Fast Google Analytics setup for Rails 3. This gem is mostly intended for small to medium websites with a simple analytics strategy.
Installation
Add the following to your Gemfile:
gem 'google-analytics-rails'
Then run:
bundle install
Documentation
http://rubydoc.info/github/bgarret/google-analytics-rails
Example configurations
Production only
config/environments/production.rb:
# replace this with your tracker code
GA.tracker = "UA-xxxxxx-x"
app/views/layout/application.html.erb, in the <head> tag :
<%= analytics_init if Rails.env.production? %>
With DoubleClick instead of vanilla Google Analytics script
config/environments/production.rb:
# replace this with your tracker code
GA.tracker = "UA-xxxxxx-x"
GA.script_source = "('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://') + 'stats.g.doubleclick.net/dc.js'"
app/views/layout/application.html.erb, in the <head> tag :
<%= analytics_init if Rails.env.production? %>
Different accounts for development and production
config/environments/production.rb:
# replace this with your production tracker code
GA.tracker = "UA-xxxxxx-x"
config/environments/development.rb:
# replace this with your development tracker code
GA.tracker = "UA-xxxxxx-x"
app/views/layout/application.html.erb, in the <head> tag :
<%= analytics_init :local => Rails.env.development? %>
License
google-analytics-rails is released under the MIT license:
Thanks
Many thanks to the people that took time to submit patches.