Very often you need to add certain lines of codes to your website to get access to certain services, such as Google Analytics, Facebook pixels, Google Tag Manager, etc. You have to add codes to a website including its header, footer, body, page, or post. Codes can be added to a website by using multiple ways, however, WordPress makes it the easiest of all. In other words, when you add code snippets to a site, you can do that using a plugin in a way that is hassle-free. Don’t worry even though you don’t have any coding expertise.
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Why to Add Codes to a Website?
This is a simple query on why to add codes to a site. The answer is simple but it is true that adding code scripts to a website is an essential task to verify a website and get certain analytical services. Adding codes to a website serves multiple purposes. However, the most common cause of adding it is that the site belongs to you. It proves ownership of a site or a domain. When you inject code scripts to your site, the service provider’s third-party site or the agency can certify whether the site belongs to you or not.
So, the common purposes as to why Add Codes to a Website, are”
- Site verification
- Domain verification
- Collection of certain data on user’s behavior, such as Google Analytics code, conversion, leads, sales, etc.
- Social media marketing analysis with Facebook pixels etc.
How to Add Codes to a Website?
You can add codes to a website in a number of ways, such as directly adding certain codes to your theme’s custom code section or copying the targeted codes and pasting that to the header, footer, or body section of your site using a WordPress header footer plugin, whichever is applicable. You can use any of these two methods based on your needs.
How to Add Codes to a Site Through a Theme or In the Custom Code Section?
You can add codes to your WordPress site without a plugin if your site has built-in headers and footers. In that case, adding code snippets to your website is quite easy and, you can do that without installing third-party header and footer plugins. Just copy the codes>>to paste it in the header or footer as indicated.
Now, you can see that you can codes or code snippets within the header but they must be placed before closing the </header> tag. If you install the Google Tag Manager tracking code, you will see Google’s instructions as to where to place the tracking code. They always recommend pasting the tracking code within the header section for better tracking.
So, copy the tracking codes and paste them into the header or footer section as directed within your theme’s custom code section. Once the codes are pasted, scroll down and click the save button to save your work.
This is how you can add code snippets to your site in the coding section without using a code injection plugin. You can add codes to your site’s header and footer without a header and footer plugin only if your theme has a built-in custom code section.
How to Add Codes to a Site through a WordPress Header and Footer Plugin?
You can add codes to a site through a WordPress header and footer plugin if your site has no built-in header and footer. Just install the header and footer plugin, set it up and activate it to let it work properly. You can follow our guides on how to install a WordPress plugin step by step.
Now, you can see the header and footer plugin has multiple built-in sections for adding code snippets to your site. Generally, this type of plugin has a header, footer, and body section to let you add codes. Based on your choice and instruction by the third party, copy the code scripts and paste them to the header, footer, or to the body as indicated.
Once you have added the code correctly, don’t forget to save it.
