596413 - Update webtrends code for preview tracking

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Websites Graveyard :: getpersonas.com, defect)

Description

[Ryan Doherty (:rdoherty)]

Our mouseover tracking for persona previews is not being tracked correctly. It currently counts as a pageview and is not being sampled at 50%.

We need the following to be fixed:

* Add WT.dl=50 to the http tracking request
* Update our webtrends code with some extra code in dcsMultiTrack:

WebTrends.prototype.dcsMultiTrack = function() {
    var args = dcsMultiTrack.arguments ? dcsMultiTrack.arguments: arguments;
    if (args.length % 2 == 0) {
        this.dcsSetProps(args);
        var dCurrent = new Date();
        this.DCS.dcsdat = dCurrent.getTime();
        this.dcsFPC();
         //new code below
        if (this.dcsChk()) {
                this.dcsTag();
       }
    }
}

Comment 1

[Ryan Doherty (:rdoherty)]

r74472

For QA:

To see the new WT.dl parameter, open up Firebug when you're on stage, mouseover a few designs (50% sampling means some won't trigger the event) and look at the URL pinged. 'WT.dl=50' should be in the url.

The new sampling % should sample at 50%, so roughly half of the previews should trigger a beacon being fired.

Comment 2

[Ryan Doherty (:rdoherty)]

Forgot to mention we need to push this Thursday as our stats are b0rked with the current code:
http://grab.by/6ohH

Comment 3

[Ryan Doherty (:rdoherty)]

According to webtrends the sampling not working is a stage problem and should work on prod:

--
I think just a cookie problem here.  The cookie attaches itself to the domain as defined by this line:

this.fpcdom="getpersonas.com";

Since your staging environment is different, the cookie isn't setting correctly.

I think this should be fine when it moves to prod.

If you want to test in staging, simply set this.fpcdom=""; which tells the Webtrends code to set the cookie to whatever domain it is currently on.

--

Comment 4

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Attachment: Post-fix screenshot

On mouse-over of Personas (preview), |WT.dl 50| is present.

Comment 5

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Verified FIXED per comment 3 and comment 4; Ryan and I took a lot at this together.

Comment 6

[Vishal Kamdar [:vish_moz]]

This works on stage but not on prod. The webtrends events are not getting fired
when you mouse over the personas.
Reopening...

Comment 7

[Ryan Doherty (:rdoherty)]

I've emailed webtrends, awaiting a response.

Comment 8

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

I don't see events on stage on mouseover.  Vishal, how are you testing?

Comment 9

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

I think preview tracking got backed out by morgamic in r79490 but I'm not 100% sure.

"Removing tracking for Personas Previews in order to fix tracking statistics, per Blake."

Comment 10

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

getpersonas.com has been retired.  More information at https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2013/04/11/background-themes-have-moved-to-amo/