Thanks again for writing back,Would you know of anyway of getting the time from a javascript into a WebDN=A variable?I'll need to ask my client if that's something that would bother them.This is why I am writing my own tracking system, because I can easily add a=nd measure the time on any of the 'plug-in' files, except the last one, as =the user leaves the domain.I don't really have multiple web pages on this site, but I have one templat=e page, with several other files that are [included] into the template page=, depending on which menu is chosen. So Google only sees the template= page, over & over, rather than the individual included files.I would be using Goolge Analytics, as you recommend, but there is a problem= with that.I hope that you are doing well.Hi Ken,Thanks for the input.
I have also thought about using a 'click-to-leave' alert, as I've seen a lo=t of these used with a javascript pop-up.
sfbStephen Braun / Theatre Manager
Robinson-Faust Theatre of the Performing Arts / Oswego High School
Two Buccaneer Blvd. / Oswego, NY 13126
315.341.2265
sbraun@oswego.org / http://fausttheatre.orgOn Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Kenneth Grome<ken@webdna=solutions.com> wrote:I have built several tracking systems for clients over the years,
but I don't recall if I ever built one that tries to track the
amount of time a visitor stays on each page. I'm not even sure
this makes sense any more, at least with the way I typically visit
a site ...
I find myself frequently opening a bunch of pages, each in a new
tab, so that they are already loaded and available when I'm ready
to look at them. If your "time on page" tracking system wer=e used
with me, it would appear that I spent a second or two on each page
except the last one.
There's a problem with timing the last page as well ...
You cannot determine when the user leaves the 'last page' of your
site for another site unless two things happen:
1- Rather than just closing the tab like I normally do when I
leave a site, the visitor must click a special link that sends
him/her to a "leave the site" webdna page.
2- Your "leave the site" webdna page must records the click time,=
then redirect to the other site.
Even if these two requirements were met, leaving tabs open for
hours while doing something else before leaving the site would
create wildly inaccurate data.
Having said all this, I should also mention that Google Analytics
is easy to setup and your client will probably be much happier
with this data than anything you could create in webdna.
Obviously webdna has its place, but sometimes it makes sense to
use better and free existing tools. Not always, but sometimes.
:)
Regards,
Kenneth Grome
WebDNA Solutions
http://www.web=dnasolutions.com
Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management> --------------------------------------------------------- This
On 07/05/2014 09:53 PM, Steve Braun wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm building some minor page analytics for a customer.
> I'm just subtracting the time when moving from page to page to
> capture the 'time-on-page' data.
> I also want to be able to find the time (ie [time]) when the user
> leaves the web site for a new domain, or the 'time-on-last-page' data.=
>
> Has anyone done anything like this with WebDNA before?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
> sfb
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Thanks again for writing back,Would you know of anyway of getting the time from a javascript into a WebDN=A variable?I'll need to ask my client if that's something that would bother them.This is why I am writing my own tracking system, because I can easily add a=nd measure the time on any of the 'plug-in' files, except the last one, as =the user leaves the domain.I don't really have multiple web pages on this site, but I have one templat=e page, with several other files that are [included] into the template page=, depending on which menu is chosen. So Google only sees the template= page, over & over, rather than the individual included files.I would be using Goolge Analytics, as you recommend, but there is a problem= with that.I hope that you are doing well.Hi Ken,Thanks for the input.
I have also thought about using a 'click-to-leave' alert, as I've seen a lo=t of these used with a javascript pop-up.
sfbStephen Braun / Theatre Manager
Robinson-Faust Theatre of the Performing Arts / Oswego High School
Two Buccaneer Blvd. / Oswego, NY 13126
315.341.2265
sbraun@oswego.org / http://fausttheatre.orgOn Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Kenneth Grome<ken@webdna=solutions.com> wrote:I have built several tracking systems for clients over the years,
but I don't recall if I ever built one that tries to track the
amount of time a visitor stays on each page. I'm not even sure
this makes sense any more, at least with the way I typically visit
a site ...
I find myself frequently opening a bunch of pages, each in a new
tab, so that they are already loaded and available when I'm ready
to look at them. If your "time on page" tracking system wer=e used
with me, it would appear that I spent a second or two on each page
except the last one.
There's a problem with timing the last page as well ...
You cannot determine when the user leaves the 'last page' of your
site for another site unless two things happen:
1- Rather than just closing the tab like I normally do when I
leave a site, the visitor must click a special link that sends
him/her to a "leave the site" webdna page.
2- Your "leave the site" webdna page must records the click time,=
then redirect to the other site.
Even if these two requirements were met, leaving tabs open for
hours while doing something else before leaving the site would
create wildly inaccurate data.
Having said all this, I should also mention that Google Analytics
is easy to setup and your client will probably be much happier
with this data than anything you could create in webdna.
Obviously webdna has its place, but sometimes it makes sense to
use better and free existing tools. Not always, but sometimes.
:)
Regards,
Kenneth Grome
WebDNA Solutions
http://www.web=dnasolutions.com
Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management> --------------------------------------------------------- This
On 07/05/2014 09:53 PM, Steve Braun wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm building some minor page analytics for a customer.
> I'm just subtracting the time when moving from page to page to
> capture the 'time-on-page' data.
> I also want to be able to find the time (ie [time]) when the user
> leaves the web site for a new domain, or the 'time-on-last-page' data.=
>
> Has anyone done anything like this with WebDNA before?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
> sfb
> message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing
> list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives:
> http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting:
> support@webdna.=us
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