Just a quickie: I just updated my Google Analytics for WordPress plugin to incorporate the new Site Speed tracking feature that Google announced last week. The feature is on by default and can be disabled in the advanced section of the settings.
As you can see from the announcement post, this new feature helps you determine questions like:
- Which landing pages are slowest?
- How does page load time vary across geographies?
- Does your site load faster or slower for different browsers?
You’ll be able to find the results from this tracking under Content → Site Speed in Google Analytics. This release also fixes the slight error with the custom code option, that’s now properly stripped from slashes.
Could you please also fix issue with front page that is part of my patch?
If I switch to your plugin from Google Analyticator, will I be affecting the tracking information on my Google Analytics Account. Or said differently, what problems might I run into by switching to this plugin?
I don’t know what specific tracking of Analyticator you use, I wouldn’t expect any issues.
I currently use Google Analyticator. I tried your plugin, which I really liked and prefer to use, and it rewrote the title tag and meta descriptions on existing posts/pages. This was not unexpected as this is one of the functions of your plugin.
The problem I am having is that on many of my existing pages we have spent a lot of time writing and optimizing these tags and do not want these tags changed.
I would like to implement your plugin if I could keep existing meta tags unchanged and use the plug in for new posts/pages.
We use a Corporate theme that uses the StudioPress Genesis framework.
Is there a setting in your plugin that allows me to do this?
Your mixing up several plugins. My Google Analytics for WordPress plugin is a “competitor” of Google Analyticator. My WordPress SEO plugin is a “competitor” of the SEO part of the Genesis theme framework. You can import all your titles and descriptions from your old posts using SEO data transporter. This plugin also allows you to move your data back to Genesis should you not want to use my plugin anymore.
I have the same question as Neal does. If I switch to your plugin from GAA, what problems will I have?
With this update to your plugin, is it also required that we update our code as they recommend? Or does your plugin add the necessary information to capture the data?
Great update, thank you! Love that the default enables site speed tracking.
I think Ill be having a problem if I switch it.
i like all your plugins…site speed checker helps me in monitoring the speed of my site
Thanks for this improvement.
Replaced another Analytics plugin with your plugin due to your frequent updates.
Keep up the good work.
Joost, great work on this plugin. I’ve finally made the switch to this, rather than inserting the code myself and it simplifies things immensely.
Just a question – is it possible to insert custom javascript in the plugin between _setAccount() and the other push (with trackPageview(), trackPageLoadTime() etc…). Reason being, I want to track Google Website Optimizer experiments in GA:
Tracking Google Website Optimizer Tests in Google Analytics
i think this update an announce from google to tell us that site speed is an important factor which help in ranking thanks Joost for this update
it’s so good, and thanks for improvement
“Google Analytics for WordPress” is absolutely one of the best Plugins available and makes implementing Google Analytics in a WordPress Site so simple.
Thanks for keeping it up-to-date (and free!).
Do we still have to add this code: _gaq.push(['_trackPageLoadTime']); to the header for site speed to work?
No, if you use my Google Analytics plugin you don’t, as the plugin does that for you.
Great Addon! I did wonder how my sitespeed data was suddenly in my analytics account since i didn’t add the extra code myself.
Thanks for making it default in the plugin!
Thanks for improvement but my “site speed” still show “0.00″ on all of my pages.
i use your plugin “Google Analytics for WordPress” version 4.0.6 and wordpress version 2.8.4
to i need to upgrade?
thanks,