Trying to use the latest google analytics tracking code in a site that uses Barba JS but it will not track past the first page, ie the path of the user, any ideas anybody?
The reason it is only working on the initial page is that the default GA snippet implemented using gtag.js only runs once after load. Since you're using it in a SPA setting, you need to manually re-send the page data when you route. Looking at the barbajs documentation, I think it'll be something like this:
// define a global hook, using afterEnter, but you can adjust to enter, beforeEnter, etc as you see fit.
barba.hooks.afterEnter((data) => {
// this hook will be called for each transitions
//data.current.url is the page path.
gtag('config', 'UA-#######-1', {'page_path': data.current.url});
});
use full code provide with google annalitics
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/?hl=en
in you JS add
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', 'UA-XXXXX-Y', 'auto');
ga('send', 'pageview');
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How can I change the page URL that is sent to Universal Google Analytics when using Google Tag Manager? Without Google Tag Manager it's really simple. You just have to add ga('set', 'page', '/my/custom/url'); before ga('send', 'pageview');.
Your Google Analytics script needs to be like this:
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-X', 'auto');
ga('set', 'page', '/my/custom/url'); /* Set my custom URL */
ga('send', 'pageview');
</script>
How can I do something similar using Google Tag Manager?
Changing the "dp" value can be accomplished in GTM by setting the desired value in the page field, under "Fields to set":
Edit: For dynamic page values, you could define them in the dataLayer (make sure it's defined BEFORE your GTM container snippet so that the pageview tag sees it):
dataLayer = [{
'newPage': '/your/page/here'
}];
and define a Data Layer type variable that captures the newPage value, which you use as the value of the page field.
While the existing answer is perfectly correct, a screen dump with some more context would have been helpful in finding the right settings section to expand. Especially when using the interface in a non-English language. The translations can sound a bit weird sometimes and it may not always be obvious where to click.
So, here is an example of Universal Analytics configuration with a custom "page" field set, with more context and with the current (fall 2019) user interface design.
Also, a related tip is that if you set the custom page path through a variable, it is possible in the custom variable configuration for data layer variables to specify the built-in "Page Path" variable as a default value, in case the custom value might be missing from the data layer for some pages.
I have two problems...1. I have never used google analytics, and 2. I have never used, made, or touched a GWT project until now. I am trying to get google analytics to work with a GWT application. I read through this: How to integrate Google Analytics into GWT using the asynchronous script and the question that it links to with no luck.
There is a new version of Google Analytics out which uses a new
analytics.js script. It's the same process though, just add the script
in your html header:
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', 'UA-YOUR_ACCOUNT-X', 'auto');
ga('send', 'pageview'); </script>
For my case, the project is large and I am not sure which html file I need to put the google analyics js in. I am assuming the html files in the war folder.
As for this bit:
call the new methods like so:
public static native void googleAnalyticsTrackPageView(String url)/*-{
$wnd.ga('send', 'pageview', url); }-*/;
I am totally unsure where I need to include this.
Oh, one last question. Is this still how I would test locally?
ga('create', 'UA-XXXX-Y', {'cookieDomain': 'none'});
In your war folder there should be an index.html or index.jsp file that serves the GWT JS file (xxx-nocache.js). You need to put the script there.
Alternatively you can also use Arcbee's universal-analytics library.
I am Trying to set up Google Analytics with Meteor and always get a Tracking not installed Error.
I have already tried to use the meteor Packets, I have tried to include the tracking code in the Head Section, in the Body section and as a rendered Callback on a template.
I always get the error from the Google Analytics Site "Tracking not Installed"
What is the best practice of GA tracking in Meteor Apps?
You don't need a package for GA, probably easier to do it yourself, like this:
First, put the GA tracker id in Meteor.settings.public. (more info about that here)
Then, create a file for the client, probably in the lib folder, for example /client/lib/google_analytics.js and add the regular GA tracker to it:
// CLIENT
/*****************************************************************************/
/* Google Analytics */
/*****************************************************************************/
if (Meteor.settings.public.GaTrackingId) {
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
}
Last, create another file to track the page load. You can do this in a Meteor.startup() method, but you don't have to as the tracker code is in /lib which is loaded before everything else.
// CLIENT
if (Meteor.settings.public.GaTrackingId) {
ga('create', Meteor.settings.public.GaTrackingId, 'auto');
ga('send', 'pageview');
}
That's it. Now you can also do GA event tracking, etc. from anywhere in your app if you'd like to.
The following script is not generating activity when cross-checked in Google Analytics : Real-Time section : Content section --
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', 'UA-475021xx-x', 'auto');
ga('send', 'pageview');
</script>
where xx-x masks the real account code.
The script is placed just before </head>
We have upgraded our account to Universal Analytics. Google tells us that this is the script to use; directly copied and pasted here (with the masked account code).
On the Google Analytics page, the test page is loaded as an ACTIVE PAGE. I click links on the test page to trigger ga.
Is there an error in this script? For example, I see on other Stackoverflow posts that 'auto' is replaced with the real domain. But I don't see Google instructions to make that substitution.
Am I doing something else wrong?
I did the same thing as you back then.
Mine started showing data in about 12-24 hours after I put the Google Analytics code.
I suggest waiting for another day then checking if data comes up.
Given that this answer can only be verified until we wait for a certain amount of time, please hold off setting this as the correct answer until then.
For me, the issue was a dunce move. I have the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on for Chrome enabled.
What I had to do was go to chrome://extensions/, scroll down to the Extension "Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on (by Google)" and uncheck the box that says, "Enable".
I hope this helps someone.
You can check the health of your tag using Google tag assistant, and also check with developer tools whether you can see data being sent to your GA account. Also look in your account under Property > Tracking Info > Tracking Code for the status of your tracking code. But if you are not seeing Real Time data then something could be wrong.
The third parameter in the 'create' method sets the cookie domain. It is optional and with 'auto', it sets the cookie domain to the highest domain level possible. Without it, the cookie domain will be set to the website domain without the www. prefix.
Here is what my issue was. I'm using google analytics with wordpress. I tried configuring google analytics for my website using plugin called Google Analytics Dashboard for WP (GADWP). This plugin generated a google analytics snippet that looks similarly to the one described in the question:
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', 'UA-475021xx-x', 'auto');
ga('send', 'pageview');
</script>
However, in Google Analytics console, the suggested snippet looked like this:
<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-110984887-1"></script>
<script>
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
gtag('js', new Date());
gtag('config', 'UA-475021xx-x');
</script>
It looks like this gtag.js is a new format for the google analytics snippet. So I disabled that wordpress plugin and I manually added the script suggested by Google Analytics to the page.
I have recently fixed the same issue. Please login to your admin dashboard and check the filters.
What I did was to make sure my valid host name filter was the correct one.
If you have copied the custom dashboard from another project or if you had an error in the filter then this would be worth your time to check out.
I have placed the value "domain.com" in the included host names filter.
Let me know if this fixed the issue for you.
So, we have a couple of wordpress websites. For one of the them the analytics code is of an older version (gaq.push) format.
For this particular website, we have the tracking set up just fine and Google analytics goals are properly working. In the "additional setting" section of contact form 7 (via WP-Admin), we are using:
on_sent_ok: "_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/rfp-form-thank-you']);
However, for the other one, the newer version shows up which is ga.js based and the format looks like this:
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', 'UA-4248211-9', 'www.website.com');
ga('send', 'pageview');*
</script>
Now, the issue is: we tried following the method as we did for the other one but that doesn't seem to work. It may be because the analytics code is different this time.
How can we set up proper form submission event capture so that goals can be fulfilled in Google Analytics?
The method used in the question is in fact a virtual pageview, not an event. The correct syntax is as follows for virtual pageviews under the new Universal Analytics library:
ga('send', 'pageview', '/enter-new-pageview-here');
For CF7, you'd use the above syntax and then enter "/enter-new-pageview-here" as a destination URL goal, which is what I believe the qustioner is trying to achieve.
Reference
Syntax is different (and your example is in fact analytics.js based, not ga.js):
ga('send', 'event', 'category', 'action', 'label', value);
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