Hi Bilkis, You can track the downloads pretty easily using the _trackEvent tag [1]:
_trackEvent(category, action, optional_label, optional_value) The key here is not to manually add this to _every_ link you want to track. I can't find the exact page[2] that you want to access now but basically on page load you have a default piece of javascript that adds the correct Javascript to each anchor tag. Here[3] is a script that does it using the old method of generating 'fake' page views (the new way of using event tracking is the recommended way). Hope this helps. Thanks Glen Barnes http://www.mytoursapp.com [1] http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/eventTrackerGuide.html [2] http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=javascript+add+google+analytics+event+tracking+to+each+download+automatically&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= [3] http://www.goodwebpractices.com/downloads/gatag.js On 15/04/2010, at 7:00 AM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:49:42 +0100 > From: "Mosoddik, Bilkis" <bmosoddik at museumoflondon.org.uk> > Subject: [MCN-L] Suggestions for Web Analytics software besides Google > Analytics > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <CBE3ED7D5509D54F9C4E1D614931DF0E066ADA20 at > mail-mwh-2k3.museumoflondon.org.uk> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi everyone, > > We use WebTrends and Google Analytics (GA) for analysing our web > statistics at Museum of London. However, WebTrends has become > increasingly very expensive for us and we want to move away from it to a > new, preferably free, package and would appreciate all your > recommendations. I am aware of some of the software out there that has > been mentioned in previous emails, but I would like a recommendation of > one that you think is really good. > > A couple of things that the software should do that GA doesn't: > > * Allow reanalysis of web log files > * Allow analysis of visits to downloads > > Any other comments or suggestions are welcome. > > Thanks. > Bilkis. > > > Bilkis Mosoddik > Web Content Manager, Web Team, Communications > Museum of London > 150 London Wall > London. EC2Y 5HN > Tel: 020 7410 2213 / 020 7814 5723 > Fax: 020 7600 1058 > Email: bmosoddik at museumoflondon.org.uk > www.museumoflondon.org.uk > > Spectacular new ?20 million Galleries of Modern London opening at Museum of > London on 28 May 2010. > > Find out more at www.museumoflondon.org.uk > > Before printing, please think about the environment > > > > >
