Google Analytics Registration Goal Plugin

Google Analytics Registration Goal Plugin
This plugin adds unique page names to the steps of the registration process so you can track registration as a Goal utilizing Google Analytics.

History
Jan 29, 2006
-- v1.0.1 Beta 2 Release. Removes duplicate goal URL and updates step counts.

Jan 28, 2006
-- v1.0.1 Beta 1 Release. Adds modifications for COPPA and Deny registration for users under 13

Nov 27, 2005
-- Initial Beta Release

Requirements
You must have a Google Analytics account

This does not work if you have turned on URL rewrites via .htaccess with programs such as subdreamer and vb seo.

If you use this plugin, click Install

[Jacqueline]

Originally Posted by BlackHawk1994

heheh, here I am almost two months later and I still haven't managed to get this to work. I've got some quick register mod installed which means registration is a one step process, so I've just been using ..../member_added.html without any of the funnel steps, but nothing shows up.

That makes sense. With your quick register mod, you need to track the path the mod takes. This is setup to track the standard vBulletin path.

[cgchris99]

I'm confused, if the URL doesn't change the way register works, how in the world does the analytics goals know what is happening?

[Jacqueline]

The path is defined inside the urchin code that is being put in by the plugin. It doesn't change the actual URL; it is more of a pseudo URL.
Here's the link at Google that explains what is happening in detail.

http://adwords.google.com/support/bi...288&topic=8152

[cgchris99]

Thanks for the information. I'll re-install the plugin this weekend.
And try to get the goal funnels filled in.

[Jacqueline]

Hi, cgchris99. Just checking back to make sure the install went well for you over the weekend.

[sportsoutlaw]

I have the code at the very top of my headerinclude as per instructions at vb.com. Will this effect how this plugin works?

[Jacqueline]

What code do you mean by 'the code?'

If you mean your basic google analytics code, then it doesn't matter where you put it as long as google picks it up. My instructions including putting it where Google originally recommended, just before the /header. Now Google recommends putting the code just before the /body.

Here's the link and pertinent text from Google's website:
http://adwords.google.com/support/bi...er=27323&hl=en


The code contained in the text box on the Tracking Status page must be copied and pasted into all of the web pages you will be tracking. It should be added immediately before the </body> tag, and can be added by hand or through the use of templates or includes, if available.

[cgchris99]

Sorry I haven't been back recently. I re-uploaded the plugin

I also edited the goals to be
www.(mydomain).com/forums/funnel_register......

Now we will wait and see if we get any conversions.

The part I don't understand is how it will look for a directory called /funnel_register when it doesn't exist.

[cgchris99]

After changing the plugin to include /forums/funnel.....

I got it working perfectly. Probably could have left it alone and just modified the settings in google but 6 of one half a dozen the other.

Thanks for a great plugin.

[Nick0r]

For some reason the goals aren't working for me in Urchin, they're clearly setup but reporting 0 in analytics.

This is what the goal looks like:

Goal Name URL Active Goal Settings
G1 Registration http://www.cardschat.com/funnel_regi...ber_added.html On Edit