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Sean Pierce Sumler
Sean Pierce Sumler
18,968 Points
Posted by Sean Pierce Sumler
Sean Pierce Sumler
18,968 Points

linking to Google analytics from a script src

Just curious-

Let's say I don't want to clutter or see the google analytics script code that I was provided to nest in my website. Could I place the code into a file named js/analytics.js, then link that to my page using a script tag in my HTML markup?

Is this bad practice, or totally acceptable?

Thanks in advance, Sean

2 Answers

michelle levine
michelle levine
12,616 Points
michelle levine
michelle levine
12,616 Points

With the way the newer Google Analytics code works, it won't actually work correctly if you put it into an external sheet and call it in. I know it isn't pretty, but in this case, it is definitely best to listen to Google and put it at the end of the <head></head> block like they recommend.

Sean Pierce Sumler
Sean Pierce Sumler
18,968 Points
Sean Pierce Sumler
Sean Pierce Sumler
18,968 Points

I figured that was the case because I kept receiving console errors. I just wanted to double check with the community here. Thanks Michelle!