Rudi Shumpert : Code By Numbers

Yahoo Web Analytics Wordpress Plugin

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Description:

This plugin will add tracking features to your wordpress blog without have to know any PHP, edit code, or cut and paste tracking code to footers.  Also, if you change or update themes, you will not have to remember to update tracking code.

Requirements:

  1. Yahoo! Web Analytics account
  2. 1 Custom field to capture logged in status of users.

How to install the plugin:

Manual:  Download the latest plugin from the Wordpress site. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ywa-yahoo-web-analytics/

Automated:

1. Log into your blog.  Under Plugins -> Add New  search for YWA  You should see it in the list:

2. Select Install.  Once it is completed, you will see "YWA" in the Settings Menu.

Enter in the fields, select update and you are done.  The tracking is live!

Version History

0.1.0 Alpha
Initial Release:  January 2010
Tracks basic traffic & logged in status of users

0.1.5 - There was a slight error with version 0.1.2- It has been resolved
Released: January 2010
Added basic tracking of internal searches & ability to set domain information
Added 404 page tracking with page recorded

0.1.7.2 - Patched to fix error in tracking administrators
Expanded Internal Search to capture number of search results
Added ability to track/not track blog administrators

0.1.8
Added ability to set action/conversion when comments are added
Select which action number is set in the admin settings

Planned Additions:

  • Please request some!!!

If you have any suggestions or comments, please let me know!  Thank you for using the plugin.

Comments (18) Trackbacks (4)
  1. Hi Rudi,
    Great stuff! I’ve installed the plugin on my blog and it’s working like a dream so far. Visits to the individual blog posts are captured and reported in the Page Title reports.
    It would be good to be able to disable the code for my own visits – perhaps for the beta?
    I already had tracking code in the footer of my blog and this doubled it up so you might need a bit more textual explanation in the settings area. Also, I would tend to call “Account ID” “Project ID” so, again, you might need to have a little more clarification.
    Loving it so far – I’ll keep testing and let you know how it goes.

    E
    (disclaimer – I work for Yahoo! Web Analytics)

  2. This is a fantastic plug-in. Very easy to install. Thanks Rudi!

  3. Thanks Jason! Glad that it is working for you.

    -Rudi

  4. I am a rookie at all this. how am I getting the info to fill in the spaces? I have no idea what an image path is, for instance :( :(:(

    • PInar,

      Thanks for trying the plugin.

      When you get your tracking code from Yahoo! it will look something like this:

      <!-- Yahoo! Web Analytics - All rights reserved -->
      <script type="text/javascript" src="http://d.yimg.com/mi/ywa.js"></script>
      <script type="text/javascript">
      /*globals YWA*/
      var YWATracker = YWA.getTracker("10001165160985");
      /*YWATracker.setDocumentName("");
      //YWATracker.setDocumentGroup("");*/
      YWATracker.submit();
      </script>
      <noscript>
      <div><img src="http://a.analytics.yahoo.com/p.pl?a=10001165160985&amp;js=no" width="1" height="1" alt="" /></div>
      </noscript>

      The Image path refers to the img tag inside the noscript section.

      If you have any more questions, let me know.

      -Rudi

  5. Hi Rudi,

    A great plugin! really nice easy install and super easy auto-update :) .

    Regards,

    Tim

  6. Updated Version 1.8
    Added ability to track when comments are added in a action/conversion variable. Also you can set which action variable number to use in the admin settings.

    -Rudi

  7. Hi,

    I’m really new at this and just installed your plug-in. Now, where do I go to see the tracking data?

    Thanks,

    Kathy

  8. Hi Rudi,
    I install your plugin from wordpress 2.9.1 I folow the instruction and install the YWA in my Wordpress blog… and did a update and active the plugin but now where I ll get my result from analytic web, the link that you give sent to http://advertising.yahoo.com/adsolution#product=WebAnalytics but I can’t get the good url for read my result?

    Could you help me for this problem? or I must buy an account to web analytic for get my result web analytic?

  9. HI Rudi,
    Thank’s for your information but I can’t get an account from yahoo, I sent a french consultant yahoo for help to get a free account to yahoo web analytic but he reply to install google analytic or search an other plugin yahoo web analytic…

    I don’t know but too difficult to open an account yahoo web analytic may be it ll be more easy and fast to install an other plugin…

    Could you give an other plugin ll be run better but not with an account yahoo?
    Sincerely

  10. Avenier,

    If you need something quickly there are many plugins for Google Analytics. Register for a GA account and then search for GA WordPress plugins.

    -Rudi

  11. Have you thought about the possibility to connect the plugin to the YWA api and get some trackingdata to the wordpress dashboard? Also I would have considered to use a action to track logins, instead of a customfield. It’s a really great plugin for a great tracking tool :-)

    • I recently got access to the API, but I have not had a chance to work with it. That is on my “roadmap” though.

      Great ideas!! Keep them coming.

      -Rudi


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