OpenWetWare:Software/Extensions/Analytics/GoogleAnalytics

Note: This extension isn't currently turned on. The code needs to be modified to make it specific to OpenWetWare and not the private wikis.

         

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Google Analytics Release status: stable
Implementation	User activity
Description	Automatically inserts Google Analytics tracking code at the bottom of MediaWiki pages
Author(s)	Tim Laqua
Last Version	1.2 (08-26-2007)
MediaWiki	1.10+
License	No license specified
Download	MediaWiki SVN
Example	www.PoxWiki.com

This extension inserts Google Analytics tracking code in every MediaWiki page that is viewed. The extension excludes pages being viewed by users with 'protect' privileges (sysops) and users with 'bot' privileges (bots) to prevent pollution of the statistics.

Installation

1. Create a new folder (directory) in the following location:
   wiki-install-folder/extensions/googleAnalytics
2. Download the googleAnalytics.php file from SVN
3. Copy googleAnalytics.php in to the new googleAnalytics folder
4. Add the following code to your LocalSettings.php at the bottom

<source lang="php">

//Replace xxxxxxx-x with YOUR GoogleAnalytics UA number $googleAnalytics = "UA-xxxxxxx-x";

//Set to true if you are using the Monobook skin (uses a Monobook-specific hook) //This setting is ignored for MW 1.11+ (SkinAfterBottomScripts is used instead) $googleAnalyticsMonobook = true;

require_once( "$IP/extensions/googleAnalytics/googleAnalytics.php" ); </source>

Usage

1. Create a Google Analytics account
2. Locate your UA number (found in the chunk of code that they provide you

   _uacct=UA-xxxxxxx-x

3. Follow Installation Instructions
4. Google Analytics stats should start populating within 24-48 hours.

More info

• Live Demo at http://www.PoxWiki.com/