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Choose a suitable website analytics tool

Analytics shows how visitors use your site; Google Analytics 4 is one option, not a requirement.

Applies to live websites.

Why it matters

Basic visit and action data can help you judge whether the site serves people, while Search Console separately reports Google search performance.

Do it step by step

  1. 1

    Decide which visitor and conversion questions you need answered.

  2. 2

    Choose a suitable analytics tool that meets your privacy and hosting needs.

  3. 3

    Install its tracking code or server integration using the provider’s instructions.

  4. 4

    Visit the site and confirm a test visit appears without exposing private data.

Example

A small site may use a privacy-focused analytics tool instead of GA4.

Check your work

A test visit appears in the chosen analytics dashboard.

Complete when

A suitable tool is working, or you have deliberately decided analytics is not needed.

Prompt for an AI coding agent

Use this with an agent that can inspect your project. Account and external actions remain yours to complete.

Inspect my existing website project before editing. Choose a suitable website analytics tool. Decide which visitor and conversion questions you need answered. Choose a suitable analytics tool that meets your privacy and hosting needs. Install its tracking code or server integration using the provider’s instructions. Visit the site and confirm a test visit appears without exposing private data. Keep the existing framework and design conventions. Verify the result with the project's checks and by inspecting the rendered page or response. Explain any manual account, hosting, or Search Console steps I must do myself.

Tools and references

Reviewed 2026-11-04