How Do I Add or Connect Google Analytics to a Flask Python Website?

Updated by Ashirafu Kibalama on April 15, 2024

"Tracking Your Flask Python Website: A Guide to Adding Google Analytics"

Google Analytics lets website owners track traffic, page views, bounce, and conversion rates.

By analyzing this data, website owners can make informed decisions about improving their website and enhancing the user experience.

Adding Google Analytics to your Flask Python website lets you understand your audience, track conversions, and make data-driven decisions.

Follow our step-by-step guide to integrate Google Analytics into your Flask Python website, from obtaining your tracking ID to integrating the tracking code into your Flask Python templates.

To add Google Analytics tracking to your Flask Python website, you can follow these steps:

11 Steps To Add or Connect Google Analytics to a Flask Python Website

Step 1) Sign Up for Google Analytics:

If you don't have a Google Analytics account, you can sign up at https://analytics.google.com/. Or sign in using your Gmail account if you have one:

Click start measuring:

This page will show:

Step 2) Create an account:

Enter the account details, such as the Python account.

Scroll to the end of the page and click next, i.e. we are leaving the Account Data Sharing Settings as default:

Account Data Sharing Settings:

End of the page and click next:

Step 3) Create a property:

Enter your Property name, such as python example.

Choose your country and currency as your reporting zone.

Then click Next to continue.

Step 4) Describe your business:

Choose your Industry category:

Then click next:

Step 5) Choose your business objectives:

Then Click Create.

Step 6) Accept Google Analytics Terms of Service Agreement:

Accept and then click I accept.

Step 7) Start collecting data:

Choose Web.

Step 8) Set up your web stream:

Enter your website URL: https://pythonexample.online.

Also, enter your Stream name: python website.

Then click Create stream.

Step 9) View your Web stream details and then click view tag instructions:

click view tag instructions

Step 10) Install instructions Manually:

Click install manually.

Copy-paste this code immediately after the <head> element on every page of your website. However, we have the header.html, which is added per page of your Flask Python app.


<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-2ZPF6BH5V1"></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());

  gtag('config', 'G-2ZPF6BH5V1');
</script>

So go to cPanel and Open file manager, open your app files, and finally edit the header.html.

#header.html Before editting

#header.html after editting

Click save changes to save:

Step 11) Finally, Test your Flask Python website (optional):

Click test:

This show successful testing.

Great news! You've successfully integrated Google Analytics into your Flask Python website using only 11 simple steps.

With Google Analytics tracking, you can make informed decisions to optimize your website and user experience and drive conversions. Analyze reports regularly, experiment with different strategies, and refine your approach based on insights.

Leverage information to take your Flask website to new heights. Thanks for connecting Google Analytics to Flask Python!

Please let me know if you found this article helpful. Your feedback is valuable to me.

Thank you, and happy coding!

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