How to configure Google Analytics to Confluence?

[Rumceisz]

Hi All,

I'd like to install Google Analytics to our Confluence. We would like to track the number of page visitor for each page.

Can you please help?

Thanks in advance!

Rumi

[Christian Neureiter-Schneider · Accepted solution]

Adminstration Console > Look and Feel > Custom HTML > At end of the head > Paste your google analytics code there which you get when creating your analytics account

Example:

<script type="text/javascript">

  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'ABCDEFGHIJK']);
  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

  (function() {
    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
  })();

</script>

[Rumceisz]

Hi David,

I insterted the script generated by my analytics account. But how can I set the page view tracking for each page in a particular space? I never used Google Analytics before, so can you please help me where to setting this?

Many thanks!

Rumi

[Dennis]

I know it's an old post but I would recommend piwik.org - as piwik is open source and on prem it's the best choice. BR! Dennis

[David at David Simpson Apps]

A couple of answers:

For Confluence Server: 
Use the Google Analytics for Confluence plugin which takes care of the tracking code installation and enables Google Analytics reporting to be displayed within Confluence

Additionally, I wrote a blogpost here which suggests adding the following to the Custom HTML:

<script>
  // Standard Google Universal Analytics code
  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
  })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
  ga('create', 'UA-XXXX-Y', 'auto'); // TODO: Update with valid GA tracking code
  ga('send', 'pageview');
</script>

For Confluence Cloud:
Try out the Google Analytics in Confluence (Cloud) add-on.

[Rumceisz]

Hi David,

is there a feature which doesn't need Google Analytics for Confluence plugin? Hence, my users don't want to pay for the plugin.

Thanks,

Rumi