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Google Analytics in the Archive (and Forum) by BOP5 · **Released**: 01-01-2011

Brought to you by BirdOPrey5
www.Qapla.com

Upgraded to version 1.6 - Updated option to put code in header OR footer on forum pages.

Header - Recommended location by Google for the Asyncronous Code (the popular code)
Footer - Recommended location for non-Async (legacy) tracking code.

I strongly urge everyone to confirm with google your code is working by checking the analytics the next day after installing to confirm your hits are bing registered. The google tool for confirming the code is on the page is not good enough!

The main purpose of this mod was originally to add your Google Analytics code to the archive. The archive traditionally gets overlooked because the standard instructions of copying your analytics code into the footer doesn't cover the archive.

You simply copy and paste the full analytics code Google gives you into the mod options and enable it.

Optionally you can also use this mod to put your analytics code in the regular forum (non-archive) as well, however if you have already manually put your analytics code in the footer you should leave this option disabled.

To confirm it is working go to your archive and view the source on any archive page. At the bottom directly above the VB Copyright info should be your google code.

I have tested this on 4.0.8, 4.1.12, and 4.2.0 and it will work in all 4.0.x and 4.1.x /4.2.x at least.

For a VB 3.8 version see here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=246171

You won't see any indication on the pages but you can demo the product at:
www.qapla.com/mods/

Please mark as installed if you use this.

Donations Always Appreciated. :up:

English - Download .zip file. Version 1.6
Arabic - Translated by Dr. OsamA - Download .xml file. Version 1.13 (old version)

BirdOPrey5 · #22 01-06-2011, 10:57 PM

Thank you for that. The issue is only related to showing the code outside the archive so if you keep that part disabled you won't have any issues in any version.

In version 1.13 it works fine if you don't have a branding-free license.

In version 1.3 (which I removed) it will display the google code but stop most of the rest of the footer from showing at all.

BirdOPrey5 · #23 01-06-2011, 11:26 PM

OK... it turned out to be a pretty easy fix... now upgraded to version 1.4... I really think this will be the final version unless some new functionality is asked for.

I suggest everyone upgrade to 1.4, especially if you have version 1.3 OR a branding-free license.

OldSchoolDSL · #24 01-07-2011, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

OK... it turned out to be a pretty easy fix... now upgraded to version 1.4... I really think this will be the final version unless some new functionality is asked for.

I suggest everyone upgrade to 1.4, especially if you have version 1.3 OR a branding-free license.

Upgraded....

Import > Allow Over write > YES

Installed and working

4.1 PL2

GoHighVoltage · #25 01-19-2011, 03:20 PM

One question, Google says to install it here:

Copy and place the code snippet
Once you find the code snippet, copy and paste it into your web page, just before the closing </head> tag*. If your website uses templates to generate pages, enter it just before the closing </head> tag in the file that contains the <head> section. (Most websites re-use one file for common content, so it's likely that you won't have to place the code snippet on every single page of your website.)
For the best performance across all browsers we suggest you position other scripts in your site in one of these ways:

* before the tracking code snippet in the <head> section of your HTML
* after both the tracking code snippet and all page content (e.g. at the bottom of the HTML body)

BirdOPrey5 · #26 01-19-2011, 04:05 PM

Google suggests it near the <head> tag so it means the Analytics code will always load and be counted even before the rest of your pages loads. In an ideal world this would be best for you and Google. But in the real world sometimes Google's codes don't load so fast and putting it here would prevent the rest of your page from being displayed until it finishes loading which can cause you to annoy users.

From experience with vBulletin and Google I, and I think most, admins have come to the conclusion it's best in the footer so the page can load before the Analytics code. If a couple of visitors aren't counted because they change pages too fast, so be it.

It definitely works in the footer where this mod puts it, it's where I've always had it and have installed/tested it on numerous forums and used Google's own tools to confirm the code is active and deployed.

8thos · #27 01-20-2011, 03:47 PM

Installed.

BirdOPrey5 · #28 01-20-2011, 09:47 PM

what exact version are you using?

And just to confirm this is viewing online.php?

Does it go away if you turn it off in your forums?

Manandrox · #29 01-21-2011, 01:14 PM

Hi Bird!

Ok, I edited my post. I apologize, I was not clear. It is only 1 or 2 people that will show that location.

I am using 4.1. Yes, the online.php? page.

The Google Analytic code, on page view, shows up on the page great! I just disabled it now so I will watch it for a few hours to see. It seems that it was just the registered users that were showing this location.

BirdOPrey5 · #30 01-21-2011, 05:37 PM

Do you by chance have some sort of mod that attempts to minimize or combine javascripts?

I can't replicate the problem and the file path you posted:

Quote:

/folder/forumdisplay.php/clientscript/vbulletin_css/style00002l/.google-analytics.com/ga.js

shouldn't even exist...

Manandrox · #31 01-21-2011, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Do you by chance have some sort of mod that attempts to minimize or combine javascripts?

I can't replicate the problem and the file path you posted:

shouldn't even exist...

Ok, I still get the error with the mod disabled.

Unknown Location

Unknown Location
/folder/member.php/1-user

So it is something else. I will delete my previous post.

Awesome mod though!!! Thanks!!!

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