Help Use an analytics service

With Proseful, you can easily track and report your blog's traffic with an analytics service, such as Google Analytics or Simple Analytics.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google. Follow these steps to integrate Google Analytics with your Proseful blog.

1. Create a Google Analytics property

To track your blog's traffic using Google Analytics, you'll need a Google Analytics account and property:

  1. Go to https://www.google.com/analytics to sign up for a new Google Analytics account, or log in if you already have one.

  2. Follow Google's instructions to set up a property.

  3. Copy your property's Tracking ID; it's formatted like UA-XXXXX-X.

2. Add your Google Analytics tracking ID to Proseful

To add your Google Analytics tracking ID to your Proseful blog:

  1. From your Proseful dashboard, go to Blog settings.

  2. In the Analytics > Google Analytics tracking ID field, paste the tracking ID copied previously.

  3. Click Save changes.

3. Verify that tracking is working

To verify that your blog's traffic is being tracked by Google Analytics:

  1. Visit your blog.

  2. In a different browser tab, open Google Analytics and go to Real-Time > Overview.

  3. You should see your visit being registered on the Overview report.

Simple Analytics

Simple Analytics is simple, clean and privacy-focused analytics service. Follow these steps to integrate Simple Analytics with your Proseful blog.

1. Create a Simple Analytics account

To track your blog's traffic using Simple Analytics, you'll need a Simple Analytics account:

  1. Go to https://simpleanalytics.io to sign up for a new Simple Analytics account, or log in if you already have one.

  2. Copy the Simple Analytics tracking script.

2. Add your Simple Analytics tracking script to Proseful

To add the Simple Analytics tracking script to your Proseful blog:

  1. From your Proseful dashboard, go to Blog settings.

  2. In the Code injection > Footer code field, paste the tracking script copied previously.

  3. Click Save changes.

3. Verify that tracking is working

To verify that your blog's traffic is being tracked by Simple Analytics:

  1. Visit your blog.

  2. In a different browser tab, open the Simple Analytics dashboard.

  3. You should see your visit being registered on the dashboard.

Other analytics service

To use another analytics service with Proseful, follow these general steps:

  1. Find and copy your analytics service's tracking code.

  2. From your Proseful dashboard, go to Blog settings.

  3. In the Code injection > Footer code field, paste the analytics service's tracking code.

  4. Click Save changes.