Setting Up Google Analytics
Step-by-step guide to connecting Google Analytics to your Make Page site.
What you need
- A Google account (Gmail works)
- A Pro plan on Make Page
Google Analytics is free. Make Page handles all the code — you just need to paste your Measurement ID.
Step 1: Create a Google Analytics account
If you already have a Google Analytics account, skip to Step 2.
Go to Google Analytics
Open analytics.google.com and sign in with your Google account.
Click Start measuring
You'll be asked to create an account. Enter any name (e.g. "My Websites").
Create a property
A property represents one website. Name it after your site (e.g. "wedlanka.com" or "My Bio Page"). Set your timezone and currency.
Set up a Web data stream
When asked about your platform, choose Web. Enter your site URL (e.g. https://yoursite.mkpage.co or your custom domain). Give the stream a name (e.g. "Website").
After setup, Google will show you a page with installation instructions and a code snippet. You do not need to copy or paste any code. You only need the Measurement ID.
Step 2: Find your Measurement ID
This is the part that trips people up. Google shows you a big code block — ignore it. You just need the ID.
Go to Admin
Click the gear icon in the bottom-left corner of Google Analytics.
Open Data Streams
Under your property, click Data Streams.
Select your stream
Click on the web stream you created. If you have multiple streams, pick the one matching your site.
Copy the Measurement ID
At the top of the stream details page, you'll see Measurement ID. It starts with G- followed by letters and numbers (e.g. G-Q7R9R5CE2N). Click the copy icon next to it.
Google will also show you a large code block with script tags. Do not copy the code block. You only need the short G- ID. Make Page injects the tracking script automatically.
Step 3: Paste it in Make Page
Open site settings
Go to your dashboard, click the gear icon on your site card.
Find the Google Analytics section
Scroll down to Google Analytics and paste your Measurement ID in the input field.
Save
Click Save Settings. That's it — analytics tracking is now live on your published site.
Step 4: Verify it's working
Visit your published site
Open your site in a browser (e.g. https://yoursite.mkpage.co or your custom domain).
Check Realtime in Google Analytics
Go back to Google Analytics and click Reports then Realtime in the left sidebar. You should see yourself as an active user within a few seconds.
If you don't see any activity, make sure you saved the settings and that your site is published. Also check that you copied the correct Measurement ID (it should start with G-).
Important: Use your domain without www
When setting up the data stream in Google Analytics, enter your domain without www — for example, https://wedlanka.com not https://www.wedlanka.com.
Make Page automatically redirects www to the root domain (e.g. www.wedlanka.com → wedlanka.com). This is standard practice — Google, GitHub, and most modern sites do the same thing. If you enter the www version in Google Analytics, the tag detection check may fail because Google's checker doesn't always follow redirects.
If Google says "Your Google tag wasn't detected", check that your stream URL doesn't have www. Click the stream, edit the Website URL, and remove the www prefix.
Troubleshooting
I see "No data available" in Realtime
- Double-check that the Measurement ID is correct (starts with G-)
- Make sure you clicked Save Settings after pasting the ID
- Make sure the site is published
- Try opening your site in an incognito window (ad blockers can block Google Analytics)
Google is showing me a code block to install
- Ignore it. You only need the Measurement ID (the short G- code). Make Page handles the rest.
I have multiple Google Analytics properties
- Make sure you're looking at the correct property. Each property has its own Measurement ID.