Simple Google Analytics - Support

Phil,

Keep in mind that because Google Analytics is JavaScript based, even if you used an "on sight" processor, you could still see slight data inconsistencies in reporting. Why? Because being JavaScript based, any user blocking JavaScript, behind a firewall that does, etc... will not be tracked in your stats.

Google mentions this deep inside their help files.

What you were seeing though was quite different obviously.

Hey all thanks for this mod first of all it's great!

I installed it everything went fine didn't get any error. I did install the sql through phpadmin but i reinstalled it again through the sql tool. But when I logged into my GA account the data doesn't seem to be updating. It' said Receiving Data with a Check. Did I install it wrong? I loaded my store up and thought it would count as a visit but it didn't show up on the GA report.

Thanks in Advance.

o wait i read a few pages back apparently it's not real time counter. guess ill have to wait and see if it's working.

Correct, GA is not a "real time" counter so you'll have to wait for it to update before any results will show.

Hi Guys,

I finally got this mod going, but now my product pages have a huge font size. Any idea why?

Tot 2 Teen:

Hi Guys,

I finally got this mod going, but now my product pages have a huge font size. Any idea why?

You must have done something else to another file during installation (or in changing something else on the site). This mod has no impact what so ever on any design styles.

I would look at what you may have changed elsewhere. It won't be the module unless you altered something else during install.

Thanks Eric. I've checked the stylesheet and it looks good. Any idea what other files might effect only the product page?
Sue

Tot 2 Teen:

Thanks Eric. I've checked the stylesheet and it looks good. Any idea what other files might effect only the product page?
Sue

It definitely has to do with the stylesheet as it relates to that page.

here is that section of code on one of your pages (that displays the product description).

<!--bof Product description --> <div id="productDescription" class="productGeneral **biggerText**"><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Two shades of pink cover this versatile lightweight reversible comforter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Outline stitching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Toddler girl bedding that is softer, warmer, and has a lighter weight fill; far more comfortable for your little one! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The pillowcase is a combination of dark and light pink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The flat and fitted sheets and the pillowcase are a coordinating solid light pink with a light pink ribbon trim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The fitted sheet is made to fit a toddler bed mattress (the same size as a crib mattress). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Perfect for any girls room! Check out the many accessories we carry that coordinate with the blue bedding.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Toddler comforter set includes: Toddler comforter sized 42” x 58”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Toddler percale sheet set includes: Flat sheet: 48” x 70”, finished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Fitted sheet: 28” x 52” (fits crib sized mattress)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Pillowcase: 30” x 20”.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Machine wash cold, gentle cycle. Tumble dry, low.</font></p></div> <!--eof Product description -->

The part I highlighted in red bold above is what is causing your text to look larger. You need to either alter that class in your style sheet, or remove that portion of text from your product page template.

That should do it.

Well, in theory that should have worked. The bigger text is right....for the body text and heading. But I still have an issue the Nav bar, breadcrumbs and manufacturer labels. If I change them to look fine on the product page, they are tiny on the other pages. Thoughts?

Tot 2 Teen:

Well, in theory that should have worked. The bigger text is right....for the body text and heading. But I still have an issue the Nav bar, breadcrumbs and manufacturer labels. If I change them to look fine on the product page, they are tiny on the other pages. Thoughts?

The only thoughts I have are to check those pages and the stylesheet. The Google Analytics module doesn't impact any of those pieces. It might be a good idea to open up a new thread in a section on Zen that deals with layouts etc... (rather than in the Google thread here).

You might get a bit more info that way.

From my perspective I would say look at the stylesheet and files affected then work them accordingly to correct. Unfortunately since the Google module here plays no part in those, I can't give you any more info than what I already have.

Hi

I've downloaded the Simple Google files.

the installation readme says:

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Installation Instructions

1. Upload the included files and directories to your zen cart install.

Can anyone tell me where in the massive zencart directory structure to put the files?

thanks

PeakViz:

Hi

I've downloaded the Simple Google files.

the installation readme says:

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Installation Instructions

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1. Upload the included files and directories to your zen cart install.

Can anyone tell me where in the massive zencart directory structure to put the files?

thanks

Drop them as is into the root directory of your zen cart install. There are no files to overwrite so you are safe to do that. It is a very quick install. Just take the entire admin folder and upload it to your server. It will place the files in the proper locations.

After that, all you have to do is add a few lines of code to one of your files (described in the readme) and you're all set.

Tot 2 Teen:

Thanks Eric. I've checked the stylesheet and it looks good. Any idea what other files might effect only the product page?
Sue

Hi there.... did the font size change just after you added the analytics code???

I noticed this if the code is in the wrong place....

Dont know why!....

Hmmm im am becoming increasingly sceptical of google analytics.....

Yesterday my site made 6 sales....

It is only promoted at the moment using adwords.... Under my adwords campaigns is says I made 2 conversions......

However under my ecommerce graph it says 0 conversions for yesterday (it has updated as it was yesterday)

I understand the the ecommerce part of the analytics is just for adwords? so how come the conversions show under the adwords, but dont under ecommerce...

Seems to me if you are going to make decisions from this to change your site be very very careful

I am trying to put Google Analytics mod on my site.

My site is https://www.raptorman.ca but I have that url forwarded to https://www.raptorman.ca/shop/

Is that why it wont work? I've done what the directions asked and it still wont track.

efman:

I am trying to put Google Analytics mod on my site.

My site is https://www.raptorman.ca but I have that url forwarded to https://www.raptorman.ca/shop/

Is that why it wont work? I've done what the directions asked and it still wont track.

I'm not sure but that's a pretty ugly "forward":

<HTML>
<HEAD></HEAD>
<FRAMESET ROWS='5000,*' FRAMEBORDER='no' BORDER='0'>
	<FRAME SRC='http://www.raptorman.ca/shop/'>
	<FRAME>
</FRAMESET>
</HTML>		

I'm thinking you could mod_rewrite your root traffic to /shop for a cleaner way of doing it.

efman:

I am trying to put Google Analytics mod on my site.

My site is https://www.raptorman.ca but I have that url forwarded to https://www.raptorman.ca/shop/

Is that why it wont work? I've done what the directions asked and it still wont track.

It shouldn't matter how or where you direct traffic. Google Analytics will work just fine as long as you tell them the actual url they can find the code at to verify (which is the url that you are forwarding all traffic to).

phil99:

Hmmm im am becoming increasingly sceptical of google analytics.....

Yesterday my site made 6 sales....

It is only promoted at the moment using adwords.... Under my adwords campaigns is says I made 2 conversions......

However under my ecommerce graph it says 0 conversions for yesterday (it has updated as it was yesterday)

I understand the the ecommerce part of the analytics is just for adwords? so how come the conversions show under the adwords, but dont under ecommerce...

Seems to me if you are going to make decisions from this to change your site be very very careful

Actually, Google Analytics can provide superior results and plenty of data to base decisions on. We have used it time after time to increase sales. The latest ... A site that we took from $0 in sales online and no web presence to over $350,000 in sales in just one year (11 months). It currently averages $50,000 in sales a month now and that continues to grow each month.

All decisions were based solely on data provided by Google Analytic reporting.

Installing analytics is one thing. Understanding and interpreting it is another. Many things are not clear cut in the analytic realm and some reports depend on data from others in order to show progress.

The e-commerce portion of Google Analytics is totally independent from Adwords tracking. You can operate it without ever running an Adwords campaign. You must have the e-commerce code in place (included in the module) and tracking codes in place as well for it to work.

To get Adwords data to work with Analytics, you must link the two together from within the Adwords interface or you will not get proper Adwords tracking when viewing Analytics.

No tracking system is perfect. I have used many (some that cost hundreds of dollars a month) and to be honest, all have some sort of data inconsistencies. It's unfortunate, but it's the nature of tracking on the internet.

Google Analytics is a free system that we have used with at least equal success to other "paying" tracking systems. And they continue to update it. Just recently (Oct. '07) they added even more reporting capabilities to help decision making.

In your case, I would check and compare what your analytics goal is set at vs. what you are calling a "conversion" in your Adwords campaign. I don't have access to that data, so I can't tell you one way or the other, but a comparison of those items that play into the conversion reporting may uncover what is causing the difference.

Just some thoughts. Hope they help!

I'm having this wierd issue where the google analytics SQL bit isn't being added to the site for configuration. I tried adding is usingthe ZC Admin SQL patcher, and things didn't show up right. I'm attaching two screenshots to help explain my problem. Notice there is no place for account number.

When I try to put in the SQL I get this message:

1062 Duplicate entry 'GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_UACCT' for key 2
in:
[INSERT INTO tmlp_configuration (configuration_id, configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, last_modified, date_added, use_function, set_function) VALUES ('', 'Analytics Account', 'GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_UACCT', 'UA-XXXXXX-X', 'This number is the unique id you were given by Google when you registered for your Google Analytics account.

For more hints and tips on how to use Google Analytics to increase sales from your store, visit ZenCartOptimization.com

Enter your Google Analytics account number (starting with the "UA-") in the space provided below.
', @t4, 1, NOW(), NOW(), NULL, NULL);]
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.

There was some kind of error with the SQL, and it didn't put the options in the configuration table correctly. Some kind of issue with the configuration_group_id. I got it working.