[TimberFloorAu]

I think what the Original Poster is stressing is:

you have 3 parts to your webpage.

Some stay the same some vary.

Header
Body/Main
Footer

Header and Footer are called via template on every page.

So as a page loads.

Header.... then body...then footer

If the Analytics code is within the footer, then its the last thing to load. Therefore it only replicates/analyses the simplest of information, and therefore essentially becomes a click counter.

Because it is not effectively tracking site activity on a page by page content by content basis.

However if the Analytics code is within the body.

The most important information ( main/body content ) is loading with the anlaytics code.
Thus giving more comprehensive results on page activity/content activity.

http://www.googlecommunity.com/forum...tml#post119529

Seems must be before </body> tag

I wont use this code, as we have other analysis, but I think the OP has it right.

Just my opinion of course.

Ozzy