How To Disable Google Analytics

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Google Analytics is a useful instrument for monitoring and reporting on website traffic. However, there may be times when you need to deactivate it on your website or personal browser. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how it can be done.

Disabling Google Analytics on Your Website

To disable Google Analytics from your website, you will have to remove the Google Analytics tracking code. Here’s how you can do it:

  1. Log into your website control panel or FTP server.
  2. Locate and open the file containing the Google Analytics tracking code. This is usually found in the header section of your website, in a file named header.php or index.html.
  3. Look for the Google Analytics tracking code. It generally starts with script and contains a line similar to – ga(‘create’, ‘UA-XXXX-Y’, ‘auto’); where ‘UA-XXXX-Y’ is your tracking ID.
  4. Delete the entire Google Analytics script.
  5. Save the changes and re-upload the file (if necessary).
// Google Analytics code looks something like this:

<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

ga('create', 'UA-XXXXX-Y', 'auto');
ga('send', 'pageview');
</script>

Disabling Google Analytics on Your Browser

If you wish to stop Google Analytics from tracking your own visits to any website, you can install a browser add-on. Google provides an official browser add-on to disable Google Analytics. Here’s how to install it:

  1. Open your browser and go to the Google Analytics Opt-out page.
  2. Click on the ‘Get Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on’ button.
  3. Follow the prompts to install the add-on.

By following these steps, you can successfully disable Google Analytics either on your website or browser. Please note that opting out of Google Analytics will not affect your ability to visit or use websites.

Please remember that disabling Google Analytics should only be done if you are confident in your decision. This tool provides valuable insights that can help you improve your website’s performance and understand your audience better.