Simple Google Analytics - Support

[econcepts]

Hello,

Perhaps this subject has already been solved but I can't find it afetr hours looking into the forum. thank you to redirect to the Post if it is the case.

I implement Google Analytics successfully (manually, not using Simple Google Analytics Mod). And I want to track sales. But, when using Paypal IPN, my customers didn't return consistently to my store (in fact they should click the "return to store" link). The result is they never go to checkout_success page and then Google Analytics can't record the events as a sale.

Do you know any solution to achieve that?

If they don't return to your store, then there is no way for them to "trigger" the analytics code (which resides on your server) and therefore tracking that conversion will not work.

This is one drawback of the PayPal IPN etc... It's not a terrible one, but one that is present and can't be avoided.

[rlfreshwater]

Thanks Eric. I think I may have found why my goal isn't showing and why I can't get the conversion tracking to work. I viewed the source code for the checkout success page and I found this at the bottom:

<b>Warning</b>: main(includes/templates/qr/checkout_success//google_analytics.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in <b>/home/queerrep/public_html/includes/templates/qr/common/tpl_main_page.php</b> on line <b>187</b><br />
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<b>Warning</b>: main(includes/templates/qr/checkout_success//google_analytics.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in <b>/home/queerrep/public_html/includes/templates/qr/common/tpl_main_page.php</b> on line <b>187</b><br />

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<b>Warning</b>: main(includes/templates/qr/checkout_success//google_analytics.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in <b>/home/queerrep/public_html/includes/templates/qr/common/tpl_main_page.php</b> on line <b>187</b><br />
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<b>Fatal error</b>: main(): Failed opening required 'includes/templates/qr/checkout_success//google_analytics.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in <b>/home/queerrep/public_html/includes/templates/qr/common/tpl_main_page.php</b> on line <b>187</b><br />

I'm assuming the double slashes are causing the problem??? If so, where do I go to fix it?

Sorry for all the questions. I downloaded the Google Analytics for Zen Cart Workbook today trying to figure this out so I wouldn't have to keep bothering people. I'm just not good at this stuff.

[rlfreshwater]

Okay, wow, I feel like such a doofus. I didn't have the 'google_analytics.php' file in the correct folder. Sorry. Hopefully this will fix all my problems.

[Nettie H]

Just wondering wasn't google going to fix the issue at their end?

I just don't have the time to stuff around at present, but I suppose its not going to be a quick fix at the google end so i really should update it on my site as well.

[27gerd27]

Can anyone help?

i am using vers. 1.3.7. (german)
If i am running the sql patch i always get the reply:

1136 Column count doesn't match value count at row 1
in:
[INSERT INTO TSconfiguration_group VALUES ('', 'Google Analytics Configuration', 'Set Google Analytics Options', '1', '1');]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

I did not found the dirctory: includes/templates/mytemplate/common
I found this directory in: includes/templates/template_default/

i copied this directory (common) to the needed place but with the same result

if anyone could help...

[27gerd27]

I found the failure myself, if anyone need it - you have to make a change in the sql patch:

SET @t4=0;
SELECT (@t4:=configuration_group_id) as t4
FROM configuration_group
WHERE configuration_group_title= 'Google Analytics Configuration';
DELETE FROM configuration WHERE configuration_group_id = @t4 AND configuration_group_id != 0;
DELETE FROM configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_id = @t4 AND configuration_group_id != 0;

INSERT INTO configuration_group VALUES ('','43', 'Google Analytics Configuration', 'Set Google Analytics Options', '1', '1');


You have to add the red marked ,´43´

is needed for the german ZenCart 1.3.7 Version.

[robsnowden]

Hello all.

I am trying to get this great mod working on one of my sites but although I think I have followed instructions ok I get the following error on the google analytics page:

"The Google Analytics tracking code has not been detected on your website's home page. For Analytics to function, you or your web administrator must add the code to each page of your website."

Whilst I understand by reading the posts here that this mod does away with the need to add the code to every web page (thanks goodness) I am unsure about what to do to fix it.

Could you please suggest what I could have done wrong here?

Many thanks.

BTW, the URL is www dot mulberrycrafts dot com.

Rob

[kajunto]

I have read thru this post and cannot seem to figure out why the google conversion tracker will not work. Here's what i checked so far:

- Made sure i have the google tracking # in the admin section
- Made sure the activate conversion tracking is set to yes
- Have the latest version of the this mod installed
- put the tailing / at the end of the url

but i still get the Verification failed error message on my google adwords campaign management.

The Analytics section of google works fine... i set up conversion goals and they seem to be working (just set them up today, the status says receiving data but i have not seen any goal conversions yet). Just can't seem to figure out why the conversion tracker keeps giving me the verification failed error message on google.

I set this up for the analytics couple months ago, but never looked into tracking or conversion goals until today... so i know everything was installed correctly cause i have been getting other reports on the google dashboard (traffic sources, visitors, ecommerce all work fine and i assume conversion goals will start reporting tomorrow) but just can't set up the conversion tracker.

[ts232]

I have read thru this post and cannot seem to figure out why the google conversion tracker will not work. Here's what i checked so far:

- Made sure i have the google tracking # in the admin section
- Made sure the activate conversion tracking is set to yes
- Have the latest version of the this mod installed
- put the tailing / at the end of the url

but i still get the Verification failed error message on my google adwords campaign management.

The Analytics section of google works fine... i set up conversion goals and they seem to be working (just set them up today, the status says receiving data but i have not seen any goal conversions yet). Just can't seem to figure out why the conversion tracker keeps giving me the verification failed error message on google.

I set this up for the analytics couple months ago, but never looked into tracking or conversion goals until today... so i know everything was installed correctly cause i have been getting other reports on the google dashboard (traffic sources, visitors, ecommerce all work fine and i assume conversion goals will start reporting tomorrow) but just can't set up the conversion tracker.

I have had the same problem. Analytics worked great, but then when I tried to enable conversion tracking the tracking didn't work. I wish I had a suggestion for a fix but I don't. I did notice however that the ecommerce reporting (sales amount in analytics) seems to have completely stopped working around the time that I enabled conversions. I have now disabled conversion tracking in the zencart admin and will see if ecommerce reporting resumes.

[kajunto]

I have had the same problem. Analytics worked great, but then when I tried to enable conversion tracking the tracking didn't work. I wish I had a suggestion for a fix but I don't. I did notice however that the ecommerce reporting (sales amount in analytics) seems to have completely stopped working around the time that I enabled conversions. I have now disabled conversion tracking in the zencart admin and will see if ecommerce reporting resumes.

I have conversion tracking enabled... and both my ecommerce reporting and all my goals are working ok.... just the conversion tracking is not working... i contacted google to see what they say they want me to email them conversion tracking code & the url for the site i am tracking. I will let you know what they there response is once i email them the info.