Custom Joomla module for Google Analytics
This guide applies to:
Joomla 1.5.X
How to Create a custom module for Google Analytics in Joomla 1.5
Define the new module position
Open your template XML configuration file (/templates/<templatename>/templateDetails.xml). Locate the <positions> tag in your XML file. It looks something like this:
<positions>
<position>left</position>
<position>right</position>
<position>user1</position>
</positions>Add your own position (googleanalytics). The end result will be something like this:
<positions>
<position>left</position>
<position>right</position>
<position>user1</position>
<position>googleanalytics</position>
</positions>Save the changes.
Create the position
Navigate to 'Extensions > Template Manager' and click on your default template name. In the 'Template: [ Edit ]' view, click on the 'Edit HTML' button. Now you see the PHP code for your tempate.
Locate the </head> tag and insert the position code (<jdoc:include type="modules" name="googleanalytics" />) immediately before it. The end result will be something like this:
...
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="googleanalytics" />
</head>Save the changes.
Create the module
Before you create the module, go to Site > Global Configuration and change the default WYSIWYG editor to 'No editor' (don't forget to change it back when you are done).
Go to Extensions > Module Manager and click on the 'New' button. Select 'Custom HTML' as the module type and click 'Next'.
In the details section, change the module settings to the following:
Title: Google Analytics
Show Title: No
Position: googleanalyticsInsert your Google Analytics Tracking Code (urchin.js or ga.js) in the 'Custom Output' field. It will look something like this:
<script type="text/javascript">
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-12345678-1']);
_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>
Click on 'Save'.
Verify
Use this guide at Google Analytics Help to verify: https://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?answer=55480&hl=en_US