The quick answer is “probably not” but you can verify this with a few minutes of investigation. First, open your browser console (press F12 on your keyboard), click the Network tab, and reload the page.
Does Google Analytics slow down my website?
How do web analytics scripts affect the page size and page load time? How can I test my website speed and the script size of my analytics provider? Why is the Google Analytics tracking script so heavy? What else can I do reduce the size and have a fast loading website ?, and more items.
A common question we ran across in our research was “Does Google Analytics slow down the load time?”.
I don’t preticularly think that caching the analytics code locally will change the load times much, for the above reasons. I use Google-Analytics on more then 40 websites without it ever being the cause of any, even small, slowdown, the most amount of time is spent getting the images which, due to their typical sizes, is understandable.
This begs the query “Will using Google Analytics affect the appearance of my website?”
“The appearance of your website will never be affected by your use of Google Analytics – we don’t place any images or text on your pages. the performance of your pages won’t be impacted, with the possible exception of the very first page-load after you have added the tracking code.
While I was researching we ran into the question “Do scripts slow down a website?”.
Please give me good application names which you have tested etc Any additional calls to scripts will slow down your site. However, Google Analytics instructs you to place it in a specific place so that it isn’t loaded until the page has loaded.
Is google analytics down?
Google Analytics is down or not working for many across the globe likely due to a service outage, but it should be restored soon. About us Terms of Service.
What is drop off in Google Analytics?
Steps to help you successfully use Google Analytics behavior flow: Follow the steps of the user. Try to understand how they would use your site. Know what the user is looking for. Why are users coming to your page? Understand the drop off rates. Make sure your website, and all of its pages, are functional. A few extra things to keep in mind are: understand your campaigns, and improve your users experience.
Does Google Tag Manager slow down the site?
The most absolute answer is yes. Just like any additional line of code added to the site, it will have some impact on the page loading speed. However, the scope of that impact depends on various aspects.
How to get the most out of Google Analytics?
Setting up Google Search Analytics takes three steps : Introduce your “website property” or domain to Google Search Console. Enable data sharing between Google Search Console and Analytics. Visit Google Analytics to view Search Console reports under the “acquisition” section.