usr79223992 (@usr79223992)

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  • usr79223992
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    @usr79223992

    I figured it out.
    1st way: count clicks of “submit” button:

    //custom function
     function custom_trackEvent_newTopic ()
      {
    	echo '
    	<script>
    	  addListener(document.getElementById(\'bbp_topic_submit\'), \'click\', function() {
    		ga(\'send\', \'event\', \'forum\', \'btn_click_new topic\');
    	  });
    	  function addListener(element, type, callback) {
    		if (element.addEventListener) element.addEventListener(type, callback);
    		else if (element.attachEvent) element.attachEvent(\'on\' + type, callback);
    	  }
    	</script>
    	';
      }
    add_action ('bbp_theme_after_topic_form_submit_button', 'custom_trackEvent_newTopic') ;

    2nd way: count actual topic creation
    This would be more precise, but I didn’t figure it out yet. Actually this should work:

    function custom_trackEvent_newTopic ()
      {	
    	window.ga('send', 'event', 'forum', 'new topic');	  
      }
    add_action ('bbp_new_topic', 'custom_trackEvent_newTopic') ;

    …but it doesn’t.

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function ga() in /…/themes/…/functions.php on line 1594

    Somehow the function can’t be referenced that way. 🙁


    usr79223992
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    @usr79223992

    Nice! I think I found a solution. This page describes how to add an event listener to a button:
    https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/events
    I’ll try this out later and then I’ll let you, the world, know how to solve it 🙂


    usr79223992
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    @usr79223992

    I went through the documentation of adding actions (https://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum-part-4/) and then I looked up the places within the code for the following 3 events:
    – user registration
    – topic creation
    – reply creation
    I see, that I could add code before and after the “submit” button, but that’s not exactly what I need.
    I need to add an function call for ga.js directly to the button.

    Example (this is the code line for the “submit new topic” button):
    <button type=”submit” tabindex=”<?php bbp_tab_index(); ?>” id=”bbp_topic_submit” name=”bbp_topic_submit” class=”button submit”><?php _e( ‘Submit’, ‘bbpress’ ); ?></button>
    this must become:
    <button type=”submit” tabindex=”<?php bbp_tab_index(); ?>” id=”bbp_topic_submit” name=”bbp_topic_submit” class=”button submit” onClick=”_gaq.push([‘_trackEvent’, ‘Forum’, ‘New Topic’]);”><?php _e( ‘Submit’, ‘bbpress’ ); ?></button>

    How can I achieve this?


    usr79223992
    Participant

    @usr79223992

    Hi,
    I’d like to pick up this topic. I would also find it interesting to track topic + reply creations via Google Analtics goal tracking.
    My Google research was unsuccessful and I’m not a developer. Does anyone maybe already have a solution or can point me in the right direction?
    Thanks in advance!

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