Analytics Segmentation Tracking

Originally Posted by briansol

Alex, this is already in RC5 and will be for sure in gold as well

Really ? I'm running RC5 and I don't see this option anywhere in the config ?

It's applied automatically if you have main "Analytics" option enabled.

so what has to be done to enable this in analytics?

You can find this in Analytics->Visitors->User Defined.

Hi Oleg,

i have various user defined and all have 1 visit except (not set) ... this one as all visits.
I have 2 guests defined.

So I just had an idea...


Since our guests most likely have been to our sites before, they have previously been tracked under google, and cookied. Since this may have occured before the vbseo update that included segmentation tracking, they are still showing as 'not set' as that is what was cookied to them previously.

People who have since cleared their cookies will then get a new session on next page load.

I just had a quick look at my cookie

Code:

Name  __utmv
Value  255982994.member
Host  .site.com
Path /
Secure  No
Expires  Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:50:11 GMT

so, i'm set to track as a member for almost a whole year, until 2010!!!

i bet others are set to track as 'not set' for a whole year as well, and thus, they continue to leave the not set markings.

I'm hoping over time that this improves.

Unfortunately, my stats show the exact opposite.

my not set is flat.

and more shocking, my member segment is dropping rapidly :(

so, i'm set to track as a member for almost a whole year, until 2010!!!

In case if the visitor changes its status from member to guest (or vice versa), then new cookie should be set for that user.