Google Analytic s Question

[PortFJ62]

It says Im supposed to paste this script on the home page and others for tracking and results.
Can I paste this is the html through ez pages? If not where? Do I need to pull up the php files and insert
it there? Im a bit confused on this, should not be difficult I know.

<script type="text/javascript">

var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-37469995-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();

</script>

[DrByte]

You'll get far better analytics results if you use the Plugin from the Plugins library.

But if you really want to just paste that stuff into your site and get only the very basic data, paste it into a new file which you upload to:
/includes/templates/NAME_OF_YOUR_ACTIVE_TEMPLATE/jscript/jscript_mygoogleanalytics.php

[PortFJ62]

Where is the plugins library? Is that process straight forward?

[schoolboy]

How "straight forward" is "straight forward" ?

... depends on your understanding of web-mastership.

If you are a competent webmaster, then the process is straight-forward.

If you are not a competent webmaster, the process can be frustratingly complex.

This plugin is quite detailed, so you need to be diligent when installing it.

There is a link above called PLUGINS...

Look for SIMPLE GOOGLE ANALYTICS for ZC 1.5

or click this link: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=272

[CheapStairParts]

find your template footer page -- includes/templates/your-template/common/tpl_footer.php

you can paste it there somewhere . That is how mine is setup.

[PortFJ62]

Thank you.

Paste in the main body section?

[schoolboy]

Thank you.

Paste in the main body section?

Better, actually, to paste it into tpl_main_page.php, because that file has the closing </body> tag.

Here are the last few lines of code of the CORE FILE.

<!--bof- banner #6 display -->
<?php
  if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET6 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET6)) {
    if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
?>
<div id="bannerSix" class="banners"><?php echo zen_display_banner('static', $banner); ?></div>
<?php
    }
  }
?>
<!--eof- banner #6 display -->
</body>

The Google code goes just above the </body> tag.

<!--eof- banner #6 display -->
<script type="text/javascript">

var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-37469995-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();

</script>
</body>

This is the "clunky" way to do things. It is BETTER (if you can) to use the plugin and the reason for this is that you can set various tracking parameters via the admin panel.

For example, later on you may want to build in some custom tracking code, or assimilate AdWords Tracking with Analytics. The plugin allows you to administer these sorts of things more easily than you would by hard-coding the google scripts.

But for now, if your analytics needs are simple, then do as I indicate above.

BEAR IN MIND that tpl_main_page is a CORE FILE. You will need to create an edited OVER-RIDE and place this edited copy into your custom template's COMMON folder.

EG:

CORE FILE: /includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_main_page.php
OVERRIDE FILE: /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE_FOLDER/common/tpl_main_page.php

[DrByte]

BEAR IN MIND that tpl_main_page is a CORE FILE.

And so is tpl_footer.php as suggested by someone else.

That's why I suggested putting it in a completely separate self-contained jscript_.....php file so that nothing else needs messing with. The only downside is that it will load at the top of the page instead of the bottom. Not much of an issue, but some purists will say it makes their skin crawl to do that.


So, as you can see, there are many ways to do it. Pick whichever you like.

[schoolboy]

That's why I suggested putting it in a completely separate self-contained jscript_.....php file so that nothing else needs messing with. The only downside is that it will load at the top of the page instead of the bottom. Not much of an issue, but some purists will say it makes their skin crawl to do that.

With Analytics using asynchronous loading (text/javascript'; ga.async = true;)it should not matter whether it's in the header, or at the end of the </body> section.