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[econcepts]

Eric which code show the most data and does the best job. The legacy 'urchin.js' tracking code, the ga.js tracking code or the newest Asynchronous tracking code released in Dec 2009 by Google. I always wondered about that. Thanks for you response.

Google says the newest code will give you the 'most' information. However, many people don't even know 'how or where' to find that info (or even set it up) by using new tracking codes so it doesn't matter.

All forms of tracking will provide you with the basic info you need to run a successful business. I've found that the ga.js tracking code produces a larger margin of error specifically with regard to ecommerce tracking (inconsistent reporting) so I never personally use that.

I tend to stay with either the older urchin methods (for most accurate results) and have been migrating to the asych tracking on a few sites. ONce I determine the asych tracking is as accurate in core data (the info I use to run a business) as the legacy urchin code I'll migrate to that fully.

[countrycharm]

Google says the newest code will give you the 'most' information. However, many people don't even know 'how or where' to find that info (or even set it up) by using new tracking codes so it doesn't matter.

All forms of tracking will provide you with the basic info you need to run a successful business. I've found that the ga.js tracking code produces a larger margin of error specifically with regard to ecommerce tracking (inconsistent reporting) so I never personally use that.

I tend to stay with either the older urchin methods (for most accurate results) and have been migrating to the asych tracking on a few sites. ONce I determine the asych tracking is as accurate in core data (the info I use to run a business) as the legacy urchin code I'll migrate to that fully.

Thanks for the information

[fakeDecoy]

Google says the newest code will give you the 'most' information. However, many people don't even know 'how or where' to find that info (or even set it up) by using new tracking codes so it doesn't matter.

All forms of tracking will provide you with the basic info you need to run a successful business. I've found that the ga.js tracking code produces a larger margin of error specifically with regard to ecommerce tracking (inconsistent reporting) so I never personally use that.

I tend to stay with either the older urchin methods (for most accurate results) and have been migrating to the asych tracking on a few sites. ONce I determine the asych tracking is as accurate in core data (the info I use to run a business) as the legacy urchin code I'll migrate to that fully.

Quoting this post from February. Is this still the current conclusion, to use urchin.js, or has anything changed? I see a note in the mod that the author found that the urchin.js is more accurate, but that was dated back in 2008. I'm still missing 15-20% of my transactions from the Analytics report using urchin.js, but I don't know of ga.js has improved in the last couple years.

Or what's this about asynch tracking? Will it be updated in the mod?

[econcepts]

Quoting this post from February. Is this still the current conclusion, to use urchin.js, or has anything changed? I see a note in the mod that the author found that the urchin.js is more accurate, but that was dated back in 2008. I'm still missing 15-20% of my transactions from the Analytics report using urchin.js, but I don't know of ga.js has improved in the last couple years.

Or what's this about asynch tracking? Will it be updated in the mod?

If you are using the urchin version of the code (legacy tracking) then you should not have that big of a difference unless something else is not setup correctly (at least that is what I find from my experience.)

The ga.js version tracks ok with everything EXCEPT, everyone still using it reports Ecommerce Tracking to be off pretty significantly in some cases.

The newest version of this module has Asych tracking built into it and that is an option you could use as well. I have not seen any problems using that to date and in a few cases have switched over to that on a number of sites.

[BlessIsaacola]

Does anybody know the benefit of using Asynchronous Snippet versus ga.js option? I've read on Google analytics and still not sure what the benefit is even though they are promotion the Asynchronous Snippet method.

Thanks!

[econcepts]

Does anybody know the benefit of using Asynchronous Snippet versus ga.js option? I've read on Google analytics and still not sure what the benefit is even though they are promotion the Asynchronous Snippet method.

Thanks!

Of course they say there are more tracking options with the new snippet (if you know how to find them and activate them in analytics.) One thing they say is the asych tracking loads at the top of the page (instead of the bottom as in the past) which helps a number of tracking issues. It also is apparently 'faster' in loading the way it calls the script etc...

I can say that if you are running any Website Optimizer experiments that having the code at the top of the page will help as often times it is needed to be placed before any Optimizer code on the page.