Printed my Google Analytics ID to my header

I’ve used this plugin before and it worked as expected, but I did just run into a similar issue using a different plugin (and theme), so this topic is fresh in my mind right now. Here are a couple of things that may help, since the dev has responded to you yet:

1. This page describes the actual code that needs to be inserted (it’s about 14 lines of JavaScript) — and the exact location of where it needs to go in relation to your existing code. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1008080

2. This page goes over various approaches to deciding which file to put the GA code in. https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-install-google-analytics-in-wordpress/

3. If you run your site through a code validator (like this one: https://validator.w3.org/) you’ll see why your GA ID is actually showing up on the site instead of being hidden. (There are about 20 errors, most of which deal with stray / improper tags in the header.)

4. Lastly, if you can’t get the plugin to work, these two are good alternatives:
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/google-analyticator/

Hope that helps.

Thanks for adding a detailed response “gatorfantom”. Much appreciated.

Resolving as it seems like an issue with the author’s blog.