Add Google Analytics to Duda

Once your Duda website is up and running, you will want to monitor and improve its performance- and Google Analytics can help! Here is how you can add Google Analytics to your Duda website, step by step.

Let's dive in!

Before we dig in I want to show you something. I promise it's worth it...

Google Analytics is great, but also complex and a bit clunky. If you just want a straightforward dashboard with the insights you need, GA is not a great place to start. Additionally, Google doesn't care about privacy and GA requires an annoying cookie banner.

That's why I built Simple Analytics, a privacy-friendly and simple analytics tool - no personal data, no cookies, just the insights you need in a straightforward dashboard.

Here is how it looks vs GA. Feel free to check our live analytics to get an idea for your project. (It is free btw)

All right, enough about us. Now let's get into answering your question!

Can you spot the difference between the dashboards?

Set Up Google Analytics 4

Before integrating Google Analytics with your Duda site, you need to have a GA property set up. Here's how to set it up:

Visit the Google Analytics website and sign in with your Google account. If you don't have an account, you'll need to create one.
Once signed in, click to create a new property. Make sure to select "Web" as your platform type.
Follow the prompts to add your website details. After completing the setup, Google will provide you with a Measurement ID (formatted as "G-XXXXXXXXXX"). Note this ID, as you'll need it for integrating GA with your Duda website.

Integrate Google Analytics with Your Duda Site

Duda allows for easy integration of Google Analytics without the need to directly edit your site's HTML code. Follow these steps to add GA to your Duda website:

Log in to your Duda account and navigate to the dashboard of the website you wish to integrate with Google Analytics.
From the dashboard, access the "Settings" menu.
Look for the "Analytics" section.
Enter your Google Analytics Measurement ID (the "G-" ID you obtained earlier) into the correct field.
Save your changes.

Verify the Integration

After adding your Google Analytics Measurement ID to your Duda website, it's important to verify that GA is correctly tracking your site's traffic. You can do this by:

Visiting your website after adding the GA ID to generate some data.
Logging into your Google Analytics account and navigating to the Realtime report section to see if your visit is being tracked.

Create New Properties (Optional)

To monitor multiple websites, create new properties and use a different Measurement ID for each website. This prevents GA from conflating the data.

Final Thoughts

Adding Google Analytics to your website can give you great insights. However, ask yourself: is Google Analytics the right tool for you?

GA is an overpowered solution for straightforward analytics. If you're looking for a simple and intuitive dashboard with the insights you need, there are better alternatives. Yes, I’m talking about my own product (Simple Analytics), but there are others out there as well.

I hated using Google Analytics for my projects. It's clunky, there are hundreds of dashboards and it doesn't look appealing. Also Google doesn't care about privacy or ethics. That's why I decided to build my own and more intuitive web analytics tool.

If this resonates with you, feel free to give Simple Analytics a spin. You just need to add the script to your website and off you go. This takes about one minute- and there is a free version as well!

Enjoy!