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I have a function in my functions file where i output Google Analytics code.

    function mytheme_trackingcode(){
    $mytheme_option = mytheme_get_global_options();
    $tracking_code = $mytheme_option['tracking_code_head'];
    if($tracking_code){
        echo '$tracking_code';
    }
}
add_action('wp_head', 'mytheme_trackingcode');

The problem is that the output comes right after the tag. I'm not sure what the problem is? wp_head is placed last in head-section.

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Can you post the portion of the code that does wp_head()? – m0r7if3r Mar 18 '12 at 17:15
i'm not sure i understand your question. wp_head is a core WordPress action. – andeersg Mar 18 '12 at 17:20
Yes, a core action executed by wp_head(), which must be called at the correct time by your theme...typically in header.php. – m0r7if3r Mar 18 '12 at 17:23

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'$tracking_code' ist just a string. It closes <head> automatically. So, no, it doesn’t come after the head, you just failed to use source view. Firebug and similar tools show just the rendered DOM, that’s not good enough.

Fix: echo $tracking_code;.

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I removed the ' and tried again, but i discovered a new problem, WordPress strips the <script> tags. – andeersg Mar 18 '12 at 17:35
@andeersg No, it doesn’t. I’m 100% sure. – toscho♦ Mar 18 '12 at 18:05
I checked again and tried with the "esc_js" function when i save the code. Then the script tags was included, but the code gets " around the code and it is outputed after body tag. – andeersg Mar 18 '12 at 18:10
Then your save function is wrong, not the output. – toscho♦ Mar 18 '12 at 18:14
I'm googling alot now, but can anyone point me in the direction of the function recommended for saving inline-javascript and outputing it? – andeersg Mar 18 '12 at 18:17
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