twitter-tools-analytics-tracking
Tools
Open Source
PHP
WordPress
=== Plugin Name === Contributors: leewillis77 Donate link: http://www.leewillis.co.uk/wordpress-plugins/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=www&utm_campaign=twitter-tools-analytics-tracking Tags: twitter, google analytics Requires at least: 2.8.1 Tested up to: 3.0.4 Stable tag: 1.1 Add Google Analytics tracking values to URLS posted by the Twitter Tools plugin. == Description == Add Google Analytics tracking values to URLS posted by the [Twitter Tools](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-tools/) plugin. == Installation == **You must** already be using the [Twitter Tools](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-tools/) plugin to post to twitter when you make a new blog entry. 1. Upload the Plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 3. Campaign/Source/Medium data will start to show in your Google Analytics account. == Frequently Asked Questions == = Can I configure the tags that are added? = Not yet - I can add this if there's any interest. If you want this, then please [get in touch](http://www.leewillis.co.uk/contact/) = What Google Analytics tags are set? = The plugin sets the following Google Analytics Tags: + utm_source : twitter + utm_medium : twitter + utm_campaign : twitter = Can I set different values for each post? = Not yet - I can add this if there's any interest. If you want this, then please [get in touch](http://www.leewillis.co.uk/contact/) = Why should I use this plugin? = Generally hits from twitter will show up in Google Analytics as "Direct Traffic" - which means you can't measure the effectiveness of your Twitter profile. Tagging your traffic lets you measure the hits coming from Twitter effectively - see my [original post](http://www.leewillis.co.uk/tracking-twitter-traffic/) on the subject for more information. == Screenshots == 1. Source data tagged in Google Analytics == Changelog == = 1.0 = * Initial Release