Comments on: E-commerce tracking in osCommerce with new Google Analytics tracking code

By: Robson Gomes

Robson Gomes — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:56 +0000

I put the first code inside javascript tags the same way as is the second … but did not understand how to code .. Is this it?

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Getting the current order ID in osCommerce | Media Growl Blog — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:06:39 +0000

[...] get the current order ID of a transaction in progress. This is probably because you want to put a Google Analytics Tracking Code or you might want to save the transaction ID generated by your payment gateway into your [...]

By: Web Design Boynton Beach

Web Design Boynton Beach — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:49:15 +0000

Joris, are you not supporting this anymore?

By: Web Design Boynton Beach

Web Design Boynton Beach — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:07:14 +0000

Am I the only one that noticed that you can’t put the javascript in the body of the PHP?

Also, now the the code is in, when the user successfully checks out, they are redirected to a “Your Cart is Empty” page. The invoice still comes through but not the confirmation page (checkout_success.php).

From checkout_confirmation.php to shopping_cart.php.

Please advise!

Thanks!

By: Bobbink - 11 Internet

Bobbink - 11 Internet — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:12:25 +0000

Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!

By: hawa

hawa — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:53:21 +0000

hi J
thank you for the response – everything seems to be working now… thank you so much!

By: Joris

Joris — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:25:43 +0000

@hawa Make sure you install the second code snippet and replace the UA-xxxxxx-x with your own code. If you forgot the last, tracking of your goals will not work. Is that the problem?

By: hawa

hawa — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:01:53 +0000

hello – testing out the code posted – looks like its reading everythig ok, but now my Goals seem to not be reading accurately…. have u had any similar issues with this?

thank you!
hiro

By: E-commerce Reviewer

E-commerce Reviewer — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:57:49 +0000

Good idea to implement tracking in the checkout phase to see exactly at what point baskets get abandoned. Sometimes people abandon baskets because they get a nasty surprise with shipping costs for example.

By: JayAre

JayAre — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:04:12 +0000

@ Zack: You’re welcome

@ Posy: just make sure you put the 2 bits of code in the body-section of checkout_success.php. The first bit is to construct the correct string you then use in the second bit, where you make the call to Google Analytics (the registration of the transaction). The lower in the code you put them, the better. Just make sure the first one is above the second one.

@ Andy: As I understand it, you put the two bits of code in your checkout_success.php. Have you replaced the “UA-xxxxxx-x” with your own personal account number. If not, no e-commerce tracking will be registered in your account. And have you checked whether your site uses the new Google Analytics tracking code? It is not advised to combine the old one with the new one on the same website.
If that’s not the problem, feel free to let me know.