Google Analytics pageTracker is not defined?

Question

Little bit confused... I am trying to track mailto links being clicked, but constantly 'pageTracker is not defined' is shown. I have the following code just before my end body tag ()

<script type="text/javascript">
  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-000000']); // This is my account number, I have added the zeros in this editor
  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

  (function() {
    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
  })();
</script>

Then I am using this in my mailto links

<a href="mailto:[email protected]" onClick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/mailto/hello');">[email protected]</a>

I cannot see why its not working? Any help would be appreciated

Answer 1

The new Async Google Analytics code (that you're using) works a bit differently than the non-Async. Any time that you want to call a method on pageTracker you simply push a "message" onto the "_gaq" queue.

<a href="mailto:[email protected]" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/mailto/hello'])">[email protected]</a>

Although, tracking a mailto link may work better as an event:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'mailto', 'home'])">[email protected]</a>

For more info take a look at the Async Tracking Users Guide.

Answer 2

Just want to post a thanks for the question & answer... found this page by google, and fixed a similar issue.

Answer 3

Hi Joshperry,

Applied the similar code on to my download tracking, but its seems not working. I doubt whetehr the google will call all function in the once again upon on onclick activity? or only newly added functions? Here is my code.

myPdf

Can you please let me know does any thing wrong with this code?

Answer 4

Here is the code : onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'pdf', 'download', '/pdf/myPdf'])">myPdf