How to set up and track a sub directory of a website in Google Analytics

Hi There!

I'm new here, and I need your expertise about Google Analytics guys.
Can anyone please help me or provide me steps on how to track a subdirectory on analytics? I did a couple of research and applied them, but I think there was a problem on it. What I did was, I put the tracking code on all of my subdirectory pages and create separate folders/profile for each category then, create and individual filters - (include only subdirectory). My question is on each folder/profile under the website URL: I put the subdirectory URL (example:www.mydomain.com/category) is this correct? am i doing the right thing?
Please can anyone help me about this matter?
Really appreciate all of your reply guys.

Many thanks...

 

To my understanding, what people usually do is to:
1. Add Profile For An Existing Domain
2. Specify the Profile Website URL as http://www.domainname.com/
3. Add a predefined filter using Include Only + traffics to the subdirectories + that contain OR that begin with. Then specify subdirectory as /subdirectoryname/

You can also try out the another way out:
1. Add Profile For An Existing Domain
2. Specify the Profile Website URL as http://www.domainname.com/subdirectoryname/
3. No need to add filter anymore.

 

Many thanks for your reply manish.chauhan.

What I actually did is this the first process but on (2.) I use this 2. Specify the Profile Website URL as http://www.domainname.com/subdirectoryname/. I tried this one already You can also try out the another way out:
1. Add Profile For An Existing Domain
2. Specify the Profile Website URL as http://www.domainname.com/subdirectoryname/
3. No need to add filter anymore.
and the data shows exactly the same on the homepage data.

Thanks again...

 

Your welcome Maddie

 

manish.chauhan, do you think I'm doing the right thing?

 

I personally did the similar and I am getting the required results so I can assure you that this would provide you the data you are looking for.

 

What did you choose? I choose "that contain".

 

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We have universal analtic set up & we have launched subdirectory website, for example www.website.com/newwebsite/

I created new view For Subdirectory website in Google analytics.

After I created Filter for that specific subdirectory website - newwebsite with Filter Type Custome.

Host name - Filter Field A -> Extract A: (.*)

Requested URI- Field B -> Extract B: (.*)

Requested URI- Output To -> Constructor: $A1$B1

I put exact above info.

Also completed Referral Exclusion but still I can see url like www.website.com/property, ww.website.com/category and etc.

Please help me, I did anything wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Namee Jani