Welcome to Parcours! This guide will walk you through the initial steps to set up your account and start tracking website analytics with ease.
Step 1: Create Your Parcours Account
- Visit Parcours’ website and click Create an account.
- Enter your email address and create a secure password.
- Check your email for a verification link and click on it to activate your account.
- Log in to Parcours to access your dashboard.
Step 2: Add Your Website to Parcours
- Once logged in, click Add Website.
- Enter your website’s name and its domain URL.
- Choose your preferred time zone. The dashboards will use this time zone to display your analytics.
- Click Add Website to register your website with Parcours.
Step 3: Connect Parcours to Your Website
WordPress Integration
If your website runs on WordPress, follow these steps:
- Install the “Insert Headers And Footers” plugin from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
- Activate the plugin and go to Plugins > Installed Plugins.
- Find the “WP Headers And Footers” plugin and click “Settings“
- Log in to your Parcours account and click the name of your website.
- Click the “Settings” button
- In the “Install Tracking Codes” section, click and expand “WordPress“
- Copy the snippet of code that’s displayed.
- Paste the code snipped into the WP Headers And Footers plugin’s “Scripts in Footer” section and click Save.
- Your website is now connected, and Parcours will begin tracking your visitors.
Step 4: Verify Tracking
- Visit your website to generate some initial traffic.
- Return to Parcours and go to the Dashboard.
- If data appears within a few minutes, your setup is complete!
- If no data appears after 30 minutes, check your installation or visit the Troubleshooting section.
What’s Next?
- Explore your analytics dashboard to view key metrics.
- Set up goals and track visitor behavior.
- Read our Help Centre articles for more advanced features.
Need help? Visit our Support Page.
Happy tracking with Parcours!