How to set Analytics Event in jQuery without a click event?

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i am trying to set an Analytics Event in jQuery like this

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
   var time_to_open=15000;
   if(readCookie('cookie')!='set'){
      setTimeout(function() {
        jQuery('#my_animation').animate({left: 0}, 1000);
        createCookie('cookie', 'set', 1);
        _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'animation', 'started', time_to_open]);
      },time_to_open);  
   }
});

this should track how often an animation was shown. But it is not working. Are _trackEvent only targeting click events? Or what i am doing wrong?

mike · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-05 22:35:57Z

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_trackEvent can silently fail if the opt_label parameter is not a string. Either convert time_to_open to a string, or pass it as the opt_value parameter.

_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'animation', 'started', undefined, time_to_open]);

(Google Analytics _trackEvent docs)

answered Oct 5, 2013 at 22:35

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Gaurang Jadia · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-06 01:13:07Z

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As per the documentation,

category: animation
action: started
opt_label: time_to_open (label for the action)
opt_value: 15000 (Int value)
opt_noninteraction: false

Here is the sample:

jQuery(document).ready(function() {

    var time_to_open = 15000;

    if(readCookie('cookie') != 'set') {
        var t = window.setTimeout(function() {

            jQuery('#my_animation').animate({left: 0}, 1000);

            createCookie('cookie', 'set', 1);

            _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'animation', 'started', 'time_to_open', time_to_open, false]);

        }, time_to_open);
   }
});

answered Oct 6, 2013 at 1:13

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