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Web Analytics TV #17 with deeplinks

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A recent blog post from the Google Analytics blog, features Web Analytics TV episode #17.

There’s in index in that post, but it doesn’t deeplink to YouTube. So, I decided to cut-and-paste the index and run it through a VIM (text editor) regular expression to automate that task and post the results for your (and my own) convenience.

Here it is (of course, LINK is later replaced with the youtube url):

And the deeplinked index. Enjoy the show!

  • (0:38) Why you see differences between clicks and visits from Facebook metrics
  • (2:35) Setting up goals to match multiple conditions
  • (3:55) The best way to create inverse advanced segments
  • (4:36) Is there a way to get the path of sources for a user?
  • (5:44) Comparing Website Optimizer experiments against different success criteria
  • (7:30) How you should track banners for internal campaigns
  • (9:01) Targeting visitors using Google Analytics data
  • (10:25) What Google Analytics reports for URLs that get rewritten by the server
  • (11:41) Is it “cheating” to track virtual pageviews on tabs?
  • (13:12) How to group and compare keywords in the longtail
  • (15:18) Differences between custom variables and advanced segments
  • (18:32) Best ways to test regular expressions on your own data
  • (20:30) Testing if multiple tracking codes on the same page are sending data
  • (21:45) Generating dashboards for data across profiles
  • (23:08) Why conversion goals can be over 100%
  • (25:14) Whats up with providing a podcast of web analytics TV?
  • (25:53) An easy / automated way to track the download of PDF files
  • (27:22) Using events to track more realistic time on site
  • (29:11) Removing extra referrals from Google Analytics

Google Forms Shortcode WordPress Plugin

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Current version of the plugin is 1.0.1, the first release + a small typo fix. Download it from the WordPress.org site.

This WordPress plugin adds the possibility to easily insert forms created by Google docs into pages and posts using a shortcode. The form will be embedded using an iframe.
It also contains options for default settings, so you don’t have to change all iframe codes if you e.g. change the width of your content column.

What do I need?

screenshot
Create new > Form
First, create a Google spreadsheet form. This can be done by choosing Create new and Form in Google Docs.

More information about Google Forms and how they work can be found on the Google Forms support page.
For those of you who like screenshots, check out Google Forms quick howto.

Then, design the form or survey and find the formkey. The formkey is a very long string of letters which is unique to every form. Copy this string. It can be found in the edit window while editing the form. It’s the unreadable part after ?formkey=:

The form key.

What do I have to do to insert this form in my WordPress page?

On the place in your post or page, insert a shortcode called googleform. This shortcode will be replaced by the Google form iframe.

A sample shortcode looks something like this:

[g oogleform key="dFJXOFlwQVRDSHBYX1ZFdmN6NjliclE6MA" height="700" width="600"]

key is mandatory. The height, width and text parameters are optional, and defaults can be set on the plugin option page.

The options page

I want it! Where can I get it?

Right on! Add the plugin using the built-in WordPress plugin browser (search for google forms) or download it from the WordPress.org site
After that: activate the plugin, and start inserting forms!

Please leave a comment below when you encounter issues (or when everything works fine).

Do you have a sample?

Yes. Right here:

[googleform key=”dFJXOFlwQVRDSHBYX1ZFdmN6NjliclE6MA” height=”650″ width=”600″]

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Piwik Analytics WordPress Plugin

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Please download the plugin (now at version 1.0.2) from the wordpress.org plugin directory

This is a basic wordpress plugin for the excellent Piwik web Analytics tool. It adds the piwik javascript code into every page of your weblog, so you don’t have to code PHP to add it to your templates.

Please note you will have to have access to a working Piwik installation for this to work.

It is based quite heavily on the Google Analytics wordpress plugin by Joost de Valk.

The following options are supported:

  • hostname and path to Piwik options
  • site ID
  • option to control download tracking
  • option to exclude the admin user (probably you)

Your feedback is important. Please test it for me, report bugs, and leave feedback in the comments so I can improve this software.

I will update this post whenever there is any news.

Twitter Remote WordPress plugin

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Impressed by the Twitter Remote widget from the Twittercounter people, I have written a WordPress plugin to make life a little easier for my fellow WordPress users: you can fill in your preferences and use the widget as a regular WordPress widget.

You can download the plugin from the WordPress plugin repository.

Here’s bit more information and the inevitable screenshot. People love screenshots.

remote-widgetHere’s how it works:

  1. Download the .zip file
  2. unpack the .zip file in your plugins directory
  3. In the admin section of your blog, activate the plugin
  4. In the “Appearance” menu, choose “Widgets”
  5. Activate the twitter remote widget
  6. Fill in the form you see on the left
  7. Click “done” and save your changes
  8. Report your succes or failure in the comments below.

BTW: the name “bloem” you see in the screenshot is my daughter. My twitter name is @zjuul. I tweet in Dutch, please beware 😉

So what are you waiting for? Grab the plugin!