How do I track PDFs in google analytics?

jarv · 10-11-2012, 09:23 AM

Please help, I am trying to track PDF downloads

see my code below:

Code:

<!doctype html>
<html>
	<head>
		<meta charset="utf-8">
		<meta name="Keywords" content="">
		<meta name="Description" content="">
		<title>my website</title>
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/reset.css" media="all">
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/global.css" media="all">
		<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/mootools.js"></script>
		<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/popup.js"></script>
		<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/clients.js"></script>
		<script type="text/javascript">
			$("#main nav ul li:last-child").each(function(){
			      $(this).addClass("last");
			});
		</script>
		<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
		<script type="text/javascript">
  			jQuery.noConflict();
		</script>
		<script type="text/javascript">
			var _gaq = _gaq || [];
			_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-11840529-1']);
			_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>
	</head>
	<body>
		<a href="document.pdf">Click here to download PDF</a>
		<script type="text/javascript">
 		   $("a[href$='pdf']").each(function(index) {
   		   pdfLabel = $(this).attr('href');
   		   pdfOnClick = "_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'PDF', 'Download', '" + pdfLabel + "']);";
    		  $(this).attr("onClick", pdfOnClick);
   		 });
		</script>
	</body>
</html>

This is not working?!

I got the code from here: Tracking PDF downloads in Analytics

slickuser · 10-11-2012, 09:57 PM

I see that you are originally loading MooTools and then loading jQuery. Is there a reason that you need both?

I would guess that since $ is loaded first then it is referencing MooTools and not jQuery, but I could be mistaken. I have never needed both libraries on the same page.

For a Mootools solution try something like:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
$$("a[href$='pdf']").each(function(pdfLink) {
    pdfLink.addEvent('click', function(e) { 
        _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'PDF', 'Download', pdfLink.href]);                           
    });
});
</script>

This is mootools syntax to select the 'a' tags linking to a pdf file. Loops through the results. Adds a click event for each link. That click event will add the new event to the google analytics array.

Good Luck