{"id":33909,"date":"2019-03-02T09:10:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T09:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/?post_type=docs&p=33909"},"modified":"2019-03-25T18:13:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T18:13:29","slug":"tracking-button-clicks-in-google-analytics","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/docs\/tracking-button-clicks-in-google-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking button clicks in Google Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article presents the example of JavaScript-code. The code should be placed in the main file of your current active theme scripts. If you don’t know where to paste JavaScript-code you can use a special plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t forget to connect Google Analytics on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is recommended to add unique CSS-class to the shortcode you are going to track. You can make, for example, it in the following way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Click Me <\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Now you can use the following JavaScript code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
  \/\/ Handle button click
  $('body').on('click', '.my-custom-button', function() {
    setTimeout(function() {
      \/\/ Track event in GA
      ga('send', {
        hitType: 'event',
        eventCategory: 'Buttons',
        eventAction: 'clicked',
        eventLabel: 'Shortcodes Ultimate Campaign'
      });
    }, 100);
  });
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