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Forum Name: Customizing ProductCart
Forum Description: Exchange messages with other users that are customizing ProductCart.
URL: https://forum.productcart.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2775
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Topic: google analytics

Posted By: JWL
Subject: google analytics
Date Posted: 04-June-2009 at 5:20pm

I am using version 3.12, are these files up to date:

http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/_media/widgets/integrations/googleanalytics/productcart_googleanalytics_101008.zip

They contain the GA files for 3.12 - but I think GA is updated from the Urchin stats it was using, when I just signed up it had the old Urchin stats and a newer code, and I selected the newer code. Here is a sample of the new code:

<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-XXXXXXX-X");
pageTracker._trackPageview();

} catch(err) {}</script>

I am most interested in tracking conversions... the instructions in the PDF file linked above seem pretty straight forward, I was just wondering if those files are up to date, thanks!

Replies:

Posted By: JWL
Date Posted: 05-June-2009 at 3:10pm

Here is the legacy urchin code:

<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
try {
_uacct = "UA-XXXXXXX-X";
urchinTracker();
} catch(err) {}</script>

Should I use this code with the .asp files linked above?! Thanks!

Posted By: JWL
Date Posted: 05-June-2009 at 3:59pm

Ok, I used the first code and added this below it:

<!--#include file="inc-GoogleAnalytics.asp"-->

I guess that's all I do... but I uploaded files to me pcadmin dir, does that 
mean I can view some aspect of GA from my control panel?!  Was this so I can 
adjust for returns and such in the admin panel?

Thanks.

Posted By: Hamish
Date Posted: 05-June-2009 at 5:11pm

Google Analytics reports backs to Google - so it's your Google account you view to see the reports etc.

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See http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/developers/editcode" rel="nofollow - WIKI Guidelines for Editing ProductCart's ASP Source Code

Posted By: JWL
Date Posted: 05-June-2009 at 6:36pm

I don't know, I put this in the footer:

<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-XXXXXXX-X");
pageTracker._trackPageview();

} catch(err) {}</script>
<!--#include file="inc-GoogleAnalytics.asp"-->

And, I enabled ecommerce on the GA settings, so I guess I'll see if the conversions show up when a sale comes in.

Posted By: JWL
Date Posted: 07-June-2009 at 11:46am

well the conversion tracking isn't working - no big surprise, I didn't expect it to... the GA stats work, can someone confirm if the newer GA conversion tool works with version 3.12v.

I have all the code, outlined in the GA .pdf file including the snippet on the ordercomplete.asp page - it was actually on that page already, I didn't have to add it.

Anyway, I'd like someone to confirm this is working for them, because I don't know how to troubleshoot. I also enabled the ecommerce store in the GA settings - so I don't know what the issue is. I've also waited over 24 hours for the conversions to show up.

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 07-June-2009 at 12:25pm

My experience has been that ONLY the old GA code works if you want the ecommerce reports in GA to work.

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Certified ProductCart Developer

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Posted By: JWL
Date Posted: 07-June-2009 at 1:02pm

Yea, I kind of figured that... that's why I was asking if those GA files were up to date, the inc-GA.asp file references only a urchin.js

<script src="https://checkout.google.com/files/digital/urchin_post.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

So, I was wondering if the conversion tool would work with the newer ga.js.  I guess they need to update the file to support the new code.

Posted By: Greg Dinger
Date Posted: 07-June-2009 at 1:25pm

For now, please implement the old code. I'm not quite certain what the limitations or challenges are (beyond time/resources) for implementing the new code, but I do know this has been the solution for multiple sites I have been asked to resolve in this regard.

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GreyBeard Design Group

Certified ProductCart Developer

Web Design/Development/Hosting

http://tinyurl.com/5c8t4t" rel="nofollow - Add-Ons & Custom Code |

Posted By: JWL
Date Posted: 09-June-2009 at 3:56pm

yea old urchin.js code works with conversion tool - EI should update GA to support the new GA if they haven't already... I don't know - I'm using 3.12.