Change to asynchronous tracking

Hi,
We're still using vBSEO 3.3.2 since we're not consider vBulletin 4.0 stable enough(do you agree?).

But we still want to change to the new Google Analytics asynchronous tracking code. Could that be done, and if, HOW is it done?

This is available in vbseo 3.5.

I know that. But, as I wrote below, vBulletin 4.0 is still not stable and vBSEO 3.5 is still in BETA, no?

IF vBSEO 3.5 is stable enough even though it's still BETA, will that version work with vBulletin 3.8.2?

Yes, you can install rc3 on vb 3.x. If you don't want to run the RC software, you will have to make manual code edits to the code on the older versions of vbseo and that is not officially supported.

ah glad i found this thread i wanted to use the new tracking method for vBSEO 3.3.2

3.3.2 will not be updated to include this.

Is it possible to post the file and code edits for those with 3.3.2? Please

The entire methodoloy and hook locations has changed.... it's not just one block to change. Perhaps a developer can share the details later, but i do not know all the steps involved.

I'm bringing this thread to Oleg's attention so that he can supply the required edits as requested.

Thank you

Hello,

the following related changes were made in functions_vbseo.php file:
find:

Code:

$track_url = $more_tracking = $more_tracking2 = '';

add below:

Code:

$more_tracking = array();

find:

Code:

$more_tracking .= "\n".'pageTracker._setVar("'.(($bbuserinfo['userid']>0) ? 'member' : 'guest').'");';

replace with:

Code:

	    	        $more_tracking[] = "['_setVar', '".((vbseo_vb_userid()>0) ? 'member' : 'guest')."']";

find:

Code:

$more_tracking .= "\n".'pageTracker._setVar("usergroup-'.$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'].'-'.htmlspecialchars($grouptitle).'");';

replace with:

Code:

	    	        $more_tracking[] = "['_setVar', 'usergroup-".($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'].'-'.htmlspecialchars($grouptitle))."']";

find:

Code:

$more_tracking2 .= "\n".'pageTracker._trackPageview("'.VBSEO_ANALYTICS_GOAL_PATH.$vbseo_goal_pages[$vbseo_goal].'");';

replace with:

Code:

	    	        $more_tracking[] = "['_trackPageview', '".VBSEO_ANALYTICS_GOAL_PATH.$vbseo_goal_pages[$vbseo_goal]."']";

find:

Code:

$more_tracking2 .= "\n".'pageTracker._trackPageview("/virtual/'.($novbseo?'off':'on').'/f'.$forumid.'/'.VBSEO_REQURL.'");';

replace with:

Code:

	    	        $more_tracking[] = "['_trackPageview', '/virtual/".($novbseo?'off':'on').'/f'.$forumid.'/'.VBSEO_REQURL."']";

find:

Code:

vbseo_insert_code('
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
....
</script>', 'body_end');

replace with:

Code:

			array_push($more_tracking, "['_trackPageview'" . ($track_url ? ",'track_url'" : "") ."]");
			array_unshift($more_tracking, "['_setAccount', '".addslashes(VBSEO_ANALYTICS_CODE)."']");
		    if ($vboptions['cookiedomain'])
		    {
		    	array_unshift($more_tracking, "['_setDomainName', '".addslashes($vboptions['cookiedomain'])."']");
		    }

	        vbseo_insert_code("
<script type=\"text/javascript\"><!--
  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
  _gaq.push(
  " . implode(",\n", $more_tracking) ."
  );
  (function() {
    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
    document.documentElement.firstChild.appendChild(ga);
  })();
//-->
</script>", 'body_top');

Thank you, will do this now

woostar so these edits worked ?

edit: just tried it on vb 3.8.5 + vbseo 3.3.2 and google code disappears from pages when viewed via source

Upgrading to 3.5.2 + will have this code by default.