I'm adding a code on the Complete instance of a video played using jwplayer for analysis using google analytics event tracking. There I need to overwrite the base URL that is sent in the analysis code. Could you please help me with the exact parameter that I need to send for that. Below is the code I'm using to send the request to Google Analytics:
ga('send', 'event', 'Vedio', 'play', 'vedio_name');
Use a configuration object to set the parameters and include the page parameter with a page path as value:
ga('send', {
hitType: 'event',
eventCategory: 'Videos',
eventAction: 'play',
eventLabel: 'Fall Campaign',
page: '/my/custom/pagepath/'
});
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I can check category, action, and label on Google Analytics.
However, I can't seem to check the value so I am assuming the event value is not sent.
ga('create', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-X', 'auto');
ga('send', {
hitType: 'event',
eventCategory: 'ad',
eventAction: 'duration',
eventLabel: 'ad label',
eventValue: 20
});
Let me know if I am doing things wrong or any solution. Thanks!
The real time reports dont support the event value metric. You can see this in the Dimensions and metrics repport
You need to wait and check the behavior report.
I am trying to use Google Event Tracking to record when a certain user action is taken. I have a JS method called runGABanner that fires the Google Analytics code when conditions are met, but I'm not seeing anything update in GA Admin page.
In my code, I set up the GA code as such:
const runGABanner = () =>{
ga('send', {
hitType: 'event',
eventCategory: 'AdBlocker',
eventAction: 'Ad Blocker Displayed',
eventLabel: 'Ad Blocker'
});
}
I was expecting to see "Banner Displayed" under "Event Action", but as the screenshot shows, nothing is appearing there.
Any thoughts as to why this is happening?
I need to differentiate the users (Internal and External) who are performing some event action. so I am using the following code to track the user using custom dimension. My end goal is to know who performed the specific event by internal or external user
ga('send', 'event', 'Contract Change', 'click', 'Landing Page', 'My Value', {
'dimension3': 'External'
});
ga('send', 'event', 'Contract Change', 'click', 'Landing Page', 'My Value', {
'dimension3': 'Internal'
});
I have triggered this tracking code from javascript console for the testing purpose however it's not logging any data and I am not able to get the custom dimension value at any of the place.
I would change a couple of things:
Integers for event value: like Eike Pierstorff said, the event value has to be an integer. Technically you could leave the field out as it's optional, but it's best practice to assign values to your goal, so you can quantity the importance of user actions on your website:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/events#event_fields
Set dimensions before events: what you're doing should work, however it makes the code harder to read (most code formatting will break the {} syntax into 2 lines). Also, if you're sending multiple events which should be associated with the dimension, it's just cleaner to have the dimension declaration first, then all your events. Finally, if it's a user-scope dimension (internal vs. external users), it's more logical to declare the dimension before events, otherwise it looks like the dimension is hit-scope:
For instance:
ga('set', 'dimension3', 'Internal');
ga('send', 'event', 'Contract Change', 'click', 'Landing Page', 10);
ga('send', 'event', 'Other event with dimension', 'foo', 'bar', 20);
When I try to set the appVersion in google analytics, then my event tracking stops working. Specifically, I'm trying to include the app version with event tracking so I can know which version of the app caused an event.
I've tried setting the app version like this:
ga('set', 'appVersion', app.version);
I've tried like this:
ga('send',
'event',
eventCategory,
eventAction,
{'page': pageName, 'appVersion' : app.version });
And I've also tried the alternative syntax:
ga('send',
{'hitType' : 'event',
'eventCategory' : eventCategory,
'eventAction' : eventAction,
'page' : pageName,
'appVersion' : app.version});
If I include appVersion, then event tracking stops working. No events show in realtime and no show the next day in the Behavior/Events section. The PageViews still work though.
As requested in the comments, I am editing to add in my event tracking code. It's been through several variations while I tried solve this problem. Here's what it looks like currently.
var app = {
trackEvent: function (pageName, eventCategory, eventAction, optionalEventLabel, optionalEventValue) {
var eventObject = {
'eventCategory' : eventCategory,
'eventAction' : eventAction,
'optionalEventLabel' : optionalEventLabel,
'optionalEventValue' : optionalEventValue,
'page' : pageName,
};
console.log("app.trackEvent - " + JSON.stringify(eventObject));
ga('send', 'event', eventObject);
}
}
I call this method from many places using a call like:
app.trackEvent("PageNameValue", "EventCategoryValue", "EventActionValue", "EventLabelValueIfIHaveOne", AnIntegerValueIfIHaveOne);
Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Edit...
I found the following bug report that seems to apply: https://code.google.com/p/analytics-issues/issues/detail?id=366
The bug reporter mentions solving this problem by setting up a custom dimension. I will give that a try.
This appears to be be a Google Analytics bug. See https://code.google.com/p/analytics-issues/issues/detail?id=366 for more information.
As suggested by the bug reporter, the workaround is to use a custom dimension that you define in the Admin / Custom Definitions / Custom Dimensions section of the Google Analytics console.
Click "New Custom Dimension"
Enter name ( I entered customAppVersion )
Choose scope ( I chose Hit )
Click Create
Google will then suggest code examples for you, like...
var dimensionValue = 'SOME_DIMENSION_VALUE';
ga('set', 'dimension1', dimensionValue);
The only thing in the code sample that you need to change is the value of 'dimensionValue'. So I ended up with the following code.
ga('create', 'UA-########-#', 'auto');
ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null); // Disable file protocol checking (so that GA will work on Android devices)
ga('set', 'dimension1', app.version);
ga('send', 'pageview');
After this, the custom dimension will be applied to each hit recorded by Google Analytics and you can use that custom dimension to filter your results in the Google Analytics console.
As per google
Since the appName field must be sent with all app hits, it's often
best to set that field on the tracker itself using the set command or,
alternatively, when the tracker is created:
ga('create', 'UA-XXXXX-Y', 'auto', {
'appName': 'myAppName'
});
// The `appName` field is now set on the tracker, so
// screenview hits don't need to include it.
ga('send', 'screenview', {appVersion: '1.2'});
// Sending multiple parameters
ga('send', 'screenview', {appName: 'com.company.app', appVersion: '1.2'});
More information here
It works if you set at least the "appName", it's a good practice to set "appName" and "appId" before to set "appVersion"
ga('set', 'appId', app.id);
ga('set', 'appName', app.id);
ga('set', 'appVersion', app.version);
I have setup google analytics on a small 1 page application website with 3 sections. I have implemented page fields and tracker object. However, every page title in google analytics is coming across as "Contact" although I have designated page titles for each pageview as below:
ga('create', 'UA-50789730-1', 'auto');
ga('set', {
page: '/',
title: 'Home'
});
ga('set', {
page: '/#features',
title: 'Features'
});
ga('set', {
page: '/#download',
title: 'Download'
});
ga('set', {
page: '/#contact',
title: 'Contact'
});
ga('send', 'pageview', '/');
ga('send', 'pageview', '/#features');
ga('send', 'pageview', '/#download');
ga('send', 'pageview', '/#contact');
Am I doing something wrong here?
Thanks!
Whenever you call set you're overriding the previously set data. That's why "Contact" is all you're seeing for the title in the code shown above, since that set call overrides the previous two.
I'd recommend reading the analytics.js overview to get a better idea of how the underlying library works:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/
Then once you have a better understanding, you should read the guide on tracking single page applications, as there are some gotchas you should be aware of:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/single-page-applications