Setting up goals in google analytics for forum registrations?

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    123GoToAndPlay, May 20, 2007 IP
  2. tresman

    tresman Well-Known Member

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    1) Yes if the activate page doesn't incude any other parameters. If it does but at the end, use that one and "head Match". If they include parameters and you can not figure how to do a "head match", then use simbolic url in the urchinTracking. (ex: urchinTracker('/g/mygoal.html))
    2) It exactly were it was, in the "edit" link in the main page after login.
     
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    123GoToAndPlay Peon

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    @tresman,

    well actually there are some more parameters, like
    
    ;u=xx;code=xxxxxxxxxx
    
    Code (markup):
    What do you mean with "head match" ?
     
    123GoToAndPlay, May 22, 2007 IP
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    "head match": try to set up a goal and you'll find this option: basically it means "match the first part of the given URI".

    Therefore if you have something such as:

    http://www.mydomain.com/path/index.php?activation=activate&u=xx&code=xxxxxxxxxx

    (on this order)

    and you set up a goal for.

    http://www.mydomain.com/path/index.php?activation=activate

    with the option "head match", then all these arriving to http://www.mydomain.com/path/index.php?activation=activate&u=xx&code=xxxxxxxxxx
    will be traked as a goal (no matter what xxx is).

    But please note that using this makes goal reporting slower.
     
    tresman, May 22, 2007 IP