Wanted: Service Tracking outbound clicks in Google Analytics

[topcat]

'tis the season so I've gone ahead and redesigned DeliverMeThis.co.uk.

However, since the redesign, I've been struggling to track outbound clicks as goals.

For example. on a product page:
https://delivermethis.co.uk/product/1317/santa-toilet-seat-cover-rug/

The outbound link is:
https://delivermethis.co.uk/get/uk/santa-toilet-cover

So I am trying to track all /get/uk/* links as goals in Google Analytics.

I've tried a number of Wordpress plugins, but none of them seem to be adding code to the links.

What am I missing here, any ideas? I've tried Yoast and the Google Analytics plugin.

Thanks

 

[baldidiotbaldidiot is verified member.]

You can do it using event tracking - stick this in your link code:

onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Category', 'Action']);"

eg:

onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'ProductID2789', 'Click']);"

The 'Category' and 'Action' parameters are required for it to work, but you can also add extra info for 'Label', 'Value' etc..

Full guide here: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/eventTrackerGuide

 

[martin-s]

Note that if you don't open the link in a new window, the Analytics tracking can be unpredictable.

Better to use server side tracking if you can.

 

[topcat]

You can do it using event tracking - stick this in your link code:

onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Category', 'Action']);"

eg:

onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'ProductID2789', 'Click']);"

The 'Category' and 'Action' parameters are required for it to work, but you can also add extra info for 'Label', 'Value' etc..

Full guide here: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/eventTrackerGuide

Thanks for this.

It's frustrating as the plugins I am using SHOULD work, but there seems to be some kind of problem with them.