Conversion Tracking/Checkout (Google and Facebook)

alinajenon · October 19, 2015, 19:57:34 PM

VM: 2.6.10 / Joomla: 2.5.27

I have been trying to figure out how to add Google and Facebook tracking code to the checkout thank you page with little success. Google says to place it between the <body> tags of the page you want to track. I apologize as I'm not much of a coder, so the answer might be obvious and I'm just overlooking it.

I know how to find the order_done.php file (and have tried placing code there), but I believe I need more of an html file? since google suggests putting it between the <body> tags. And this is where I have a big gap in basic coding. I'm not sure where to find a file that has the html for the checkout/order_done page.

Any suggestions? Thank you!

Below is the google code:


<script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
var google_conversion_id = 980318407;
var google_conversion_language = "en";
var google_conversion_format = "3";
var google_conversion_color = "ffffff";
var google_conversion_label = "4aiCCP3t02AQx_G50wM";
var google_remarketing_only = false;
/* ]]> */
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="//www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion.js">
</script>
<noscript>
<div style="display:inline;">
<img height="1" width="1" style="border-style:none;" alt="" src="//www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion/980318407/?label=4aiCCP3t02AQx_G50wM&guid=ON&script=0"/>
</div>
</noscript>

alinajenon · October 19, 2015, 20:14:17 PM

In case the affects anything...

Our credit card checkout is through PayPal Payment Pro, and we also have activated normal PayPal checkout. Thx.

alinajenon · October 19, 2015, 20:21:13 PM

Would I maybe add it to the index.html file here, same file where order_done.php resides? *see attached image

(components>com_virtuemart>views>cart>tmpl>index.html)

GJC Web Design · October 19, 2015, 20:38:04 PM

it doesn't matter at all WHERE on the page it is and order_done is the correct page.. just suck and see... what's the worst that can happen?..

alinajenon · October 19, 2015, 20:58:37 PM

Ok, I'll try on the index.html file ... I did try on the order_done.php file with no luck. I'll let you know how it goes!

GJC Web Design · October 19, 2015, 21:52:41 PM

no! index.html is just a placeholder file

as I said -- in the order_done.php

alinajenon · October 19, 2015, 23:11:54 PM

Oh, ok. I had already tried the order_done.php without any success (for both facebook and google tracking code). Go to know I can eliminate the index.html option.

alinajenon · October 20, 2015, 00:20:40 AM

So this (see attachment) is how I have the code pasted into the order_done.php file without any success of being tracked. Any suggestions?

GJC Web Design · October 20, 2015, 09:30:51 AM

1st prove this is the page you arrive at when your order is confirmed

2nd. your pasting html into a php file!!!!!!!

you need to echo it out

alinajenon · October 20, 2015, 16:47:50 PM

Hi, this is why I mentioned I'm a novice at this and have a knowledge gap. I knew it didn't seem right. Do you have any suggestions on where I can look to learn how to "echo it out". And I am 99% sure it is the correct page... based on much digging through all my files, checking the language of the page to file, and what I've read on other forums/sites.

Thanks for your leads so far. It's the furthest I've gotten. I'll look up echoing php into html and see if I have any success.

alinajenon · October 20, 2015, 17:38:18 PM

Ok, take a peak at this screenshot. Am I getting closer?

alinajenon · October 20, 2015, 18:39:22 PM

Well, the above code "broke" the page (just got a blank white page when testing checkout). At least I know I have the correct page! But now I need to figure out the correct code placement.

GJC Web Design · October 20, 2015, 19:37:57 PM

of course.. you have a mixture of double and single quotes .. you can see the problems immediately from your screen code highlighting

escape the single quotes \'

alinajenon · October 20, 2015, 20:15:12 PM

Yes. I'm sorry, I KNOW these are very unknowledgeable and basic questions... but if you have a moment, can you point out what is highlighted in the code? and what you mean by "escape the single quotes /' "? I prob don't have enough basic programming knowledge for this forum... I'm just not sure where else to turn. Thank you for all you've offered so far.

GJC Web Design · October 20, 2015, 21:41:08 PM

This is really basic php ... if you have echo 'blah';

then u can't have ' in the string

escape them

echo 'blah can\'t have a \' in the string';

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