Comments on: Updated UK & International Search Engine JavaScript for Google Analytics

By: admin

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:51:15 +0000

Please note, this script is now being maintained at: http://www.advanced-web-metrics.com/blog/ga-scripts/

By: Seeds

Seeds — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:11:19 +0000

I would like to see how to include google.co.il as well. How is this possible?

By: John

John — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:17:37 +0000

That’s a good filter. Any chance you could include Google.ie, it, fr, de? Thanks.

By: Priit Kallas

Priit Kallas — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:12:41 +0000

How does the external script work in the new version of GA. ()

By: Milan Dinic

Milan Dinic — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:28:24 +0000

Thanks for your answer! But, I don't understand this sentence:
you need to define the specific google domains first, before you match the generic 'google' one
I want to use my own js file, because I want to add some local search engines which are not on yours list too. I understood from your answer that engines in urchin.js file will be overwritten, but if I copy this list to my file and then add below my new engines, will traffic from Google's, Yahoo's and others local version search engines be as current, or I'll need to add them manually?
(maybe I need to mention this: I don't need UK search engines; nor I want to know from which Google's domains I receive traffic; I want only to know which keywords are used when visitor come from engines from my country (Serbia); I just found this tool here and want to know how it's used)
Thanks again!

By: GA Experts

GA Experts — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:30:18 +0000

Milan – you need to define the specific google domains first, before you match the generic ‘google’ one.

Then you over-write the original defined array (_uOsr) by calling your own js file (or the one on our servers)

HTH

By: Milan Dinic

Milan Dinic — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:31:00 +0000

I’ve got some questions: is possible that in this .js file add just new search engines, starting from number 24 (currently there is 23 in urchin.js) and not to overwrite current engines? This is because traffic I receive from all Google domains is showed as Google and I don’t want to see separated for all domains (like .co.uk, .fr etc). Or if I need to overwrite, will this engines stay as current?

By: GA Experts

GA Experts — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:21:23 +0000

Sorry Matt that’s bad karma from my colleague Jim. I have updated the post to reflect your contribution.

Lets catch up and discuss the next set of analytics ideas at SES London.

By: Matt Trimmer

Matt Trimmer — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:14:43 +0000

Disappointed to see that you have taken-up this idea from our discussions in February and email exchanges in June and not decided to credit ivantage with the idea, especially as I provided the early search engine data.

By: GA Experts

GA Experts — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:28:06 +0000

Hi Tim,

Thanks for your comment, well spotted – you are absolutely correct. We were about to post something along just these lines.

If you want to add further custom search engines (either in the page tag or the external javascript file) then you will need to continue the array to the next number in the sequence. FYI, if you do so, check that the ‘_uOsr[xx]‘ value is the same as the corresponding ‘_uOkw[xx]‘ value.