Comments on: Google Analytics Configuration Mistake #3: Third Party Domains http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:53:55 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-373 Justin Cutroni Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:07:17 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-373 David, No need to change anything. I believe that Blogger uses a 301 redirect, which is what you want. Thanks for the question, Justin David,

No need to change anything. I believe that Blogger uses a 301 redirect, which is what you want.

Thanks for the question,

Justin

]]> By: David http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-372 David Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:56:53 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-372 I'm looking at moving my blogspot blog to my own domain. e.g.: myblog.blogspot.com -> blog.myblog.com Blogspot automatically redirects all requests for the old domain to the new one, so all traffic will come from the one domain. I'd like to keep my old stats after the move. Do I still need to make changes to the GA tracking code (domain name to "none" and turning on linker)? Or will the old code still work even though it is being called from a different domain? (I understand the returning visitors etc. will be out because the cookie will change.) Regards, David I’m looking at moving my blogspot blog to my own domain.

e.g.: myblog.blogspot.com -> blog.myblog.com

Blogspot automatically redirects all requests for the old domain to the new one, so all traffic will come from the one domain. I’d like to keep my old stats after the move.

Do I still need to make changes to the GA tracking code (domain name to “none” and turning on linker)? Or will the old code still work even though it is being called from a different domain? (I understand the returning visitors etc. will be out because the cookie will change.)

Regards,
David

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]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-370 Justin Cutroni Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:06:11 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-370 Hi Padma, Right now the only way to get data into GA is via the JS code. So you need to execute JS to send data to Google. If you figure out away to get JS to execute at the sever level let me know! Justin Hi Padma,

Right now the only way to get data into GA is via the JS code. So you need to execute JS to send data to Google.

If you figure out away to get JS to execute at the sever level let me know!

Justin

]]> By: Padma http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-369 Padma Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:54:21 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-369 Hi I was just wondering if anybody knows anything about posting data on google analytics without using javascripts. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot for your time. Padma. Hi

I was just wondering if anybody knows anything about posting data on google analytics without using javascripts. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot for your time.

Padma.

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-368 Justin Cutroni Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:03:41 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-368 Hi bB, If you can see the cookies in the URL when you land on the new site then things should work. I would check to make sure that both sites are using the same version of the tracking code. You could run into trouble if one site is using urchin.js and ga.js. Hope that helps, Justin Hi bB,

If you can see the cookies in the URL when you land on the new site then things should work. I would check to make sure that both sites are using the same version of the tracking code. You could run into trouble if one site is using urchin.js and ga.js.

Hope that helps,

Justin

]]> By: bB http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-367 bB Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:27:48 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-367 I am really banging my head against a brick wall on this one.. perhaps someone here can help. I have a form posting to a 3rd party site and have followed the configuration instructions to track across domains... the URL that the form posts to on the 3rd party domain contains all the __utma, __utmb...__utmz variables, but the __utma and __utmz cookies that get set are different -- the __utmz cookie that gets set on the third party site indicates that I am being referred by my main website. Any ideas where I should start looking to sort this? I am really banging my head against a brick wall on this one.. perhaps someone here can help.

I have a form posting to a 3rd party site and have followed the configuration instructions to track across domains… the URL that the form posts to on the 3rd party domain contains all the __utma, __utmb…__utmz variables, but the __utma and __utmz cookies that get set are different — the __utmz cookie that gets set on the third party site indicates that I am being referred by my main website.

Any ideas where I should start looking to sort this?

]]> By: Justin Cutroni http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-366 Justin Cutroni Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:53:10 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-366 Hi JJ- It is possible to use GA to track visitors from one domain to another. To implement cross domain tracking you need to add a modified version of the tracking code to each site AND you need to modify the forms and links that point from one domain to the other. Check the GA help section for amore info about the GA.JS implementation. Thanks for the question, Justin Hi JJ-

It is possible to use GA to track visitors from one domain to another. To implement cross domain tracking you need to add a modified version of the tracking code to each site AND you need to modify the forms and links that point from one domain to the other.

Check the GA help section for amore info about the GA.JS implementation.

Thanks for the question,

Justin

]]> By: JJ http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-365 JJ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:59:44 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-365 Hi Justin - I heard that the tracking between sites is no longer allowed (I think it had to do with privacy concerns). If this is incorrect is adding the new GA.js code to the third party site all that is required, or is there more to it? Let me know, thanks. Hi Justin – I heard that the tracking between sites is no longer allowed (I think it had to do with privacy concerns). If this is incorrect is adding the new GA.js code to the third party site all that is required, or is there more to it?

Let me know, thanks.

]]> By: Analytics Talk » Blog Archive » “Enterprise” Google Analytics http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/comment-page-2/#comment-364 Analytics Talk » Blog Archive » “Enterprise” Google Analytics Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:35:48 +0000 http://www.epikone.com/blog/2006/09/26/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-3-third-party-domains/#comment-364 [...] Now, I know GA has a cross domain tracking feature. But what happens if an enterprise wants to know the unique visitor count across 50 web properties? Installing cross domain tracking on that scale is a huge task. In fact, it’s a pain in the ass. [...] [...] Now, I know GA has a cross domain tracking feature. But what happens if an enterprise wants to know the unique visitor count across 50 web properties? Installing cross domain tracking on that scale is a huge task. In fact, it’s a pain in the ass. [...]

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