Comments on: How To Track Sub-Domains / Cross-Domains in Google Analytics http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/ Danny Ng blogs about SEO, Web Development, Christianity, and Life in General Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:16:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: danny http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 danny Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:57:43 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-1062 Hi Mike, You'll need to let me know how did you do the filters. Seems weird that you're getting double hostnames in the filter unless subdomain1.com is set as your request URI which you could've done if you did _trackPageview('/subdomain1.com'). Hi Mike,

You’ll need to let me know how did you do the filters. Seems weird that you’re getting double hostnames in the filter unless subdomain1.com is set as your request URI which you could’ve done if you did _trackPageview(‘/subdomain1.com’).

]]> By: Mike http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Mike Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:43:28 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-1059 Hi Danny just a few queries regarding subdomain filters: i have setup filter for a site with example.com subdomain1.example.com subdomain2.example.com Have created a master profile and individual profile for each of the sub domains. have also applied an included filter and a sub domain filter (similar to yours) to each of the sub domains. In the reporting, i am getting errors with example.com/subdomain1.com shown the 'visit this link' and also overlay links. if you can help out, that would be awesome :) thanks heaps in advance Hi Danny

just a few queries regarding subdomain filters:
i have setup filter for a site with
example.com
subdomain1.example.com
subdomain2.example.com

Have created a master profile and individual profile for each of the sub domains. have also applied an included filter and a sub domain filter (similar to yours) to each of the sub domains. In the reporting, i am getting errors with example.com/subdomain1.com shown the ‘visit this link’ and also overlay links.

if you can help out, that would be awesome :)

thanks heaps in advance

]]> By: danny http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 danny Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:47:26 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-1047 Yes these cookies should be the same. Main one to look out for is the utmz cookie - the data must be the same. Yes these cookies should be the same. Main one to look out for is the utmz cookie – the data must be the same.

]]> By: Carl http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Carl Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:25:09 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-1028 Hi Danny, Thanks for this. Just a note on what you said here: You shouldn’t be getting two sets of Google cookies (i.e. duplicate utma, utmb, utmc, utmz cookies). If you are, most likely some pages don’t have the _setDomainName() method (if you are using it). Surely for cross-domain tracking, all these cookies _should_ be the same?? Hi Danny,

Thanks for this.

Just a note on what you said here:

You shouldn’t be getting two sets of Google cookies (i.e. duplicate utma, utmb, utmc, utmz cookies). If you are, most likely some pages don’t have the _setDomainName() method (if you are using it).

Surely for cross-domain tracking, all these cookies _should_ be the same??

]]> By: danny http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 danny Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:49:57 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-1021 Hi Chris, Will need to find out exactly what you're doing but if you're doing sub-domain tracking, you need to use _setDomainName('.example.com'). The https and http issue shouldn't matter. What do you mean by values change a lot? What values are these? Hi Chris,

Will need to find out exactly what you’re doing but if you’re doing sub-domain tracking, you need to use _setDomainName(‘.example.com’). The https and http issue shouldn’t matter.

What do you mean by values change a lot? What values are these?

]]> By: Chris http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-1019 Chris Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:46:50 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-1019 Thanks for this post it clears up a few things. Much appreciated. I'm using the pageTracker._setDomainName() to make sure my cookies are being shared between www.example.com and secure.example.com, but for some reason the values still seem to change a lot of the time. One site is http and the other is https, should that matter? Thanks. Thanks for this post it clears up a few things. Much appreciated.
I’m using the pageTracker._setDomainName() to make sure my cookies are being shared between http://www.example.com and secure.example.com, but for some reason the values still seem to change a lot of the time. One site is http and the other is https, should that matter? Thanks.

]]> By: danny http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-849 danny Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:11:47 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-849 Awesome, thanks for the update. Awesome, thanks for the update.

]]> By: Jamie Anstice http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Jamie Anstice Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:18:46 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-843 It looks like G's modified the gatc.js - now the hash method is _gat.s('mydomain.com') - shoutout to JS beautifier at jsbeautifier.org cheers Jamie It looks like G’s modified the gatc.js – now the hash method is _gat.s(‘mydomain.com’) – shoutout to JS beautifier at jsbeautifier.org

cheers

Jamie

]]> By: danny http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-829 danny Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:52:26 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-829 Hi Charles, Sorry for the late reply. Been busy :S My sub-domain tracking example is the same as Google's. If you look at their filter, I've just got my A and B fields the other way around but essentially it's the same. Best to consolidate all traffic/goal data into 1 main profile and create another profile to capture all the traffic/goal data relating to a specific sub-domain using an include filter. Hi Charles,

Sorry for the late reply. Been busy :S

My sub-domain tracking example is the same as Google’s. If you look at their filter, I’ve just got my A and B fields the other way around but essentially it’s the same.

Best to consolidate all traffic/goal data into 1 main profile and create another profile to capture all the traffic/goal data relating to a specific sub-domain using an include filter.

]]> By: Charles http://www.dannytalk.com/2009/04/05/how-to-track-sub-domains-cross-domains-in-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Charles Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:20:57 +0000 http://www.dannytalk.com/?p=504#comment-809 Hi Danny, Cool post! I'm in the process of setting up a collection of subdomains. Can you tell me how your walkThru here relates to Googles own GA subdomain tracking shown here...? http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55524 Is yours an alternative way, or an additional benefit? Also, I want to be able to compare traffic / goals etc from the subdomains with those from the main site - but also have as much visibility of the subdomain visitors as possible... is it considered better to track them all in the same GA profile, or set up new ones for the subdomains? Thanks Hi Danny,

Cool post!

I’m in the process of setting up a collection of subdomains.

Can you tell me how your walkThru here relates to Googles own GA subdomain tracking shown here…?

http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55524

Is yours an alternative way, or an additional benefit?

Also, I want to be able to compare traffic / goals etc from the subdomains with those from the main site – but also have as much visibility of the subdomain visitors as possible… is it considered better to track them all in the same GA profile, or set up new ones for the subdomains?

Thanks

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