Click tracking for PDF ?

Hello Again,

I am submitting these types of questions as I have been getting very help from digital forum members.

Could we track hits for any PDF of my site such as brochure, profiles.. etc..

Thank you

 

yes, but you will need to link your pdf via redirect page containg analytics code

 

You can do that by using Event Tracking in Google Analytics.

When your visitor click on the link that links to the PDF (to view or to download), the event can be record by Analytics. Here's the details on implementing it:
http://code.google.com/apis/analytic...ckerGuide.html

I am not sure which version of Analytics code you using. But here's sample code you can use:
Code:

<a href="http://www.yourdomain.com/sample.pdf" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'PDF Download', 'your_pdf_name']);">Download Sample PDF</a>

In Analytics, the record will show up in "Content" -> "Event Tracking"

 

Thanks for the details imperialDirectory. I will try the code you shared for tracking some of PDF file downloads on our website