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Created July 7, 2014 22:07
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Google Analytics - only track live/production site hits and don't send hits from localhost or other development domains.
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google_analytics_exclude_local.js
<script>
// Replace MYLIVEDOMAIN.com with your domain.
// Google Analytics will now not receive hits from cloned development versions of your site on localhost etc.
// Also checkout `Block Yourself from Analytics` plugin for Chrome
// see also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1251922/is-there-a-way-to-stop-google-analytics-counting-development-work-as-hits
if (document.location.hostname.search("MYLIVEDOMAIN.com") !== -1) {
/* Google Analytics Code here */
}
</script>
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