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Using Google Analytics to track usage and exit points in CP projects

Community Beginner ,
Mar 29, 2017 Mar 29, 2017

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Guys,

I have been trying to get google analytics (GA) to report usage of my HTML5 courses. I am wondering if anyone can help me make this solution a bit more elegant..

We install GA by adding a bit of javascript to the header of each page. Because CP HTML5 projects only have one page, this should just be a case of adding the GA code snippet into the header of the index.html file. This however does not work. I believe that this is because the API hasn’t loaded at the point that the code is executed, so can’t reference the CP variables that I need to build a pseudo-URL (see code below).

The good news is that I do have CP and GA integrated. The bad news is that I have had to add the code snippet to an On Enter event on each slide. Repeating code is terribly bad practice (and limiting), but it does work.

What I would really like to know is if there is a solution where I can put the GA code in one place (e.g. index.html) and for the thing to work. I have seen a forum post where CP was successfully integrated to Google Sheets, so I am guessing that it is possible, but I can’t make the leap from that post to something that works for me. If you have any thoughts in that direction, they would be greatly appreciated.

Below is the code that works. And the code that doesn’t work.

Thanks in advance

Simon

Working! Adding GA to On Enter event

The following code is added as Execute Javascript action (current window)

//start code

(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i=i||function(){

(i.q=i.q||[]).push(arguments)},i.l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),

m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)

})(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

// if you want to try this at home you’ll need a GA ID which you’ll get when you register for the service

ga('create', 'UA-your GA ID', 'yourdomain.com');

// Because there aren’t actual any physical pages in a CP HTML5 project, a pseudo page is constructed from the Project and Slide Names

var myPage = '/' + window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue("cpInfoProjectName") + '/' + window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue("cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel") ;

var myTitle = window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue("cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel") ;

ga('set', {

  page: myPage,

  title: myTitle

});

ga('send', 'pageview') ;

//end code

Bingo! (GA report below)

Not working

Here’s the code that I hacked together after reading various blog and forum posts, but to no avail. I added it into the index.html header but can’t get it to work.. The GA debugger gives no clues. It just fails silently. But given that the On Enter event method works, my suspicion is that this is a timing issue – the code is running too soon in the initialisation cycle. But that’s just my guess…

<script>

(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i=i||function(){

(i.q=i.q||[]).push(arguments)},i.l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),

m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)

})(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

var interfaceObj;

var eventEmitterObj;

window.addEventListener("moduleReadyEvent", function(evt)

{

    //evt.Data carries the interface object.

    //It is same as window.cpAPIInterface

    interfaceObj = evt.Data;

    eventEmitterObj = interfaceObj.getEventEmitter();

});

//check if window.cpAPIInterface is available

if(interfaceObj)

{

    //check if window.cpAPIEventEmitter is available

    if(eventEmitterObj)

            {                                                                                 

                        var myPage = '/' + interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoProjectName") + '/' + interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel") ;

                        var myTitle = interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel") ;

                        ga('create', 'UA-your GA ID', 'yourdomain.com');

                        ga('set', {

                          page: myPage,

                          title: myTitle

                        });

                        ga('send', 'pageview') ;

            }

};

</script>

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020

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Do you insert that code into the indexhtml file of tyour Captivate project?

 

I did add GA to my project but I just copy and pasted the GA generated code to the index.html. It works fine cause it shows me the general info, but I can't see how much time they spend withing the project or which page.

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People's Champ ,
Nov 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020

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In the last part of your script in the if(eventEmitterObj), you need to add a slide enter listener like so:

 

if (eventEmitterObj)
{
eventEmitterObj.addEventListener("CPAPI_SLIDEENTER", function (e)
{
var myPage = '/' + interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoProjectName") + '/' + interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel");
var myTitle = interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel");

ga('create', 'UA-your GA ID', 'yourdomain.com');

ga('set', {

page: myPage,

title: myTitle

});

ga('send', 'pageview');
});
}

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 26, 2021 Jan 26, 2021

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I apologize as I'm very new at Captivate.

 

Where would I add that code or where would I find that if(eventEmitterObj)?

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Feb 04, 2021 Feb 04, 2021

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@simon343443434 @TLCMediaDesign 

 

Looking for a little help if possible?

I have pasted in the first set of code that @simon343443434 said he got working at the "On Enter, Execute JavaScript, Current Window" in the slide properties. I put in my GA-ID and my URL but my slide pages/names didn't register.

I then added the @TLCMediaDesign code to the end of Simon's code, again inserting my GA-ID and URL. Still nothing.

 

I am pretty sure my GA stuff is working as I put my GA tracking code into my index.html and it is registering a view of my URL.

 

Suggestions?

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The entire code fro above would be:

 

<script>

(function (i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {
i['GoogleAnalyticsObject'] = r;
i = i || function () {

(i.q = i.q || []).push(arguments)
}, i.l = 1 * new Date();
a = s.createElement(o),

m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];
a.async = 1;
a.src=g;
m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)

})(window, document, 'script', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js', 'ga');

var interfaceObj;
var eventEmitterObj;

window.addEventListener("moduleReadyEvent", function (evt)
{
//evt.Data carries the interface object.
//It is same as window.cpAPIInterface
interfaceObj = evt.Data;
eventEmitterObj = interfaceObj.getEventEmitter();
});

//check if window.cpAPIInterface is available
if (interfaceObj)
{
//check if window.cpAPIEventEmitter is available
if (eventEmitterObj)
{
if (eventEmitterObj)
{
eventEmitterObj.addEventListener("CPAPI_SLIDEENTER", function (e)
{
var myPage = '/' + interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoProjectName") + '/' + interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel");
var myTitle = interfaceObj.getVariableValue("cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel");

ga('create', 'UA-your GA ID', 'yourdomain.com');
ga('set', {
page: myPage,
title: myTitle
});

ga('send', 'pageview');
});
}
}
};

</script>

 

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