Google Adwords Tracking

**lifegrid** · 04-10-2007, 07:04 PM

Ok once again I am stuck and could use a push!

I have read this post and other on oscommerce site
Google Adwords ROI Tracking

But I can't seem to get this to work! I am trying to put the google adwords conversion tracking code into my checkout_success.php file. I followed the steps on the article above and it is still not working. Any help would be appreciated on what code I need to put where?

Thanks

**lifegrid** · 04-11-2007, 06:17 PM

Still no luck, is anyone currently doing this?

**michael_s** · 04-11-2007, 09:28 PM

What specifically is not working? What are the instructions?

**lifegrid** · 04-12-2007, 06:49 PM

Thanks for the reply, this is code google give you to put on your order completion page to track conversions from their adwords program. I have tried to put it on the checkout_sucess.php page. Here is google's directions for adding code in php. They state that it need to go inside of the body tag, but in oscmax code on that page does not contain that. I will also post below that the code that they auto generate for me to add to my site.

CONVERSION TRACKING & HYPERTEXT PREPROCESSOR (PHP)

Follow these instructions to insert the conversion tracking code to a website created using
dynamically-generated PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) pages.
To add conversion tracking code to PHP pages using your web page editor, complete the
following tasks:
1. Open your conversion confirmation page PHP file. If multiple pages are generated from
the same file, find the section in the PHP file which generates your conversion page.

Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Setup Guide

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2. If your site has a variable conversion value, determine the PHP expression that displays
that value. For example: <?php echo $totalValue ?>, <? echo totalValue ?>
Choose the Purchase/Sale conversion type while going through the conversion tracking
setup. Insert the full string (<? echo $totalValue ?>) into the “Value” field and press

Refresh

to generate the final tracking code. Copy and save this code snippet.
3. Insert the conversion tracking code onto the conversion confirmation page. Make sure
that the code appears within a static HTML section, not contained within an PHP code
section (delineated by <? and ?> markers).
Insert the conversion tracking code snippet directly into the body of the conversion
confirmation page. Search for the </body> tag and place the code immediately above it.
If the </body> tag is not located within the static portion of the HTML page, make sure
that you add the code snippet so that it appears within the <body> section of the page.

Example:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

</script>
<script language="JavaScript"
src="http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion.js">
</script>
<noscript>
<img height=1 width=1 border=0
src="http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion/1234567890/?value=<? echo
$totalValue ?>&label=Purchase&script=0">
</noscript>
</body>
4. Save your conversion confirmation file and upload to your web server if necessary. If you
would like to test the placement of your conversion tracking code, go to your conversion
page by completing a conversion on your site. View the source of the page (in Internet
Explorer choose

View > View Source). You should see the conversion tracking code
between the <body> and </body> tags on your page. Note that the PHP expression will
be replaced by the actual conversion value when you view the source.

Here is my code:


<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

</script>
<script language="JavaScript" src="https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion.js">
</script>
<noscript>
<img height=1 width=1 border=0 src="https://www.googleadservices.com/pag...chase&script=0">
</noscript>

Any help on this would be really appreciated, php is definitly not by strong point, but I really love the oscmax shopping cart solutions, so hope to improve my php knowledge.

Thanks

**michael_s** · 04-12-2007, 07:11 PM

Are you adding this to your template checkout_success.tpl.php? That is where I would put it. The html for the checkout_success.tpl.php is included within the body tags, so that would be where to put it.

In osCMax, the checkout_success.tpl.php file is in the /catalog/templates/fallback/content directory.

**lifegrid** · 04-19-2007, 05:38 PM

Sorry for the delay, actually took a vacation.... yes I am adding the code to checkout_success.tpl.php, but It does not have the body tag. Should it?

**michael_s** · 04-19-2007, 06:33 PM

No, it doesn't have a body tag, but all the content is between the body tags, so it should not make a difference.

**lifegrid** · 04-20-2007, 07:31 AM

Thanks alot, I believe it is working now! One more quick question, if I wanted to insert tracking code into the head of the checkout_success page which file should I use.