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Can't seem to get Google Analytics to work with my Story
Wondering if anyone can assist me understand why I can't seem to get Google Analytics to work with my story.
I think I have a pretty good handle on the process where I need to embed code in my story.html file (in the <head> section)
I've tried the following formats but have not been able to see my usage reflect on my google analytics dashboard.
I tried using the global tag provided by Google (measurement ID altered for privacy):
<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-K7G2L9ZBTV"></script>
<script>
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
gtag('js', new Date());
gtag('config', 'G-K7G2L9ZBTV');
</script>
I've also tried:
<script>
window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date;
ga('create', 'G-K7G2L9ZBTV', 'auto');
ga('set', 'appName', 'Google Analytics Example');
</script>
<script async src="https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js"></script>
neither seems to work.
Although it seems like a fever dream at this point, I was able to briefly get the page visit tracking to work, but in my process of getting event tracking set up I broke things.
Any advice would be appreciated. I can also answer any questions to help clarify the steps i've taken.
At my previous job, I used to use Google Analytics quite a bit to track pages and events. I found that the GA code needs to go in the header of the Story.html file AND the LMS one. I hope that helps.
Oh that's good to know! Thanks. I think I found the culprit of my confusion. Turns out GitHub restricts GA analytics. Moved it to a different server and it seems to work now.
I also use SCORM Cloud to test my modules and Google Analytics. It's free and easy to use.
