Documentation for Joomla 3

With Shack Analytics Pro, you have an option to add Google Analytics to selected pages of your Joomla site.

This is a three-step process:

1. Prepare your website Google Analytics Tracking Code.
2. Create a Google Analytics tracking tag.
3. Add the tracking tag to the required page(s).

Let's take a look at this process in more detail.

Step #1. Prepare your website Google Analytics tracking code

• Sign in to your Google Analytics account. Please, visit this tutorial on how to create a Google Analytics account, if you still don't have one.
• In your Google Analytics dashboard, click Admin:

• You will see the new columns. In the Property column, click Tracking Info:

• In the drop-down list, click Tracking Code:

• You will see your site's Google Analytics Tracking ID and tracking code loaded on the right side panel. Copy the tracking code between the opening and closing script tags:

Excellent! With your site's Google Analytics tracking code copied, you are now ready to move to the next step.

Step #2. Create a Google Analytics tracking tag 

• In your Joomla control panel, go to Components > Shack Analytics Pro:

• You will be taken to the Shack Analytics: Tracking Tags administrative page. Click New to create a new tracking tag:

• You will see the Shack Analytics: New Tracking Tag screen. Create a new Google Analytics tracking tag:

1. Title: Enter your tag title. 
2. Header Script: Paste here the tracking code you copied a minute ago in the previous step.
3. Footer Script: Leave empty:

• Click Save & Close.

Good job! You created a Shack Analytics tracking tag with your Google Analytics tracking code. You can now add this tracking tag with the tracking code to all the pages of your Joomla site.

Step #3. Add the tracking tag to the menu item of the required Joomla 3 page

• Open up the menu item of a required Joomla page for editing. Click the Shack Analytics Tag tab:

• Click Select a Tracking Tag and in the drop-down list click the tracking tag you created a minute ago in the previous step:

• Click Save & Close.
• Check the source code of your website pages. You will see your Google Analytics tracking code added:

Documentation for Joomla 5

With Shack Analytics Pro, you have an option to add Google Analytics tracking to selected pages of your Joomla 5 site.

This is a three-step process:

1. Prepare your website Google Analytics Tracking Code.
2. Create a Google Analytics tracking tag.
3. Add the tracking tag to a menu item of the required Joomla 5 page.

Let's take a look at this process in more detail.

Step #1. Get Google Analytics tracking code

• Sign in to your Google Analytics account. Please, visit this tutorial on how to create a Google Analytics account, if you still don't have one.
• In your Google Analytics dashboard, click Admin:

• You will see the new columns. In the Property column, click Tracking Info:

• In the drop-down list, click Tracking Code:

• You will see your site's Google Analytics Tracking ID and tracking code loaded on the right-side panel. Copy the tracking code between the opening and closing script tags:

Excellent! With your site's Google Analytics tracking code copied, you are now ready to move to the next step.

Step #2. Create a Google Analytics tracking tag with Shack Analytics Pro 

• In your Joomla 5 admin dashboard, go to Components > Shack Analytics Pro > Tracking Tags:

• You will be taken to the Shack Analytics: Tracking Tags admin page, as shown in the next image. Click New to create a new tracking tag:

• You will see the Shack Analytics: New Tracking Tag screen. Create a new Google Analytics tracking tag:
  • Title: Enter your tag title. 
  • Header Script: Paste here the tracking code you copied a minute ago in the previous step.
  • Footer Script: Leave empty:

• Click Save & Close.

Good job! You created a Shack Analytics tracking tag with your Google Analytics tracking code. You can now add this tracking tag with the tracking code to all the pages of your Joomla site.

Step #3. Add the tracking tag to the menu item of a Joomla 5 page

• Open up the menu item of the required Joomla 5 page. Click the Shack Analytics Tag tab:

• Inside the "Tracking Tag" field, click Select a Tracking Tag, and in the drop-down list click the tracking tag you created in the previous step:

• Click Save & Close.
• Check the source code of your website pages. You will see your Google Analytics tracking code added: