Google Analytics Event Tracking Not Working?

for some reason i cant get this work for me. ive installed this snippet of code and it wont populate any data in GA (ive checked real time and todays stats). any ideas?

Install the Chrome extension Google Analytics Debugger and then you can open the Javascript Console or Developer tools and SEE IN REAL TIME if your Google Event tracking code fired. You no longer need to “wait” to see your data in Google Analytics reports.

The other great thing is that you see Javascript errors, when you look at the console. Often you will see an error related to the GA scripts and it will be obvious what the problem is.

As for the GA tracking question you asked and why it isn’t working, did you also remember to include the Jquery library, on the page, BEFORE any Jquery code?

If you see $ not defined errors, that is a certain sign that the library didn’t load before the web page tried to use it.

Kim K

When I use this method, I get an error on the page:

$(…).on is not a function

• for -

$(’#lp-pom-button-47’).on(‘click’, function() {

I saw on another post where someone said that “on” doesn’t work in jQuery 1.4.2 - so then what?

Thanks for any help! I’m beating my head against the wall trying to get this figured out!

Hey Lou,
In your post, I think you meant to include the code for me to put in there, but I don’t see it.

Can you get me that code to include the other version of jQuery that should work with the Event tracking in Google Analytics?

Thanks!
JH

Ok, thank you!

I’m not clear on on thing:
Do I also have to add the Google Analytics tracking code in the Head of each page?

Seems like I’d have to, otherwise GA won’t know what account to send that data to.

This is a very elementary question compared to the conversation that’s already taken place, but that’s where I am, so here goes:

I have all my Google event tracking ready, but I need to know where to direct the code be inserted on the page - before body end tag, after body tag or in the head.

Also, do I need to create a new script for each event or enter them all in one?

Thanks!

I am still beating my head against the wall with this issue. Would someone be so kind as to take a look and tell me what I’m missing here??

URL: http://try.weathercall.net/event-goal…

I’ve got 3 Javascript entries:

1. jQuery

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>

2. Universal Analytics code (with domain set to ‘none’ since that’s the only way I could see myself even hitting the Unbounce page in Real-time GA):

(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ <br />
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), <br />
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) <br />
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); <br /><br />
ga('create', 'UA-44193051-1', 'none'); <br />
ga('send', 'pageview'); <br /> </script>```   
 
3) Event code for the button:   
```<script> <br /> $('#lp-pom-button-47').on('click', function() {
<br /> ga('send', 'event', 'button', 'signup', 'trial');
<br /> }); <br /> </script>```   
 
When I watch the console and set it to persist, I don't see the Event trying to fire at all, and I don't see any errors about $ being undefined or anything.  
 
I'm stumped and I've GOT to get this working so we can tell which Ad groups are converting and which aren't.   
 
At least I see myself hitting the page now in Analytics, so I feel like I'm close... but I have no idea why I don't see the event try to fire when I am _pretty_ sure I followed all of these instructions to the letter.  
 
Any help would be **greatly** appreciated!   
 
JH

Just thought I would add that another option for event tracking (the one I use) with Unbounce pages is Google Tag Manager. GTM has event tracking functionality now. Check Justin Cutroni’s post about it.

To test if it’s working, use the tag manager assistant extension, make sure you’re not in a profile filtering out your visits, and look at the event in real time analytics.

Super simple. As long as you have decent command of regex and get comfy with GTM, it should only take a minute or so to set up events.

I’ve tried pretty much every approach to event tracking and I’m liking the new GTM approach a lot, particularly for Unbounce. Kinda skeptical about GTM in general but… specifically for event tracking on Unbounce pages, it’s great.

No problem! (should probably mention I’m not Reuben, just part of his team and logged into his account…)

Also, since the question has touched on concerns around cross-domain tracking and UA vs traditional analytics, GTM has some nice solutions for that as well. I think (?) lunametrics posted a walkthrough for that recently for anyone interested, though I’m sure there are plenty out there. Lots of nice documentation/experimentation is showing up right now for GTM.

Update: 
We’ve implemented a much easier way to implement Google Analytics and Event Tracking on your landing pages by using Script Manager. 

Check out the release here: 
/topics/new-feature-integrate-google-analytics-event-tracking-with-script-manager

Or check out the full step-by-step guide in our Academy here: 
http://documentation.unbounce.com/hc/en-us/articles/203509974-Integrating-with-Google-Analytics?flash_digest=a33c98b7961eed24cb5971106e1b0303a98480f7