Simple Google Analytics - Support

[econcepts]

Good point here. This is actually how Google sees it and would be 'correct' to some degree (nothing with the module itself ... more with how Google reads the info).

Here is what I mean:

If you look at it from Google's perspective, there were only "2" unique products (by product id / model) ordered yet there were "3" variations of products in all.

So from Google's end, it reads it as two unique products (which is correct) one of which has '2 variations' (but in fact is the same product as the first.)

Does that make sense?

[BlessIsaacola]

Good point here. This is actually how Google sees it and would be 'correct' to some degree (nothing with the module itself ... more with how Google reads the info).

Here is what I mean:

If you look at it from Google's perspective, there were only "2" unique products (by product id / model) ordered yet there were "3" variations of products in all.

So from Google's end, it reads it as two unique products (which is correct) one of which has '2 variations' (but in fact is the same product as the first.)

Does that make sense?

What you're saying make sense but it's a faulty logic on Google's part. Obviously, if the product ID is the same Google analytic should be smart enough to show the variation.

So in my example, even if google is only reporting one product A, if they are not going to report the variation they should at least count all for that id. So if a customer buys 2 small t-shirt and 2 medium shirt, if Google is only going to report it as a t-shirt the count should be 4 NOT two units.

Oh well!

[dw08gm]

Apologies if this has been answered before in this long thread, however...

I created a new page called "main", which has its own "tpl_main_page.php" in \includes\templates\mytemplate\main\ because its layout is different from all other pages.

(Background: This new page was originally the homepage of my old site, but upon migrating the site to zen cart, "index.php" has become the homepage. Wishing to retain the content and layout of the old homepage, I had to create a new page called "main".)

1. Just before the </body> at the bottom of the "main" page, I inserted the following code as instructed:

<!-- Google Analytics 1-2-3 start-->
<?php
if (GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_TRACKING_TYPE == "Asynchronous") {
// Do nothing
} else {
require($template->get_template_dir('.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'google_analytics') . '/google_analytics.php');
}
?>
<!-- Google Analytics 1-2-3 end-->

and then removed the "/" before "google_analytics.php".

2. I then placed a copy of "google_analytics.php"
from
includes\templates\mytemplate\google_analytics\
into
\includes\templates\mytemplate\main\

However, while the above throws no errors and because my zen cart is still under development on localhost, I have no idea whether the above actually works on a live site or indeed is the correct way to invoke google analytics for this one page.

Comments/Criticisms most appreciated.

[econcepts]

Apologies if this has been answered before in this long thread, however...

I created a new page called "main", which has its own "tpl_main_page.php" in \includes\templates\mytemplate\main\ because its layout is different from all other pages.

(Background: This new page was originally the homepage of my old site, but upon migrating the site to zen cart, "index.php" has become the homepage. Wishing to retain the content and layout of the old homepage, I had to create a new page called "main".)

1. Just before the </body> at the bottom of the "main" page, I inserted the following code as instructed:

<!-- Google Analytics 1-2-3 start-->
<?php
if (GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_TRACKING_TYPE == "Asynchronous") {
// Do nothing
} else {
require($template->get_template_dir('.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'google_analytics') . '/google_analytics.php');
}
?>
<!-- Google Analytics 1-2-3 end-->

and then removed the "/" before "google_analytics.php".

2. I then placed a copy of "google_analytics.php"
from
includes\templates\mytemplate\google_analytics\
into
\includes\templates\mytemplate\main\

However, while the above throws no errors and because my zen cart is still under development on localhost, I have no idea whether the above actually works on a live site or indeed is the correct way to invoke google analytics for this one page.

Comments/Criticisms most appreciated.

This is one way to do it. The way to see if it will work is to look at the page on your local server and simply "view source" (from the browser). If you see the Google Analytics code on the page you're all set.

[dw08gm]

This is one way to do it. The way to see if it will work is to look at the page on your local server and simply "view source" (from the browser). If you see the Google Analytics code on the page you're all set.

Hi econcepts. Thanks for your prompt reply.

Yes, the code does appear in view source.

On further thought, however, I am wondering how else to access the original google_analytics.php in includes\templates\mytemplate\google_analytics\.

It seems I only need to change the "$current_page_base" in the following code at the bottom of my new tpl_main_page.php to reference /mytemplate/, but which is currently rendering as "main" .

require($template->get_template_dir('.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'google_analytics') . 'google_analytics.php');

Any thoughts or solutions.

[econcepts]

Hi econcepts. Thanks for your prompt reply.

Yes, the code does appear in view source.

On further thought, however, I am wondering how else to access the original google_analytics.php in includes\templates\mytemplate\google_analytics\.

It seems I only need to change the "$current_page_base" in the following code at the bottom of my new tpl_main_page.php to reference /mytemplate/, but which is currently rendering as "main" .

require($template->get_template_dir('.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'google_analytics') . 'google_analytics.php');

Any thoughts or solutions.

If the code is showing on you page when you view source then you should have to change anything. The tracking is installed correctly.

[bi11i]

Searching through threads and trying to find an answer - hoping someone here can help. It seems that no matter if I use this module or I'm inserting analytics code manually, ALL orders placed through paypal or check/money order aren't being tracked by google. Only my credit card transactions.

Is anyone else seeing this? I'm using the standard IPN paypal module. Thanks and apologies if this has been covered.