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David Nix
David Nix

Reputation: 3334

Google Analytics Tracking - Extensible parameter (utme) not showing in _utm.gif request

Inspecting _utm.gif I've determined the Extensible Parameter utme is not being passed. I don't see it at all when I inspect it with Firebug. I'm trying to track an event with Google Analytics - a simple button click.

The Google code in <head>.

<script type="text/javascript">

  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-1']);  //in reality, this ID is set correctly
  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

  (function() {
    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
  })();

</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
function recordOutboundLink(link, category, action) {
  try {
    var myTracker=_gat._getTrackerByName();
    _gaq.push(['myTracker._trackEvent', ' + category + ', ' + action + ']);
    setTimeout('document.location = "' + link.href + '"', 100)
  }catch(err){}
}
</script>

The code I use in the <body>

<a onClick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'button', 'clicked');return false;" href="http://someoutboundlink.com">
<img src="http://some-image.png">
</a>

What am I missing? Why aren't my params button and clicked being passed in the _utm.gif?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1288

Answers (3)

Eduardo
Eduardo

Reputation: 22832

Your function is wrong. Just because you named your tracker variable myTracker it's not the internal name of the tracker. In your case you use a nameless tracker. And the correct way to fire an event for it is just calling _trackEvent.

function recordOutboundLink(link, category, action) {
  try {
    _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', category , action ]);
    setTimeout('document.location = "' + link.href + '"', 100)
  }catch(err){}
}

Upvotes: 1

David Nix
David Nix

Reputation: 3334

Figured it out.

My onClick was incorrectly spelled onclick in my real code. My example above is correct.

It's the little things.

EDIT My answer is incorrect. See the accepted answer above.

Upvotes: 0

jk.
jk.

Reputation: 14435

Could be the quotes issue in your track event call:

Try:

_gaq.push(['myTracker._trackEvent', category, action]);

Upvotes: 1

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