> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.contentgrove.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up contentgrove tracking in 5 minutes

> Get started with contentgrove: connect YouTube, install the tracking script, and create your first tracking link in about five minutes.

This walkthrough takes you from a new account to a working tracking link with live analytics. Set aside about five minutes.

## 1. Connect your YouTube account

After signing up, connect the channel you want to measure.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start the connection">
    In your Settings, click **Connect YouTube**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in with Google">
    Choose the Google account that owns your channel and grant access to your YouTube analytics.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Grant access">
    Approve access to your YouTube analytics.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  contentgrove only reads data from your channel. It never posts or changes your content, unless you explicitly ask it to update a video description when generating a link.
</Note>

## 2. Add the tracking script

To record clicks and conversions, add the tracking script to your landing and thank-you pages.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open tracking settings">
    Go to **Settings → Tracking**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose your platform">
    Select the platform your site is built on (WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Google Tag Manager, and more). contentgrove gives you a ready-made snippet for it, with your Tracking ID already filled in.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the snippet to your site">
    Copy the snippet contentgrove shows and paste it just before the closing `</body>` tag, on both your landing pages and your thank-you pages. The script tag looks like this:

    ```html theme={null}
    <script
    	src="https://cdn.contentgrove.workers.dev/cg-tracker.js"
    	data-tracking-id="YOUR_TRACKING_ID"
    	async
    ></script>
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Using Google Tag Manager or a website builder? See [Install the tracking script](/tracking/install-script) for platform-specific guides.
</Tip>

## 3. Create your first offer

An offer tells contentgrove which pages are landing pages and which represent a successful conversion.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open offers">
    Go to the **Offers** page and click **Create offer**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Describe the offer">
    Give it a name (for example, "Filmmaking Course"), then set your landing page and thank-you page URLs and how each should match. See [how clicks and conversions are counted](/concepts/clicks-and-conversions).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save it">
    Click **Create**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## 4. Generate a tracking link

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Create links">
    On the **Links** page, open the **Create links** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the destination and video">
    Enter your destination URL and pick the YouTube video you're promoting.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate and copy">
    Click **Generate link** and copy the result. Add it to your video description, pinned comment, or anywhere you send viewers.
  </Step>
</Steps>

For all the options, see [Generate Tracking Links](/links/create-links).

## 5. View your analytics

Open the **Analytics** page to see clicks, conversions, conversion rate, and your top-performing videos. Data appears as clicks and conversions come in. For what each number means, see [Metric definitions](/analytics/metric-definitions).

## Setup checklist

Once all four are done, you're ready to make decisions based on what actually converts.