Account setup

Find your Hitsteps API key and tracking code

Plugins usually need your API key. Manual HTML installs need the full JavaScript tracking code. Both are available after you add a website to Hitsteps.

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Before you start

A Hitsteps account
The website URL you want to track
Admin access to the site or platform

Install guide

Get your site ready

1

Create or open your account

Register for Hitsteps, or log in if you already have an account. The setup takes less than a minute.

Create or open your account
2

Add your website

Enter the website name and URL. Hitsteps creates a site profile and assigns it an API key.

Add your website
3

Copy the API key

Use this API key for WordPress, Joomla, PrestaShop, the desktop apps, and other plugin-based installs.

Copy the API key
4

Use tracking code for manual installs

If your platform asks for HTML or JavaScript instead of an API key, copy the full tracking code from the same setup page.

Use tracking code for manual installs
5

Verify live tracking

Open the Hitsteps dashboard, then visit your website in another browser tab. Once the code is installed correctly, your online visitor appears in real time.

Not tracking yet
Before data arrives
Tracking active
Tracking active

Good to know

  • API key is different from the full tracking code. Use the one your platform guide asks for.
  • For Shopify, install from the Shopify App Store instead of pasting custom tracking code.
  • If you use a cache plugin or CDN, clear cache after adding the code.