If you’re a website owner, Google Analytics is an essential resource for gaining insights on your website’s visitors and their behavior. But there may come a time when you need to remove Google Analytics from your site. To help you with this, we have created a step-by-step guide in this blog post.
Step One: Identify the Google Analytics Code
The first step in removing Google Analytics is to locate the tracking code on your website. It is usually found in the header section of your website’s HTML code and begins with “UA-” followed by a series of numbers. The entire code is enclosed within a script tag.
<script> followed by Google Analytics code and then </script>
Step Two: Remove the Google Analytics Code
Once you’ve identified the Google Analytics code, the next step is to remove it. The process of removing the code will vary depending on how your website was built.
For HTML Websites
If your website was built using pure HTML, you can remove the Google Analytics code by editing your website’s HTML directly. Open the HTML file in a text editor and delete the entire script that contains the Google Analytics code.
For WordPress Websites
If your website was built using WordPress, there are two common ways the Google Analytics code could have been added: through a plugin or by editing your theme’s header.php file.
Removing Google Analytics via Plugin
If you used a plugin to add Google Analytics to your website, you can usually remove the code by deactivating or uninstalling the plugin. Visit the Plugins section in your WordPress dashboard and locate the plugin used for Google Analytics. Click on Deactivate and then Delete.
Removing Google Analytics via header.php
If your Google Analytics code was added directly to your theme’s header.php file, you can remove the code by editing this file. From your WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Theme Editor > Theme Header (header.php). Locate the Google Analytics script and delete it.
Step Three: Verify Removal
The final step is to verify that Google Analytics has been successfully removed from your website. You can do this by viewing your website’s source code and checking that the Google Analytics script is no longer present.
To view your website’s source code, right-click on your website and select View Page Source or Inspect. Scan the code to make sure the Google Analytics script is gone.
That’s it! You’ve successfully removed Google Analytics from your website. If you encounter any issues during this process, don’t hesitate to seek help. There are plenty of online resources and communities available to assist you.