847748 - Please provide Google Analytics code for: towtruck.mozillalabs.com, hub.towtruck.mozillalabs.com

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Websites :: Web Analytics, task)

Description

[Simon C. Wex]

Full website address:
  http[s]://towtruck.mozillalabs.com, https://hub.towtruck.mozillalabs.com

Explain the goal and use-case of having web analytics on this website.

 - tracking traffic to and from the user-facing towtruck site through the ga.js collection method (http[s]://towtruck.mozillalabs.com)
 - tracking embedding of towtruck.js, session usage through the Measurment Protocol collection method if available (https://hub.towtruck.mozillalabs.com)

Do you have requirements to track user interactions on your website? For example, how many people have clicked a button on a page, filled out a form, or went through a pre-defined funnel?

 yes.

Define the people who should have access to the reports.

 - TowTruck team members
 - Labs leadership

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(note: we just need the snippet/code, we will implement).

Do we have access to the Measurement Protocol? If not, could we request it?
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/v1/

Comment 1

[Chris More [:cmore]]

Will the actual http requests be coming from towtruck.mozillalabs.com or hub.towtruck.mozillalabs.com?

Comment 2

[Simon C. Wex]

ga.js will be included on towtruck.mozillalabs.com

The requests using the Measurement Protocol will originate from hub.towtruck.mozillalabs.com

Comment 3

[Chris More [:cmore]]

(In reply to Simon C. Wex from comment #2)
> ga.js will be included on towtruck.mozillalabs.com
> 
> The requests using the Measurement Protocol will originate from
> hub.towtruck.mozillalabs.com

Do you have any issues on using the main GA web property for mozillalabs.com? I can create a separate profile for towtruck and filter and thus the reports will still be all separate. It just makes the administration of it a bit easier and doesn't require having to create another web property.

Comment 4

[Simon C. Wex]

I don't see any problem with that from my end as long as there aren't issues with granting TowTruck team members access to GA for creating goals, viewing reports etc.

Comment 5

[Chris More [:cmore]]

Here is the code that should be placed just before the closing </head>:

<script type="text/javascript">

  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-35433268-28']);
  _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>

Comment 6

[Chris More [:cmore]]

All users added from comment 0.

Comment 7

[Chris More [:cmore]]

> Do we have access to the Measurement Protocol? If not, could we request it?
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/v1/

Yes, you should be able to use it. If there is any problems or questions, we have premium support.

Comment 8

[Simon C. Wex]

Awesome Chris, thanks.