How to track multiple wordpress websites with one google analytics account? [closed]

Question

I am using google analytics plug in to track my site. I have also another site. How can I track them individually with one google analytics account? Somewhere I read that, one tracking ID can be used with multiple websites. Another thread says:

There are a maximum of 50 profiles per Analytics Account, and a limit of 25 Analytics Accounts per email address.

What does that mean? I do want to use one email id for tracking all my websites. So do I have to open individual analytics account associated with one gmail or do I have to create multiple analytics profile within one analytics account to track multiple wordpress sites? Hope you can help.

Answer 1

Adnan, do not use the same tracking ID on multiple domains. It will end up mixing your data and you do not want that.

Better to create different profiles under your Analytics Dashboard. You will have one email id to login to Google Analytics, but once you login, you will see multiple sites in your Dashboard. Each site will have a different tracking ID.

Answer 2

Using the same tracking ID for multiple websites will mix up your data together, as if they were one website! That's why you can create separate properties for the one account.

Properties under the same account have the same base tracking ID, but with a number appended to the end. For example: UA-XXXXXXXX-1, UA-XXXXXXXX-2, and UA-XXXXXXXX-3

You can read more about profiles, properties, and accounts on the Google Analytics Help.