Extension talk:Google Analytics
Any user names refer to users of that site, who are not necessarily users of MediaWiki.org (even if they share the same username).
can't get it to work properly[edit]
Ok...added this extension and I can't get it to work properly. Google analytics works fine with my wordpress blog. On the status I see *Waiting for Data...
Here is what the script code looks like.
On google it is:
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-xxxxxxx-2"; urchinTracker(); </script>
While on my site source it is:
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-xxxxxxx-2";</script><script type="text/javascript">urchinTracker();</script>
Any ideas? Thanks. Kdewalt 04:18, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
- I have updated the code, just moved that line down 2. Update your code and you'll be all set! davec 02:37, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
External References?[edit]
First, please see the Q&As:
http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?answer=27242
http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?answer=27246
Google Analytics Best Practices
My question is: how do i do this within the wiki?
Thanks! Davecotter 20:28, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
- He replied in email, and his reply was basically "No it doesn't do that, sorry I don't have time to update it."
- I took it upon myself to hire someone to write the script, and I am sharing it with the world. You will need to use the other analytics extension, which it relies on. Here is the solution. davec 19:05, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Im getting the following error
"Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /homepages/30/d220873475/htdocs/wiki/extensions/an alytics.php:35) in /homepages/30/d220873475/htdocs/wiki/includes/WebR esponse.php on line 10" I posted more about it here
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New version of Google analytics[edit]
It seems that there is a new version of Google analytics. See there : http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?answer=75129. Do you plan an update of your extension for non IT guys ? Thanks, 1001nuits 16:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, I'd love it to be updated to. This makes it nice not having to mess with the code. --74.77.80.214 02:42, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
How do I use this to limit GA results to a single category?[edit]
Rather than create a namespace so that there's a common URL pattern across all designated articles, I want to track Google Analytics for a specific MediaWiki category — can I do it with this extension or another? Thanks in advance. --Torley 21:25, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Better way of implementation[edit]
Hi guys, i just downloaded your extension and read the code. You simply exclude the GA Code from getting executed if the user is a bot or a sysop. I think there is a better way of implementing this feature. Read about custom variables in Google Analytics here! If you use a custom variable "usertype", you don't loose any information... Cheers, MG 217.189.237.216 17:41, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
- searching for the word "usertype" gives me zero results.
How to use the google analytics extension in a MediaWiki web site?[edit]
The extension talk showed that in order to use the Google Analytics extension in a MediaWiki website is through that code:
<analytics uacct="UA-17301139-1" ></analytics>
For more accurrancy, would you tell us in which file should we add this
<analytics uacct="UA-17301139-1" ></analytics>
source code? A hole file will be better.
Thanks.
Exclusion of talk pages[edit]
In my Google Analytics all talk pages appear as Error 404 Non found, as there is nothing in them. I have already removed the talk tab from the wiki, but GA still sees them. I tried a robot.txt, but that did not work. All these missing talk pages (over 20000) affect my google rating... How can I avoid GA to see the talk pages or how an I automatically create every talk page with some text ? Knorrepoes 18:24, 11 August 2011 (UTC)