# Install the tracking script > Add Yaap to a website without a package manager. Source: https://yaap.sh/docs/installation Markdown: https://yaap.sh/docs/installation.md ## Copy your website's snippet \[#copy-your-websites-snippet] Open your website in Yaap and go to **Settings → Installation → Script**. Copy the generated snippet into the shared HTML layout, usually inside ``. Publish the change to your website. ```html ``` The script sends events to the server it was loaded from. Use your own Yaap server URL for self-hosted installations. Do not move the script to a different CDN without configuring how events reach Yaap; use the [npm client](https://yaap.sh/docs/npm) with an explicit `host` for that setup. ## Choose where tracking runs \[#choose-where-tracking-runs] Place the snippet once in the layout shared by the pages you want to measure. The tracker records the initial pageview and observes pathname changes in single-page applications. Query-string and fragment changes do not produce extra pageviews. Install either the script or the npm client. Repeated initialization reuses the first tracker and keeps its original options. ## WordPress and Shopify \[#wordpress-and-shopify] **Settings → Installation** includes WordPress and Shopify instructions. Use the generated snippet for your site and place it in the platform's shared theme or supported custom-code area. Confirm it appears on the published pages you intend to track; theme previews can use a different origin. ## Allow your domains \[#allow-your-domains] In **Settings → Domains & exclusions**, add each origin you use, including `www` or other subdomains. Origins match exactly. Production origins use HTTPS; local development addresses can use HTTP. Use hostname or path exclusions for areas you do not want to collect. `/admin/*` matches `/admin/users` but not `/admin`; add both if needed. Exclusions affect new collection and leave existing history intact. ## Verify installation \[#verify-installation] Visit a published page in a regular browser and check **Overview**. If collection is paused, apply the visitor's choice before expecting events. See [Collection controls](https://yaap.sh/docs/collection-controls) and [Troubleshooting](https://yaap.sh/docs/troubleshooting).