Link Tracking

[wochurch]

We currently use visistat.com to track our web statistics. I was able to put in the global page tracking javascript snippet, and that’s working perfectly. But there is an onclick event that I can add to individual links that allows me to track more specifically.

Here’s what I need to add:
ONCLICK="VSCapture('page-name-here')" TARGET="new"

So, for example I have this link:
<h1 style="text-align: center;">GIVE THANKS | Sunday, November 23 | Bridgestone Arena | <a title="Tickets" href="http://www.wochurch.org/givethanks/tickets/">Get Tickets</a></h1>

and I make it this:
<h1 style="text-align: center;">GIVE THANKS | Sunday, November 23 | Bridgestone Arena | <a ONCLICK="VSCapture('page-name-here')" TARGET="new" title="Tickets" href="http://www.wochurch.org/givethanks/tickets/">Get Tickets</a></h1>

After adding the tracking code and updating the page, it strips the onclick event from the code and leaves it like this:
<h1 style="text-align: center;">GIVE THANKS | Sunday, November 23 | Bridgestone Arena | <a title="Tickets" href="http://www.wochurch.org/givethanks/tickets/" target="new">Get Tickets</a></h1>

Can you tell me how I should be adding these to individual links?

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Hi,

Can you explain how/where are you inserting this
It’s inside the page content or inside any theme file?

Can you also provide us admin access, might be necessary.
Please use the private reply option.

-Rui

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[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please insert extra class named trackMe for tracking link. Now use this code at custom JS of theme options.

<script>
jQuery( document ).ready(function($) {
$( "a.trackMe" ).click(function() {
VSCapture($(this).text()); return true;
});

});
</script>

Thanks
Mohammad

[wochurch]

You guys are brilliant. Okay, so where do I pass the name variable?

`ONCLICK=”VSCapture(‘page-name-here’)” TARGET=”new”

page-name-here is user defined to help organize the links on the backend.

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
I already passed page name through this code $(this).text() .
Thanks
Mohammad

[wochurch]

Ah, okay. I apologize for not explaining my question very well and I appreciate your patience.

page-name-here is the name of the individual href I’m tracking. So I could have 50 of these on one page, and I’ll need to be able to sort them out on the backend later by the name I give them.

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please remove last one code and use this one new code:-

<script>
jQuery( document ).ready(function($) {
$( "a.trackMe" ).click(function() {
VSCapture($(this).attr('href')); return true;
});

});
</script>

Thanks
Mohammad

[wochurch]

href is my variable?

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Yes, i did as you want.
Thanks
Mohammad

[wochurch]

Okay, so I’ll put this line in the custom JS field:

<script>
jQuery( document ).ready(function($) {
$( "a.trackMe" ).click(function() {
VSCapture($(this).attr('href')); return true;
});

});
</script>

And I’ll put trackMe in the extra class field when I’m editing the content and link.

How do I change the variable for each link? For example, in the old cold:

ONCLICK=”VSCapture(‘link1’)” TARGET=”new”
ONCLICK=”VSCapture(‘link2’)” TARGET=”new”
ONCLICK=”VSCapture(‘link3’)” TARGET=”new”

Would render on the backend:
link1 = 31 clicks
link2 = 100 clicks
link3 = 57 clicks

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
You need trackMe as extra class. I am not sure about your old code. My code will work for all links with trackMe class.
Thanks
Mohammad

[wochurch]

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to make this work.

Here’s their guide to tracking links. This will do a better job than I have at explaining what needs to happen. I will ultimately need to be able to do both ASYNCHRONOUS EVENT TRACKING and LINK TRACKING.

http://www.visistat.com/tracking/help.php?hs=event%20and%20link%20tracking

On this last go, I put this in the custom JS:

<script>
jQuery( document ).ready(function($) {
$( "a.trackMe" ).click(function() {
VSCapture($(this).attr('href')); return true;
});

});
</script>

and in the extra class name at the bottom of the text box I put trackMe (I also tried putting it inline: …