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Google Analytics Configuration Alternative

This configuration alternative is used when hit google analytics is not running on badaso post theme

  1. In .env add new configuration on MIX_ANALYTICS_TRACKING_ID key
  2. In resources/views create a folder named partials
  3. In the resources/views/partials folder create a blade file with the name google-analytics.blade.php with the following contents:
@php
$measurement_id = env('MIX_ANALYTICS_TRACKING_ID', null);
// output : UA-2155XXXXX-X
@endphp

<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
<script async src="{{ "https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id={$measurement_id}" }}"></script>
<script>
    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];

    function gtag() {
        dataLayer.push(arguments);
    }
    gtag('js', new Date());
    gtag('config', '{{ $measurement_id }}');
</script>

<script>
    // record location analytics
    let href = window.location.href
    setInterval(() => {
        let listenHref = window.location.href
        if (listenHref != href) {
            let page_title = document.title
            let {
                href: page_location,
                pathname: page_path
            } = window.location
            let configurationSet = {
                page_title,
                page_location,
                page_path,
            }

            gtag('config', '{{ $measurement_id }}', configurationSet);

            href = listenHref
        }
    }, 1000);
</script>

  1. In resources/views create a folder named vendor/post-theme
  2. Copy the vendor/badaso/post-theme/src/resources/views/app.blade.php file to the resources/views/vendor/post-theme folder
  3. Calling resources/views/partials/google-analytics.blade.php in resources/views/vendor/post-theme/app.blade.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  ...

  <!-- Google Analytics -->
  @include('partials.google-analytics')
  <!-- End Google Analytics -->

  ...

</head>
...
</html>