Adding Google Analytics javascript snippet to one page only

  • megmo

    (@megmo)


    15 years, 2 months ago

    I’m managing a website for a client who also has a Google AdWords campaign going on, and I need to place a conversion tracking snippet on just one page on the site but don’t know how to do that within WordPress.

    Basically when someone fills out a form on the site, when they hit “submit” the form is submitted and they are redirected to another page on the site that thanks them. I have a javascript snippet from the AdWords company that I have been advised to place in the head of the thank you page, but I can’t figure out how to do that without getting it on every page of the site, which is what I don’t want. I was told that I have to place the snippet before the </head> tag, not in the body of the page, in order for it to track conversions correctly.

    Any help would be appreciated.

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  • Thread Starter megmo

    (@megmo)

    15 years, 2 months ago

    So is there not any way to achieve this?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    15 years, 2 months ago

    <?php if( is_page (' Thank you' ) ) :?>
[ js code ]
<?php endif;?>
    Thread Starter megmo

    (@megmo)

    15 years, 2 months ago

    Not sure I understand… I have the javascript snippet from Google Analytics and have created the Thank You page in WordPress, I just don’t know how to add the script to only that Thank You page, not every page on the site. Where can I access the head of just that page?

    Thanks!!!

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    15 years, 2 months ago

    You can’t. You have to add it to your theme’s header.php – which is called on every page of your site. But as you can see, the idea is that the Google Analytics code is surrounded by an is_page() conditional which should ensure that the Google Analytics code is only called on that page and nowhere else.

    Thread Starter megmo

    (@megmo)

    15 years, 2 months ago

    Oh, I see what you’re saying!

    So one more question: I’ve implemented the script as instructed using your code, but now when the form is submitted and that page is accessed there is a white bar across the top of the site, as though it’s replacing the WordPress admin bar. Except it appears whether someone is logged in or not–even if they wouldn’t have normally seen the WordPress admin bar.

    Here is a screen shot of what’s going on: https://skitch.com/meganmorris/rsbpb/thankyou

    Thanks again so much!!

    Thread Starter megmo

    (@megmo)

    15 years, 2 months ago

    You know what, I just realized that it appears even when the admin bar appears. So it’s not replacing it, it’s showing up between the admin bar and the top of the website header: https://skitch.com/meganmorris/rsbsr/whitebar

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