From kake@earth.li Tue Mar 20 11:45:33 2007
From: Kake L Pugh <kake@earth.li>
To: openguides-dev@lists.openguides.org
Subject: [OGDev] Google Analytics
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:40:24 +0000
Message-ID: <20070320114024.GA24384@the.earth.li>
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Bob recently added Google Analytics stuff to RGL, and I thought it might be
a good idea to roll this back into the main distro.  Basically, you get a
little script that you add towards the end of a web page:

<script src=3D"http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type=3D"text/javasc=
ript">
</script>
<script type=3D"text/javascript">
_uacct =3D "[your personal key here]";
urchinTracker();
</script>

and that lets Google collect stats on your visitors; you can then log into
your Google account to view the reports.

Obviously I would have this as a config option, defaulting to "off".

Any objections to me adding this?  Would anyone else find it useful?

Kake



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From dave@earth.li Tue Mar 20 12:11:36 2007
From: David Sheldon <dave@earth.li>
To: openguides-dev@lists.openguides.org
Subject: Re: [OGDev] Google Analytics
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:06:25 +0000
Message-ID: <20070320120625.GF28808@ox.compsoc.net>
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On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 11:40:24AM +0000, Kake L Pugh wrote:
> <script type="text/javascript">
> _uacct = "[your personal key here]";
> urchinTracker();
> </script>

Can you change the urchinTracker() line to

if (typeof urchinTracker == 'function') urchinTracker();

This way people like me who have urchinTracker addblocked dont get a
javascript error on every page. I'm trying to persuade more people to
have their scripts degrade like this.

Apart from that it sounds like a good idea. We can also then think about
adding GA calls for dynamic events which will help people analyse their
traffic.

David

-- 
Stinginess with privileges is kindness in disguise.
		-- Guide to VAX/VMS Security, Sep. 1984


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From openguides@downlode.org Tue Mar 20 14:24:54 2007
From: Earle Martin <openguides@downlode.org>
To: openguides-dev@lists.openguides.org
Subject: Re: [OGDev] Google Analytics
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:19:37 +0000
Message-ID: <7de99f2d0703200719n57127dbfl6b0d363d9d7a84b2@mail.gmail.com>
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On 20/03/07, Kake L Pugh <kake(a)earth.li> wrote:
> Bob recently added Google Analytics stuff to RGL, and I thought it might be
> a good idea to roll this back into the main distro.
> ...
> Any objections to me adding this?  Would anyone else find it useful?

I would - I have Analytics manually added to OGL.

-- 
Earle Martin
            http://downlode.org/
http://purl.org/net/earlemartin/


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From kake@earth.li Thu Mar 22 22:25:34 2007
From: Kake L Pugh <kake@earth.li>
To: openguides-dev@lists.openguides.org
Subject: Re: [OGDev] Google Analytics
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:20:03 +0000
Message-ID: <20070322222003.GA31651@the.earth.li>
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On Tue 20 Mar 2007, David Sheldon <dave(a)earth.li> wrote:
> Can you change the urchinTracker() line to
> 
> if (typeof urchinTracker == 'function') urchinTracker();
> 
> This way people like me who have urchinTracker addblocked dont get a
> javascript error on every page. I'm trying to persuade more people to
> have their scripts degrade like this.

OK, added to svn with David's improvement.

Kake


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