Comments on: Tracking Events in Google Analytics http://www.ravelrumba.com/blog/tracking-events-in-analytics/ web design & web development Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2900 By: Rob Flaherty http://www.ravelrumba.com/blog/tracking-events-in-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Rob Flaherty Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:56:39 +0000 http://www.ravelrumba.com/?p=421#comment-665 Hi James, You're correct about the potential race condition, but I think just about every tracking script is exposed to a potential race condition, no? (FWIW, I don't think I mentioned it in the post but in my implementation of the script I've placed it inside the DOM ready function.) GA's Async implementation allows activity to be recorded even before the GA script has loaded by storing the events in the _gaq array. So the race is between the execution of the click tracking function and the user's clicking. I believe your setTimeout method is compatible but I think there's a better solution. Hi James,
You’re correct about the potential race condition, but I think just about every tracking script is exposed to a potential race condition, no? (FWIW, I don’t think I mentioned it in the post but in my implementation of the script I’ve placed it inside the DOM ready function.) GA’s Async implementation allows activity to be recorded even before the GA script has loaded by storing the events in the _gaq array. So the race is between the execution of the click tracking function and the user’s clicking.

I believe your setTimeout method is compatible but I think there’s a better solution.

]]> By: James Royal-Lawson http://www.ravelrumba.com/blog/tracking-events-in-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-664 James Royal-Lawson Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:06:51 +0000 http://www.ravelrumba.com/?p=421#comment-664 I like the non-jquery solution you've done... one question though - Will it potentially suffer from a race condition? I can't see a delay anywhere and i'm guessing that any link will still be followed whilst this onclick code is being executed - meaning that there's a risk the next page starts loading before __utm.gif is returned by GA. Normally i'd add a setTimeout('document.location = "' + link.href + '"', 150); to my clicktracking function and then a return false; to the onclick in the <a> tag. Is that solution compatible with yours? /James. I like the non-jquery solution you’ve done… one question though – Will it potentially suffer from a race condition?

I can’t see a delay anywhere and i’m guessing that any link will still be followed whilst this onclick code is being executed – meaning that there’s a risk the next page starts loading before __utm.gif is returned by GA.

Normally i’d add a
setTimeout(‘document.location = “‘ + link.href + ‘”‘, 150); to my clicktracking function and then a return false; to the onclick in the tag. Is that solution compatible with yours?

/James.

]]> By: David pavlicko http://www.ravelrumba.com/blog/tracking-events-in-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-528 David pavlicko Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.ravelrumba.com/?p=421#comment-528 handy post- thanks for sharing. handy post- thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Rob Flaherty http://www.ravelrumba.com/blog/tracking-events-in-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Rob Flaherty Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:48:04 +0000 http://www.ravelrumba.com/?p=421#comment-253 @Victor Sorry for the delay. I just updated the post. Thanks for your patience! @Victor

Sorry for the delay. I just updated the post. Thanks for your patience!

]]> By: Victor http://www.ravelrumba.com/blog/tracking-events-in-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Victor Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:48:17 +0000 http://www.ravelrumba.com/?p=421#comment-250 Just checking in .. to see if you have your new shiny robust code! Thanks for your effort. Just checking in .. to see if you have your new shiny robust code! Thanks for your effort.

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