Google Analytics on Blog Posts

[Jason Kirby]

Is there a way to add Google Analytics to blog posts? I have a space that the administrator creates blog posts on and those become part of an RSS feed where the user can click a link to see the post. I want to be able to track whenever a user goes to these blog posts.

Much thanks!

[Amalia · Accepted solution]

You can add Google Analytics JavaScript to Blog Post Layout in Confluence Admin > Layouts.

Alternatively, you can add it in Main Layout and insert the following code:

#if ($sitemeshPage.getProperty("page.bodyClass") == 'view-blog-post')
    <insert Google Analytics JS here>
#end

The JS in the above code will only be shown when a blog post is viewed.

[David at David Simpson Apps]

Another approach would be to use Confluence Admin | Look and Feel | Custom HTML | At the end of the HEAD and paste:

<script>
AJS.toInit(function(){
	if (AJS.$('body').hasClass('view-blog-post')){
		// Add Google Analytics code here
	}
});
</script>

This has the advantage of being usable on any theme and won't hinder upgrade to the next version.

[David at David Simpson Apps]

A more correct way of doing this would be to track Google Analytics site-wide but have the RSS feed automatically add the Google Analytics campaign tracking parameter utm_medium=rss (or similar) so that the reporting would appear on the correct screen in Google Analytics :)