Tracking pixel

Zev · February 11, 2014

Hi!

I know this is going to sound like a silly question, but I'm trying to add a tracking pixel to my front page, so that I can track how much traffic comes from a specific site (even if they just land on my front page).

The problem is, I'm not sure where to put the code for that. Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks,

Zev Steinhardt

Hikin' Mike · February 11, 2014

Can you post the code here? I've never heard of it before.

Zev · February 11, 2014

Thanks, Mike.

The code is below. According to FB, it's supposed to go in the header (between <head> and </head>. But for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do that. In legacy Smugmug I was able to, but in the New Smugmug, I can't seem to find it.

Zev

<script type="text/javascript">
var fb_param = {};
fb_param.pixel_id = '00000000001';
fb_param.value = '0.01';
fb_param.currency = 'USD';
(function(){
var fpw = document.createElement('script');
fpw.async = true;
fpw.src = '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/fp.js';
var ref = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
ref.parentNode.insertBefore(fpw, ref);
})();
</script>
<noscript><img height="1" width="1" alt="" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/offsite_event.php?id=000000001&value=0.01&currency=USD" /></noscript>

Hikin' Mike · February 11, 2014

It's a Javascript code and the new SM doesn't allow that. Nothing you can do about that.

Zev · February 11, 2014

Ah, I didn't know that. I guess I'll have to find some other solution.

Thanks for the help, Mike.

Zev Steinhardt

leftquark · February 11, 2014

SmugMug supports Google Analytics. Have you tried that?

Also, google analytics lets you set certain tags in your URL that can then be tracked by analytics. For example, instead of linking to "www.mywebsite.com" you could link to "www.mywebsite.com?referred_from=facebook". Then Google Analytics could tell you how many hits had "referred_from" as "Facebook" ... or if you posted to G+ you could set it ="G+" and Google could tell you how many came from there too.

Hope that helps.

Zev · February 12, 2014

I'll look into that. Thank you, leftquark!

Zev Steinhardt

YAJones · June 10, 2014

Good day guys,

I didn't want to revive this old thread and my question might seem obvious or repetitive, but I just want to make sure I'm clear on something... Since the New SmugMug doesn't work with JavaScript code, whenever I come across a tool that requires placement of code "before the closing /HEADER tag of your website's template" and that code starts with , I'm unable to use that tool, right?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

PS. I'm not a coder or web designer, so I know very little about the technicalities. However, I'm willing and open to learning.

Yuri

Hikin' Mike · June 10, 2014

YAJones wrote: »

Good day guys,

I didn't want to revive this old thread and my question might seem obvious or repetitive, but I just want to make sure I'm clear on something... Since the New SmugMug doesn't work with JavaScript code, whenever I come across a tool that requires placement of code "before the closing /HEADER tag of your website's template" and that code starts with <script>, I'm unable to use that tool, right?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

PS. I'm not a coder or web designer, so I know very little about the technicalities. However, I'm willing and open to learning.

Yuri

Correct.

YAJones · June 10, 2014

Thanks much Hikin' Mike.

Tracking pixel

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