Analytics Connectors Manual / Version 2207
Table Of ContentsThe integration of Google Analytics not only allows you to configure tracking but also to configure the preview toolbar button to open a Google Analytics report drilled down to the active content object. These aspects are covered by the options presented in the following tables.
| Technical Variable Name | Description/Value | Required |
|---|---|---|
webPropertyId
|
The Google Analytics web property ID to track to.
The Web Property ID has the format
UA-12345678-1
| true |
domainName
| The domain name to be sent to Google Analytics, if you are running a multi-site environment. | false |
disableAdvertisingFeaturesPlugin
| Disables the Advertising Features Plugin. If you do not need Google Analytics' advertising features, the plugin should be disabled. The plugin might create additional cookies if it is not disabled. See https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/display-features for more information. | false |
Table 3.1. Google Analytics Tracking Configuration Options
| Technical Variable Name | Description/Value | Required |
|---|---|---|
pageReport
|
The name of the report to create the drill down URL for. Defaults to
content-pages
| false |
accountId
| Your numeric Google Analytics account ID to create the drill down URL for. See the tip below. | false |
wpid
| Your numeric Google Analytics web property ID to create the drill down URL for. See the paragraph below. | false |
pid
| Your numeric Google Analytics profile ID to create the drill down URL for. See the paragraph below. | false |
Table 3.2. Google Analytics Studio Configuration Options
The configuration for Studio integration should be applied in InternalAnalyticsSettings, see Internal Settings. Example:
<StructProperty Name="googleAnalytics">
<Struct>
<StringProperty Name="pageReport">content-pages</StringProperty>
<IntProperty Name="accountId">12345678</IntProperty>
<IntProperty Name="wpid">12345678</IntProperty>
<IntProperty Name="pid">12345678</IntProperty>
</Struct>
</StructProperty>
Note
Given a Google Analytics drill down URL, you may notice the URL a hash parameter fragment of the form
/aXXXXXXXXwYYYYYYYYpZZZZZZZZ/. In this case, XXXXXXXX is your 8 digit account ID,
YYYYYYYY is your 8 digit web property ID and ZZZZZZZZ is your 8 digit profile ID.
Each of these values is required to build a valid report drill down URL.
Note
If the CoreMedia Elastic Social Extension is enabled and social tracking is configured, webPropertyId
must be set to the same value as socialTrackingId in the Elastic Social configuration.
