Use the new Google Analytics tracking code (Universal Analytics)

[cabgfx]

Google recently deployed their new tracking code as a public beta, and recommend new installations use this:

The analytics.js snippet is part of Universal Analytics, which is currently in public beta. New users should use analytics.js. […] To begin tracking a website using analytics.js, paste the following JavaScript snippet into your website template page so that it appears before the closing tag.

I've updated lib/scripts.php to

1. Use this new script, and
2. Output to wp_head() instead of wp_footer() as suggested by Google.

I should state up front that I only have basic experience with the new tracking code. I just figured that Roots developers might benefit from the added flexibility, and that Roots itself should be up to date with any vendored plugins/scripts.

What's your opinion?

[retlehs]

thanks for the PR. i like it, but i've been waiting for h5bp/html5-boilerplate#1347 to get merged before we do the same

[cabgfx]

Right, that makes sense.
Let's just wait for the H5BP guys – they've undoubtedly spent more time on it than I have.

[retlehs]

looks like h5bp/html5-boilerplate#1369 is going to be the code to use

[mathiasbynens]

FWIW, h5bp/html5-boilerplate#1369 is now merged. :)

[cabgfx]

👍

On 03/06/2013, at 19.31, Mathias Bynens notifications@github.com wrote:

FWIW, h5bp/html5-boilerplate#1369https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/issues/1369is
now merged. :)

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[retlehs]

thx @mathiasbynens, you're amazing. 💙