Very simple install of Google Analytics

[somewherehot]

Hi

We're trying to install Google Analytics on to our cart, but we're having big problems.

We tried Daves technique (http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=22335) but it didn't really meet our needs. That solution was an overkill for us as it used the Goal part of Google Analytics

We just want to add the tracking code on every page on the website. We're not bothered about the Google Goals.

Please help us to implement it with idiot proof instructions as we're going around in circles here.

Many thanks

John

[malbro]

Hi

We're trying to install Google Analytics on to our cart, but we're having big problems.

We tried Daves technique (http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=22335) but it didn't really meet our needs. That solution was an overkill for us as it used the Goal part of Google Analytics

We just want to add the tracking code on every page on the website. We're not bothered about the Google Goals.

Please help us to implement it with idiot proof instructions as we're going around in circles here.

Many thanks

John

You will need items 1 through 3 to include google analytics into the site, items 4 & 5 deal with goals. If you are using V9 just switch on analytics through the marketing menu on the toolbar in Actinic

[somewherehot]

And just replace

urchinTracker('receipt.html');


with

urchinTracker();

Thanks

[somewherehot]

Anybody have any thing else in here, before I attempt to do this again?

ie is there anything else I should be aware off?

Thanks

[malbro]

And just replace

urchinTracker('receipt.html');


with

urchinTracker();

Thanks

You are correct, the use of receipt.html in the call is part of the goals code that tells google to regard this page name as receipt.html. If google sees urchinTracker(); then it records the current name so it will record this as ss000........ in the Google reports.

BTW you are using the older version of Google Analytics, the newer version also works with Actinic.

[kernelpower_Ltd]

v9 has google analytics features/setup built in does it?? that sounds interesting.

[somewherehot]

So,

If I use the new google analytics code, do I still follow Daves guide, or just pop the whole code somewhere on the template?

[RuralWeb]

read and follow the step by step guide given by google.

[malbro]

So,

If I use the new google analytics code, do I still follow Daves guide, or just pop the whole code somewhere on the template?

If it is a V9 site it is already there just enter your Google account number under marketing, if it is a V8 site you could copy and paste from V9 to the same places in the template in V8 but you wil have to make some small changes.

I found it worked fine to follow the instructions on the Google web site and used the newer version of their code in a V8 web site.