Google Analytics for Gallery 2

This evening I took the simple steps of adding Google Analytics tracking to my new online photo gallery. I found a simple and straight-forward tutorial on Bharat Mediratta's Gallery site at the following URL:

Google Analytics for Gallery

The process is quite simple in that all that is required is to make a new directory within Gallery, copy an existing configuration file (theme.tpl) into it, and insert the HTML code into the theme.tpl file and save it.

Gallery automatically picks up the the new directory created and uses the tpl within it. The author of the tutorial advises that this process will also survive updates and upgrades to Gallery2.

Google Analytics Statistics

On a regular basis, I will Google myself to determine my own site rankings when my name is searched for. I believe that Google Analytics over-calculates the number of visitors to my site in Google search. I believe that a pre-fetching feature within Firefox in conjunction with Google is causing this.

Firefox and Google have a feature whereby it will actively pre-fetch and cache your first few search results into your browser. What this means is that your browser will actually load up the page before you even click the link. This results in a faster connection but can also put statistics out.

Internet Explorer does not have this facility. The pre-fetching capability in Firefox can also be switched off as required.