Configuring Javascript Based Tracking


Copy Tracker Code

Step 1: Set up Data Collection

On the Edit Profile page, click Data Collection, where you will find the Java Tracker code you’ll need to paste into each page of your website that you wish to track. This code is executed each time a page is displayed, keeping track of your visitors and transferring the tracking data for use within Logaholic.

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Click inside the “Copy Tracking Code” block shown in Figure 0 to select all of the text inside. Then click “Ctrl-C” to copy the entire contents of the block. You’ll paste this code into your website pages in the next step.


IMPORTANT: There are small differences in setting up Javascript-based tracking on a dynamic website. If your website is a static html website, follow the instructions in Step 1A: Install Java Tracker Code in Static (HTML) Websites. If your website uses a content management system such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, or another content management system, please follow the instructions in Step 1B: Install Java Tracker Code in Dynamic Websites.


Step 1A: Install Java Tracker Code in Static (HTML) Websites

Access your website through an FTP client

Many FTP clients are available (for free) on the Internet. The following are among the more popular: FileZilla, CoreFTP, and SmartFTP.

Connect to the FTP server of your website by using the FTP login information provided by your hosting service.

Once you’re connected, navigate to the folder where your html files are located.

Insert the Java tracker code

To analyze your entire website, you can place the Java tracker code within a component that appears on every page of the website such as a header or footer file. To track selective pages, place the code within each page (file) you wish to track.

Copy the html file to your computer and open it with a text editor such as wordpad or notepad.

Locate the <body> tag in the html file.

Insert (paste) the code you copied above directly (no spaces) after the <body> label.


   

Save your html file with the inserted code.

Copy the file back to your FTP server.

Static (HTML) Website Setup Complete


Step 1B: Install Java Tracker Code in Dynamic Websites (Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, etc.)

If your website is hosted within a content management system such as Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Mambo, etc., follow the instructions below:

Log in using the administrator account of your website, for example: www.mywebsite.com/administrator

Once you’re logged in, navigate to the location within your content management system where you can edit your html template. In some cases this will be within the template manager of your content management system, but it may also be found in its own unique location.

Locate the <body> tag in the file.

Insert (paste) the code you copied directly after the <body> label.

Example code:


   

Dynamic Website Setup complete


Logaholic Live refreshes the tracking data from your site every 10 minutes. It may take 10 – 15 minutes before you can first view your website’s statistics in your Logaholic Live account.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact us


Tip: If you have pages that are very dense, complex, or long, place the javascript tracking code near the top of the page so you don’t miss those fast clickers.


Click the “Save Changes” button at the top of the page to save your changes, or click the “Cancel” button to undo your changes.