SolTech is a leading provider of custom software development, and custom DotNetNuke (DNN)

services. Contact SolTech (404) 601-6000 if you need help building a feature rich web2.0 portal.

To provide for click tracking in DNN using Google Analytics, follow these steps.

Upgrade the Anayltics with Oliver Hines module at

http://oliverhine.com/DotNetNuke/Modules/GoogleAnalyticsEvolved.aspx

<script type="text/javascript">

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', "UA-4423739-1"]);

_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

(function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.src = ('https:' ==

document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-

analytics.com/ga.js'; ga.setAttribute('async', 'true');

document.documentElement.firstChild.appendChild(ga); })();

</script>

Which generates this before the </body>…

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Adding event tracking

By default the code is tracking page views.

But it can be enhanced to track clicks or any other event.

For example .. Place this anywhere in your code and it will add the event to the

Analytics call above..

<script type="text/javascript">

_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', „EventCategory', „EventName', „Comment']);

</script>

When executed it will generate an event in analytics . More examples ..

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Other event examples

Track a URL and an event in one. For example, place this on the thank-you page

for a form submission

<script type="text/javascript">

_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/resumesubmitted.aspx‟]);

_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Jobs', 'Viewed', 'Resume Submitted']);

</script>

NOTE : The url resumesubmitted.aspx does not have to be a REAL url. It can be

made up to describe the page you are on. Its used only by google for reporting

purposes.

More important … go to ANY <a href on your site, wether it be a link or a button

and add …

onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', „Categoryname', „Event', „Some comment']);“

Like

onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', „Blog', 'Click', „Blog Visit']);"

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Analytics Reporting of Events

In analytics reporting, the links added with

_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/Careers/AvailablePositons.aspx‟]);

Display in the “Content – Overview”

While the

_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Jobs', 'Viewed', 'Resume Submitted']);

And

onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', „Blog', 'Click', „Blog Visit']);“

Display in the Content – Event tracking section of the analytics report.

In summary … using injected events with analytics can help one track almost any activity within any

page of the website.

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SolTech is a DNN partner

SolTech Inc, is an Atlanta-based DNN partner with over 60 full time

programmers covering the full spectrum of software development.

Besides DNN services that provide complete CMS backed

websites and custom modules, we also provide services from .NET,

and JAVA, through mobile, iPhone and iPad apps to complete “from

scratch” ERP systems.

We should be talking.

1-404-601-6000

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