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| 3        across api docs and should be edited only with knowledge of the | 3        across api docs and should be edited only with knowledge of the | 
| 4        templating mechanism. | 4        templating mechanism. | 
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| 6        browser, it will be re-generated from the template, json schema and | 6        browser, it will be re-generated from the template, json schema and | 
| 7        authored overview content. | 7        authored overview content. | 
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| 9        page may easily be indexed by search engines. | 9        page may easily be indexed by search engines. | 
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| 371 | 371 | 
| 372 <h2 id="toc-requirements">Requirements</h2> | 372 <h2 id="toc-requirements">Requirements</h2> | 
| 373 <p> | 373 <p> | 
| 374   This tutorial expects that you have some familiarity writing extensions for | 374   This tutorial expects that you have some familiarity writing extensions for | 
| 375   Google Chrome.  If you need information on how to write an extension, please | 375   Google Chrome.  If you need information on how to write an extension, please | 
| 376   read the <a href="gettingstarted.html">Getting Started tutorial</a>. | 376   read the <a href="gettingstarted.html">Getting Started tutorial</a>. | 
| 377 </p> | 377 </p> | 
| 378 | 378 | 
| 379 <p> | 379 <p> | 
| 380   You will also need a <a href="http://www.google.com/analytics">Google | 380   You will also need a <a href="http://www.google.com/analytics">Google | 
| 381   Analytics account</a> set up to track your extension.  Note that when setting | 381   Analytics account</a> set up to track your extension. Note that when setting | 
| 382   up the account, you can use any value in the Website's URL field, as your | 382   up the account, you can use any value in the Website's URL field, as your | 
| 383   extension will not have an URL of its own. | 383   extension will not have an URL of its own. | 
| 384 </p> | 384 </p> | 
| 385 | 385 | 
| 386 <p style="text-align: center"> | 386 <p style="text-align: center"> | 
| 387   <img src="images/tut_analytics/screenshot01.png" style="width:400px;height:82p
     x;" alt="The analytics setup with info for a chrome extension filled out."> | 387   <img src="images/tut_analytics/screenshot01.png" style="width:400px;height:82p
     x;" alt="The analytics setup with info for a chrome extension filled out."> | 
| 388 </p> | 388 </p> | 
| 389 | 389 | 
| 390 <p> |  | 
| 391   Also note that Google Analytics requires version <strong>4.0.302.2</strong> |  | 
| 392   of Google Chrome to work correctly.  Users with an earlier version of Google |  | 
| 393   Chrome will not show up on your Google Analytics reports.  View |  | 
| 394   <a href="faq.html#faq-dev-14">this FAQ entry</a> to learn how to check which |  | 
| 395   version of Google Chrome is deployed to which platform. |  | 
| 396 </p> |  | 
| 397 |  | 
| 398 <h2 id="toc-installing">Installing the tracking code</h2> | 390 <h2 id="toc-installing">Installing the tracking code</h2> | 
| 399 | 391 | 
| 400 <p> | 392 <p> | 
| 401   The standard Google Analytics tracking code snippet fetches a file named | 393   The standard Google Analytics tracking code snippet fetches a file named | 
| 402   <code>ga.js</code> from an SSL protected URL if the current page | 394   <code>ga.js</code> from an SSL protected URL if the current page | 
| 403   was loaded using the <code>https://</code> protocol.  <strong>It is strongly | 395   was loaded using the <code>https://</code> protocol.  <strong>Chrome | 
| 404   advised to use the SSL protected ga.js in an extension</strong>, | 396   extensions and applications may <em>only</em> use the SSL-protected version of | 
| 405   but Google Chrome extension | 397   <code>ga.js</code></strong>. Loading <code>ga.js</code> over insecure HTTP is | 
| 406   pages are hosted under <code>chrome-extension://</code> URLs, so the tracking | 398   disallowed by Chrome's default <a href="contentSecurityPolicy.html">Content | 
| 407   snippet must be modified slightly to pull <code>ga.js</code> directly from | 399   Security Policy</a>. This, plus the fact that Chrome extensions are hosted | 
| 408   <code>https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js</code> instead of the default | 400   under the <code>chrome-extension://</code> schema, requires a slight | 
| 409   location. | 401   modification to the usual tracking snippet to pull <code>ga.js</code> directly | 
|  | 402   from <code>https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js</code> instead of the | 
|  | 403   default location. | 
| 410 </p> | 404 </p> | 
| 411 | 405 | 
| 412 <p> | 406 <p> | 
| 413   Below is a modified snippet for the | 407   Below is a modified snippet for the | 
| 414   <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/asyncTracking.htm
     l">asynchronous | 408   <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/asyncTracking.htm
     l">asynchronous | 
| 415   tracking API</a> (the modified line is bolded): | 409   tracking API</a> (the modified line is bolded): | 
| 416 </p> | 410 </p> | 
| 417 | 411 | 
| 418 <pre>(function() { | 412 <pre>(function() { | 
| 419   var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.asy
     nc = true; | 413   var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.asy
     nc = true; | 
| 420   <strong>ga.src = 'https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js';</strong> | 414   <strong>ga.src = 'https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js';</strong> | 
| 421   var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(
     ga, s); | 415   var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(
     ga, s); | 
| 422 })(); | 416 })(); | 
| 423 </pre> | 417 </pre> | 
| 424 | 418 | 
| 425 <p> | 419 <p> | 
| 426   Here is a background page which loads the asynchronous tracking code and | 420   You'll also need to ensure that your extension has access to load the resource | 
|  | 421   by relaxing the default content security policy. The policy definition in your | 
|  | 422   <a href="manifest.html"><code>manifest.json</code></a> might look like: | 
|  | 423 </p> | 
|  | 424 | 
|  | 425 <pre>{ | 
|  | 426   ..., | 
|  | 427   "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' https://ssl.google-analytics.com
     ; object-src 'self'", | 
|  | 428   ... | 
|  | 429 }</pre> | 
|  | 430 | 
|  | 431 <p> | 
|  | 432   Here is a popup page (<code>popup.html</code>) which loads the asynchronous | 
|  | 433   tracking code via an external JavaScript file (<code>popup.js</code>) and | 
| 427   tracks a single page view: | 434   tracks a single page view: | 
| 428 </p> | 435 </p> | 
| 429 | 436 | 
| 430 <pre><!DOCTYPE html> | 437 <pre>popup.js: | 
|  | 438 ========= | 
|  | 439 | 
|  | 440 var _gaq = _gaq || []; | 
|  | 441 _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-X']); | 
|  | 442 _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); | 
|  | 443 | 
|  | 444 (function() { | 
|  | 445   var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.asy
     nc = true; | 
|  | 446   ga.src = 'https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; | 
|  | 447   var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(
     ga, s); | 
|  | 448 })(); | 
|  | 449 | 
|  | 450 popup.html: | 
|  | 451 =========== | 
|  | 452 <!DOCTYPE html> | 
| 431 <html> | 453 <html> | 
| 432  <head> | 454  <head> | 
| 433    ... | 455    ... | 
|  | 456   <script src="popup.js"></script> | 
| 434  </head> | 457  </head> | 
| 435  <body> | 458  <body> | 
| 436    <script> |  | 
| 437      var _gaq = _gaq || []; |  | 
| 438      _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-X']); |  | 
| 439      _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); |  | 
| 440 |  | 
| 441      (function() { |  | 
| 442        var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; g
     a.async = true; |  | 
| 443        ga.src = 'https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; |  | 
| 444        var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBe
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| 445      })(); |  | 
| 446    </script> |  | 
| 447 |  | 
| 448    ... | 459    ... | 
| 449  </body> | 460  </body> | 
| 450 </html> | 461 </html> | 
| 451 </pre> | 462 </pre> | 
| 452 | 463 | 
| 453 <p> | 464 <p> | 
| 454   Keep in mind that the string <code>UA-XXXXXXXX-X</code> should be replaced | 465   Keep in mind that the string <code>UA-XXXXXXXX-X</code> should be replaced | 
| 455   with your own Google Analytics account number. | 466   with your own Google Analytics account number. | 
| 456 </p> | 467 </p> | 
| 457 | 468 | 
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| 491 </p> | 502 </p> | 
| 492 | 503 | 
| 493 <h2 id="toc-tracking-events">Tracking events</h2> | 504 <h2 id="toc-tracking-events">Tracking events</h2> | 
| 494 | 505 | 
| 495 <p> | 506 <p> | 
| 496   By configuring event tracking, you can determine which parts of your | 507   By configuring event tracking, you can determine which parts of your | 
| 497   extension your users interact with the most.  For example, if you have | 508   extension your users interact with the most.  For example, if you have | 
| 498   three buttons users may click: | 509   three buttons users may click: | 
| 499 </p> | 510 </p> | 
| 500 | 511 | 
| 501 <pre>  <button>Button 1</button> | 512 <pre>  <button id='button1'>Button 1</button> | 
| 502   <button>Button 2</button> | 513   <button id='button2'>Button 2</button> | 
| 503   <button>Button 3</button> | 514   <button id='button3'>Button 3</button> | 
| 504 </pre> | 515 </pre> | 
| 505 | 516 | 
| 506 <p> | 517 <p> | 
| 507   Write a function that sends click events to Google Analytics: | 518   Write a function that sends click events to Google Analytics: | 
| 508 </p> | 519 </p> | 
| 509 | 520 | 
| 510 <pre>  function trackButton(button_id) { | 521 <pre>  function trackButton(e) { | 
| 511     _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'button' + button_id, 'clicked']); | 522     _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', e.target.id, 'clicked']); | 
| 512   }; | 523   }; | 
| 513 </pre> | 524 </pre> | 
| 514 | 525 | 
| 515 <p> | 526 <p> | 
| 516   And call it when each button is pressed: | 527   And use it as an event handler for each button's click: | 
| 517 </p> | 528 </p> | 
| 518 | 529 | 
| 519 <pre>  <button onclick="trackButton(1);">Button 1</button> | 530 <pre>  var buttons = document.querySelectorAll('button'); | 
| 520   <button onclick="trackButton(2);">Button 2</button> | 531   for (var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) { | 
| 521   <button onclick="trackButton(3);">Button 3</button> | 532     buttons[i].addEventListener('click', trackButtonClick); | 
|  | 533   } | 
| 522 </pre> | 534 </pre> | 
| 523 | 535 | 
| 524 <p> | 536 <p> | 
| 525   The Google Analytics event tracking overview page will give you metrics | 537   The Google Analytics event tracking overview page will give you metrics | 
| 526   regarding how many times each individual button is clicked: | 538   regarding how many times each individual button is clicked: | 
| 527 </p> | 539 </p> | 
| 528 | 540 | 
| 529 <p style="text-align: center"> | 541 <p style="text-align: center"> | 
| 530   <img src="images/tut_analytics/screenshot03.png" style="width:300px;height:482
     px;" alt="Analytics view of the event tracking data for a site."> | 542   <img src="images/tut_analytics/screenshot03.png" style="width:300px;height:482
     px;" alt="Analytics view of the event tracking data for a site."> | 
| 531 </p> | 543 </p> | 
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| 762     _uff=0; | 774     _uff=0; | 
| 763     urchinTracker(); | 775     urchinTracker(); | 
| 764   } | 776   } | 
| 765   catch(e) {/* urchinTracker not available. */} | 777   catch(e) {/* urchinTracker not available. */} | 
| 766 </script> | 778 </script> | 
| 767 <!-- end analytics --> | 779 <!-- end analytics --> | 
| 768       </div> | 780       </div> | 
| 769     </div> <!-- /gc-footer --> | 781     </div> <!-- /gc-footer --> | 
| 770   </div> <!-- /gc-container --> | 782   </div> <!-- /gc-container --> | 
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