Google Analytics

[RuralWeb]

I aways felt this GA integration was a bad idea

It was a good idea but just needs fixing

[leehack]

Its the adapting to change i am worried about, how quick it happens.

Ive just compared a live 902 site, with a live 903 site and the code was identical - damn that goose, where is it!

[RuralWeb]

I remember the error showing in V9 beta testing TBH

[Steve G Griggs]

GA error message

Hi.
I get the same message but the Google analytics works fine (or seems to). Strange but true.

[Faulkds]

Cool - I was a bit nervous about writing the thread in the first place - I was waiting to get slated for wasting somebodies time....

But its a bug

[vistamaster]

Go to design tab, on the design tree look for "Standard Header Javascript Functions" inside it has "Google Analytics Tracking Code Split SSL"click on it and replace the existing line of text with this code:

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsGoogleAnalyticsEnabled%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20true%20AND%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsSplitSSLSubdomain%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20true" >
<script type="text/javascript">
	var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
	document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js?2008-08-01' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
   if (typeof(_gat) == "object") {
	var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("<actinic:variable name="GoogleAnalyticsNumber" />");
	pageTracker._setDomainName("<actinic:variable name="SplitSSLDomain" />"); 
   pageTracker._initData();
   pageTracker._trackPageview(<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PageType%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%22Receipt%22">"/receipt.html"</actinic:block>);
   }
</script>
</actinic:block>

Then look for "Google Analytics Tacking Code" and replace the existing code with this:

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsGoogleAnalyticsEnabled%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20true%20AND%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsSplitSSLSubdomain%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20false" >
<script type="text/javascript">
	var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
	document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js?2008-08-01' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
   if (typeof(_gat) == "object") {
	var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("<actinic:variable name="GoogleAnalyticsNumber" />");
	pageTracker._initData();
	pageTracker._trackPageview(<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PageType%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%22Receipt%22">"/receipt.html"</actinic:block>);
	}
</script>
</actinic:block>

That's all!

[RuralWeb]

The reciept page does have different code to enable ecommerce tracking.

[orcharduk]

What is the current concensus on using GA code I'm looking at adding it to our site but read a few posts saying it could adversely affect rankings. Is there any real evidence of this or was it just us lot 'erring' on the side of caution.

[RuralWeb]

Total rubbish

[Faulkds]

Another thing....

My site design has a number of files that arn't allocated directly under the sites1 dir.

Before what I used to do is add the files names into the additional files list prior to uploading. Bish Bash Upload and everything was fine ....

Now that ive gone to 9.03 this nolonger works.

e.g the directory outside actinic is called images

Now when I upload the file paths are now pointing to acatalog\images.

This has forced me to put all the additional images within the sites1 dir.... Which I dont want to do

[CymraegKev]

What is the current concensus on using GA code I'm looking at adding it to our site but read a few posts saying it could adversely affect rankings. Is there any real evidence of this or was it just us lot 'erring' on the side of caution.

It deffinately "can" affect performance, but not ranking that I am aware of.

[RuralWeb]

What has additional files got to do with ga??? Or are just being misserable victor

[Nick C]

I'm seeing the error message: '_gat' is undefined in IE8, Actinic version 9.05.

I'm new to Google Analytics and Actinic 9. Is the code above still considered safe to use?

I'm worried that this error may scare away overly cautious customers.

[pinbrook]

do a forum search on the error _gat' is undefined

there are plenty of other threads inc http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=40048

[leehack]

In the KB too .