Comments on: Yahoo Web Analytics WordPress Plugin

By: Rudi

Rudi — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:21:08 +0000

@Russell, Thanks for the comments. Glad you like the plugin!

@Emer: Thanks for the clarification on the Yahoo Custom Fields!

-Rudi

By: Emer Kirrane

Emer Kirrane — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:11:58 +0000

Hey Russell – I can chip in here on that one. Rudi’s plugin allows you to use a custom field to identify logged-in users. If you’re not using any other custom fields, just use ’1′ and save it.

To see custom field settings, go to your account, then Settings/Manage Custom Fields. These are extra database fields that allow you to collect information specific to your data requirements. Generally, you either need to put them on a specific page and hardcode the value or add your own code to your pages to dynamically inflate the value.

This is our Help Center page on Custom Fields generally: (http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/ywa/faqs/tracking/customcode/v4/customcode-29.html and you can see more detail in the installation guide, here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/ywa/documentation/install_guide/

Hope that helps!

Emer (Account Manager at Yahoo! Web Analytics)

By: Russell Smith

Russell Smith — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:36:34 +0000

Hi Rudi, great job on the plugin [v0.1.8], however, i’m kind of stuck on the YWA custom fields needed for it to function correctly. This one: YWATracker.setCF(,”No”); ended up hindering YWA in collecting data. What is this config regarding and how do i go about modifying YWA’s custom fields to work with the plugin’s requirements? I believe there is two CFs needed? Thanks again.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:37:45 +0000

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

By: Jon Espen

Jon Espen — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:03:48 +0000

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

By: Rudi

Rudi — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:28:06 +0000

Thanks Jon! And thanks for the write-up on your blog.

By: Jon Espen

Jon Espen — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:07:17 +0000

Great plugin!

By: Rudi

Rudi — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:44:26 +0000

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

By: Avenier MIchel

Avenier MIchel — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:44:18 +0000

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

By: Rudi

Rudi — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:22:11 +0000

Avenier,

You will need to go to http://web.analytics.yahoo.com/ and log into your Yahoo Web Analytics account to see the tracking data. You do have to have an account and the restrictions for getting an account are posted at the link above.

-Rudi