Google Analytics tagging a link

**angelize** · 13 March 2009, 08:18 PM

I've added Google Analytics to my website and it works great, but what I would really like to do is tag the "download this week's issue" link so i can track how many times the pdf file is downloaded. The GA help page says: For example, to log every click on a particular link to www.example.com/files/map.pdf as a pageview for /downloads/map you would add the following attribute to the link's <a> tag:

<a href="http://www.example.com/files/map.pdf" onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/downloads/map'); ">

I don't know anything about html code (That's why I bought XWD) How and where do I insert this code? Any help is much appreciated.

**covoxer** · 13 March 2009, 08:33 PM

Hi Frances.

In WD you can not add "onClick" event to the link. But you can add this code to the URL field. Simply enter following code to the link field of your button or text that you want to link to the PDF:

Code:

javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview("/downloads/map");window.open("http://www.example.com/files/map.pdf","_self");

If you want the PDF to be opened in new window, then you can change it a bit:

Code:

javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview("/downloads/map");window.open("http://www.example.com/files/map.pdf","_blank");

Hope this helps.

**angelize** · 13 March 2009, 09:25 PM

John, I tried inserting the code from your post into the url field on the link tab with my details substituted for Google's example but when I go to preview I get an error message that says " this page does not exist" I've attached my .web file and a screenshot of the error message what did I do wrong?

**angelize** · 13 March 2009, 10:00 PM

I figured it out. It helps if you use the correct file name

**angelize** · 14 March 2009, 06:44 PM

I just checked my Google Analytics report and all is working great.

Thanks John for your help.

**covoxer** · 14 March 2009, 06:45 PM

My pleasure.

**eltigre** · 21 June 2010, 03:11 AM

Originally Posted by angelize

I've added Google Analytics to my website and it works great, but what I would really like to do is tag the "download this week's issue" link so i can track how many times the pdf file is downloaded. The GA help page says: For example, to log every click on a particular link to www.example.com/files/map.pdf as a pageview for /downloads/map you would add the following attribute to the link's <a> tag:

<a href="http://www.example.com/files/map.pdf" onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/downloads/map'); ">

I don't know anything about html code (That's why I bought XWD) How and where do I insert this code? Any help is much appreciated.

did you place the code under the page tab or website tab?