Comments on: Tracking Dynamic Sites With Google Analytics http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/ Untangling the world of web analytics Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:37:49 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-4131 Justin Cutroni Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:04:42 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-4131 @Darshan: Google Analytics will automatically collect the entire path in the location bar of the browser. This includes everything after the domain extension. If you are looking to collect information that is embedded on the page then you may want to try using a feature called <a href="http://cutroni.com/blog/2007/10/16/event-tracking-pt-1-overview-data-model/" rel="nofollow">Event tracking</a>. This lets you collect almost any type of information in Google Analytics. @Darshan: Google Analytics will automatically collect the entire path in the location bar of the browser. This includes everything after the domain extension. If you are looking to collect information that is embedded on the page then you may want to try using a feature called Event tracking. This lets you collect almost any type of information in Google Analytics.

]]> By: Darshan http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 Darshan Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:03:29 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-3995 Hi all, Great post !! , I have a question to know about the working of GA. We have developed an dynamic content base /cms (only dynamic text ) using MS-sql database to one of the web site . Does GA work's for only query string parameters on the url ? or can it be used non query string parameters. We are pulling the record information from db and make it to reflect on the page dynamically using stored procedures(where in all query's will be present in database and as well it wont be displayed on the url.) can we use GA without the non-query string on url methodology ? Darshan Hi all,
Great post !! , I have a question to know about the working of GA.
We have developed an dynamic content base /cms (only dynamic text ) using MS-sql database to one of the web site . Does GA work’s for only query string parameters on the url ? or can it be used non query string parameters.

We are pulling the record information from db and make it to reflect on the page dynamically using stored procedures(where in all query’s will be present in database and as well it wont be displayed on the url.)

can we use GA without the non-query string on url methodology ?

Darshan

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Justin Cutroni Fri, 08 May 2009 23:38:05 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-69 RNT, Any changes that you make to GA today will not affect historical data. Once the data has been processed it can never change. Justin RNT,

Any changes that you make to GA today will not affect historical data. Once the data has been processed it can never change.

Justin

]]> By: RNT Solutions http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-68 RNT Solutions Mon, 04 May 2009 19:25:52 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-68 Great post. Very helpful. One question though, when you add the query string parameters to be excluded, can you see historical data with them excluded, or does GA just do it from that point forward? Great post. Very helpful.

One question though, when you add the query string parameters to be excluded, can you see historical data with them excluded, or does GA just do it from that point forward?

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Justin Cutroni Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:13:03 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-67 Hey Tom, I'm assuming that the forward is some type of server side redirect. That means that you can't put GA on that page and, even if you did, it would never work. The page needs to render in the visitor's browser to track correctly. Make sure you place the code in the page that the visitor ultimately sees. Thanks for the question, Justin Hey Tom,

I’m assuming that the forward is some type of server side redirect. That means that you can’t put GA on that page and, even if you did, it would never work. The page needs to render in the visitor’s browser to track correctly.

Make sure you place the code in the page that the visitor ultimately sees.

Thanks for the question,

Justin

]]> By: tom Stone http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-66 tom Stone Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:17:45 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-66 my question is. I have an index page with an automatic refresh script that forwards the visitor automatically to my main home page. If I place the Analytics code into the index.html page, will google analytics work? or do I have to place the code into my home.html page? my question is. I have an index page with an automatic refresh script that forwards the visitor automatically to my main home page. If I place the Analytics code into the index.html page, will google analytics work? or do I have to place the code into my home.html page?

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Justin Cutroni Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:49:02 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-65 Ben, You can place the code anywhere in the body. Just make sure it's in a logical place. Don't place it in the cell of a table. :) We like to place it at the bottom of a page to make sure that the entire page has rendered before requesting ga.js. That's to insure the page has rendered before requesting GA.JS. Justin Ben,

You can place the code anywhere in the body. Just make sure it’s in a logical place. Don’t place it in the cell of a table. :)

We like to place it at the bottom of a page to make sure that the entire page has rendered before requesting ga.js. That’s to insure the page has rendered before requesting GA.JS.

Justin

]]> By: Ben http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Ben Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:13:06 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-64 I’m using the code GA provided and placing it where it said to place it, before . Some of the coldfusion pages don’t have . Could I place it before or would it not track the page? Sorry for double posting. I’m using the code GA provided and placing it where it said to place it, before . Some of the coldfusion pages don’t have . Could I place it before or would it not track the page?

Sorry for double posting.

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Justin Cutroni Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:56:44 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-63 Hi Lorianna, You have a lot of options here. Based on your description, it sounds like you need to do some work with filters and profiles. You could put one piece of tracking code on all pages and then segment the data into different profiles using filters. You could create one profile for each of the portals. You also mentioned segmenting the traffic into different accounts. This can be done, but tracking traffic in multiple accounts can be tough. You can't simply copy and past multiple versions of the code on your site. You need to create multiple tracking objects if you're using ga.js or reset the tracking if you're using urchin.js. Hope that helps. Justin Hi Lorianna,

You have a lot of options here. Based on your description, it sounds like you need to do some work with filters and profiles. You could put one piece of tracking code on all pages and then segment the data into different profiles using filters. You could create one profile for each of the portals.

You also mentioned segmenting the traffic into different accounts. This can be done, but tracking traffic in multiple accounts can be tough. You can’t simply copy and past multiple versions of the code on your site. You need to create multiple tracking objects if you’re using ga.js or reset the tracking if you’re using urchin.js.

Hope that helps.

Justin

]]> By: Lorianna Sprague http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Lorianna Sprague Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:21:32 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/06/14/tracking-dynamic-sites-with-google-analytics/#comment-62 The site I gave is the site in question. It is a DotNetNuke site created to bring multiple existing sites under one domain. Each site is accessed through a portal. I want to track the activity to the whole domain, as well as each individual portal. However, the portals appear as subpages www.domain.com/portalname. Is there a way to track sub-page groups in a separate account? Thanks. Lorianna The site I gave is the site in question. It is a DotNetNuke site created to bring multiple existing sites under one domain. Each site is accessed through a portal. I want to track the activity to the whole domain, as well as each individual portal. However, the portals appear as subpages http://www.domain.com/portalname. Is there a way to track sub-page groups in a separate account? Thanks.

Lorianna

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