Google Analytics’ property ID is the identifier associated with your account and used by Google Analytics to collect the data. You can add your account to your Onescreener site to see who is visiting, from where they are visiting and when. Reviewing this data can help you make more informed marketing and branding decisions.
In order to see the information, you must enter your Google Analytics Tracking ID to your Onescreener account/ site. Here's how:
Part one: Using an existing Google Analytics account (skip to Part two if you do not already have an analytics account)
Part two: Creating a new Google Analytics account
NOTE: In accordance with website privacy policies, we highly suggest that you let your Onescreener visitors know that you are collecting and reviewing their data. You can do this by simply writing "This site uses Google Analytics to track your data" in the About section of your page.
Part one: Using an existing Google Analytics account
If using existing tracking code you will need to update the URL in two places in your Google Universal Analytics account. When ready, paste the Tracking ID into your site.
- From Google Analytics, sign in with your Google (often this is a gmail) account.
- Select the Admin tab.
- Select the Account and Property you wish to edit from the drop down menus.
- Select Property Settings option.
- Set Default URL to https:// and update the URL path.
- Set All Web Site Data under the Default View.
- Click Save button.
- Return to the Admin page and select View Settings under All Website Data drop down menu.
- Set Website’s URL to https and update the URL path.
- Click Save button.
- Return to the Admin page and select Tracking Info under Property section.
- Click on Tracking Code.
- Copy the Tracking ID and paste it into the Add Google Analytics field found in your Onescreener Domain settings (click Publish page to enter settings).
Part two: Creating a new Google Analytics account
If you don’t have a Google Universal Analytics account set up for your site yet, you can do so quite easily.
- From Google Analytics, sign in with your Google (Gmail) account (or sign up for one).
- Click on the Sign up button.
- On the next screen, select the Website tab.
- Select your Tracking Method as Universal Analytics.
- Enter the Account Name.
- Enter the Website Name and the Website URL you want to track (use https://).
- Set Industry Category and Reporting Time Zone.
- Deselect all options under Data Sharing Settings.
- Click the Get Tracking ID button.
- A prompt box will appear, change country/region.
- Read the Google Analytics Terms of Service Agreement and click the I Accept button.
- Copy the Tracking ID.
- Paste the Tracking ID into your Onescreener site.