=== Asynchronous Google Analytics for WordPress === Contributors: Bambang Sugiarto Donate link: http://www.minilibra.com/donate/ Tags: analytics, async, asynchronous, google analytics, asynchronous google analytics, statistics Requires at least: 2.7 Tested up to: 3.0.1 Stable tag: 2.0.0 The Asynchronous Google Analytics for WordPress plugin is Google Analytics plugin that support new asynchronous tracking method. == Description == The Asynchronous Google Analytics for WordPress plugin allow google analytics asynchronous tracking method. You can enable/disable tracking for specified categories, tags, pages, posts, URL, or visitor with specified IP. If you want to exclude yourself from being tracking, then you can add your own IP in the plugin option. This plugin also automatically tracks and segments all outbound links from within posts, comment author links, links within comments, blogroll links and downloads, allows you to track AdSense clicks, add extra search engines, track image search queries and it will even work together with Urchin, and the important things that this plugin now using new asynchronous tracking method instead of traditional one. In the options panel for the plugin, you can determine the prefixes to use for the different kinds of outbound links and downloads it tracks. You can also activated or deactivated tracking method (use new asynchronous method or use traditional method). Plugin News and Updates: * [Asynchronous Google Analytics for WordPress](http://www.minilibra.com/wordpress/plugins/analytics.html). Follow my blogs at: * [Professional Web Developer & WordPress Expert](http://www.minilibra.com/). * [Web Design Jakarta - satublogs.com](http://www.satublogs.com/). == Installation == This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working. 1. Delete any existing `gapp` or `google-analytics-for-wordpress` or `async-google-analytics` folder from the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 1. Upload `async-google-analytics` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 1. Go to the options panel under the 'Settings' menu and add your Analytics account number and set the settings you want. == Changelog == = 2.0.0 = * New Features Preparation for more filters tracking. = 1.0.9 = * Javascript Optimization. = 1.0.8 = * Fix the ampersand & with & amp; in the tracking URL. * Round the javascript code with CDATA section for validating DOCTYPE XHTML strict. = 1.0.7 = * Optimize filter tracking for specified categories, tags, pages, posts, URL, or IP proceed on server side by async javascript call. Make the plugin compatible with any cache plugin (WPSuperCache, W3 Total Cache, etc). * Fix _gaq instance from private function scope to public. * Support wildcard IP in enable/disable tracking option. Allow dynamic IP to be excluded from tracking. = 1.0.6 = * Added new feature. Now you can enable/disable tracking for specified categories, tags, pages, posts, URL, or visitor with specified IP. If you want to exclude yourself from being tracking, then you can add your own IP in this option. = 1.0.5 = * Fix JavaScript bugs on Chrome. = 1.0.4 = * Fix warning on $_SERVER,$_GET,$_POST. I know a notice isn't critical but i'd like to keep it tidy. = 1.0.3 = * JavaScript improvement. = 1.0.1 = * Fix warning on "Latest news from plugin development" in config panel. * Adding latest news from plugin support forum and development rodemap into config panel. = 1.0.0 = * First released. == Frequently Asked Questions == = How to Find My Google Analytics Tracking ID (UA)? = 1. Login to your Google Analytics at https://www.google.com/analytics/ 2. After Login, Go to Google Analytics home by clicking the Google logo in the left top corner of the page 3. Click here to see and found which one is your Tracking ID = This inflates my clicks, can I filter those out? = Yes you can, create a new profile based on your original profile and name it something like 'domain - clean'. For each different outbound clicks or download prefix you have, create an exclude filter. You do this by: 1. choosing a name for the filter, something like 'Exclude Downloads'; 2. selecting 'Custom filter' from the dropdown; 3. selecting 'Exclude'; 4. selecting 'Request URI' in the Filter Field dropdown; 5. setting the Filter Pattern to '/downloads/(.*)$' for a prefix '/downloads/'; 6. setting case sensitive to 'No'. For some more info, see the screenshot under Screenshots. = Can I run this plugin together with another Google Analytics plugin? = No. You can not. It will break tracking. As example, you can not install this plugin together with "Google Analytics" plugin by joostdevalk. Since this plugin already covered all his plugin features, then you just need to install this plugin. In the next released, all features request will be updated into this plugin. Just drop your comments or feedbacks in the plugin support forum or in the plugin homepage. == License == Good news, this plugin is free for everyone! Since it's released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. But if you enjoy this plugin, you can thank me and leave a [small donation](http://www.minilibra.com/donate/ "Donate with PayPal") for the time I've spent writing and supporting this plugin. And I really don't want to know how many hours of my life this plugin has already eaten ;)