Miscellaneous Hacks - 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
Feb 24, 2007
-- v2.0 Updated for vBulletin 3.6x.

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

Known Limitations
This does not work if you have turned on URL rewrites via .htaccess with programs such as vBSEO and subdreamer. VBSEO users can click here for instructions.

If you use this plugin, click Mark as Installed

[Jacqueline]

Originally Posted by Gersfan

Looooks very good guys but I'm sorry I'm a little lost on what it does or is? I've never heard of Google Analytics before?

Sorry for the late response. I didn't see the notification when you posted. Google analytics lets you keep some very good statistics on your web site. It is a free service offered by Google. The software used to be quite expensive. It was called Urchin. For more information, go to http://www.google.com/analytics

Originally Posted by todd222222

Will this work with the "new form" of code?

http://www.google.com/support/google...n&answer=69588

I'm looks like the name of the script has change therefore I'm assuming there would be a problem.

Thanks
Todd

Todd,
I don't believe there will be a problem with Google's changes. I will be updating this once vBulletin 3.7 goes gold and will update the instructions with Google's new for of code too.

[todd222222]

It seems like it's not working with the new code as I'm not seeing the registration from yesterday.....I wish I understood how this stuff worked.

[Jacqueline]

Thanks, todd. I'll take a look at it this weekend.

[valdet]

I saw a question asked on vbseo.com, which noone cared to answer.

http://www.vbseo.com/f30/how-setting...tml#post166261

Will this method work if I use the Quick Register plugin, instead of the default vBulletin registration form?

Thanks

Any ideas, before I start using Quick Register.

[Nubai]

Hi,

Is this going to be updated for 3.7.x? Or is there another way to track registrations as goals? I'm new to VB and analytics so sorry for the daft question.

Mark

[xlguy]

Anyone know if this plugin still works with vB3.8.x? Thanks

Update The code needs to be edited as the way to manually track goals on the same URL has changed, see:
http://www.google.com/support/google...n&answer=55576

Just need to edit the code in the plugin before you import it, following instructions above.

Will test now and let you know if works.

[kmike]

For those who are using the new Google Analytics async tracking code, attached is the updated product file.

The async code that you put in the HEAD page section looks like this:

<script type="text/javascript">

  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-xxx-xx']);
  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

  (function() {
    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
  })();

</script>