Comments on: Tracking MediaWiki External Links Statistics using Google Analytics

By: Klusopedia

Klusopedia — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:05:24 +0000

Guy, many many thanks to you! I was a bit stupid and pasted the code before the starting body tag! Now i’ve placed it before the closing tag and it works!

By: Guy

Guy — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:03:04 +0000

Just to make sure, you’ve put it just before the closing body tag? Where does your analytics code code? Before or after my snippet?

By: Klusopedia

Klusopedia — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:10:26 +0000

Guy,

unfortunenately it doesn’t work yet. Just to be sure this is what i did.

1. i already have google analytics set up and it works perfectly.
2. i added your code to monobook.php just before the body tag and i’m using only monobook as a skin.

i dont see anything appearing on GA although i am certain that there are quite some clicks on external links every day.

Do i need to set some other things in GA? What am i doing wrong?

thanks again!

By: Klusopedia

Klusopedia — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:22:49 +0000

Thanks Guy, i’ve changed the code to the updated code provided above. hope it works!

Rutger

By: Klusopedia

Klusopedia — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:22:27 +0000

Thanks Guy, i’ve changed the code to the updated code provided above. hope it works!

By: Guy

Guy — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:03:22 +0000

It shouldn’t matter how you added the analytics code,a s long as it’s there. Apperantly, since the post was written, there was a slight update to the Analytics’ API, so I update the post to reflect it. Try with the updated code, and see if it works for you.

By: Klusopedia

Klusopedia — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:54:20 +0000

thanks for your reply, i’ve added it yesterday but so far nothing has showed in my analytics. Do i need to have analytics installed in the way you explained here http://www.guyrutenberg.com/2007/07/13/track-mediawiki-statistics-using-google-analytics/ or should it also work when i’ve added google analytics by using the analytics extension on mediawiki? thanks!

By: Guy

Guy — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:26:05 +0000

I think it should still work. Anyway, it shouldn’t create any long term effect if you add it, and delete it afterwards, as it’s fully client-side.

By: Klusopedia

Klusopedia — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:47:21 +0000

does this still work? I would love to try it but don’t want to ruin my precious installation…

By: Isles Tech

Isles Tech — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:46:25 +0000

Thanks for this tip.