hostname", hostname);
     script.setAttribute("data-path-overwriter", "goDaddyPathOverwriter");
     document.head.appendChild(script);
     </script>
     

     Make sure to replace yoursite.godaddysites.com with your own website name. Omit https:// and www. in the hostname variable. The path is unique to every page you have. / is for the homepage, /contact could be your “Contact us” page. The part var hostname = "..."; stays the same for every page.

7. Save and publish
   • After inserting the script, click on Done to exit the HTML editor.
   • Click on Publish in the upper right-hand corner to make the changes live.
8. Redo for all pages
   • Do this for every page you want to track. Make sure to update the path in the script for every page.

Your GoDaddy website should now have the Simple Analytics script running, which will collect data based on the parameters you’ve set in the script.