data-metrics

version: 0.6.4

data-metrics is a data-attribute that allows you to easily track Google Analytics metrics in your HTML page.

Getting Started

See examples of use here.

Installing with Bower

bower install data-metrics

Usage Example

Add your Google Analytics tag:

<script>
  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
  })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

  ga('create', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-X', 'your URL');
  ga('send', 'pageview');
</script>

Replace 'UA-XXXXXXXX-X' with your GA id.

'your URL' Insert your URL domain or set it as 'none' for local testing.

Insert the data-metrics script.

<script type="text/javascript" src="bower_components/data-metrics/dist/data-metrics.js"></script>

Add the data-metrics attribute and its values on the element to be tracked.

<button data-metrics="Documents|Click|JavaScript Ebook">Add metrics</button>

Browse other examples here.

Using the JavaScript API

You can also use the programatically API to track custom items.

Vanilla JavaScript

document.querySelector('.click-image').onclick = function() {
  dataMetrics.sendToGA('Images', 'Click', 'Marlos Carmo');
}

jQuery

$('.click-image').click(function() {
  dataMetrics.sendToGA('Images', 'Click', 'Marlos Carmo');
});

Examples

See more examples of data-metrics usage

Contributors

Marlos Carmo @marloscarmo
Erick Belfort @erickbelfy
Ruy Adorno @ruyadorno

License

Licensed under the MIT License

marloscarmo/data-metrics