Insert custom code in page template
Hello
I would like to insert some visitor tracking code (for [url=http://piwik.org/]Piwik open source analytics actually) into the <head> of each Mango html page (DGLux too, if I can).
Is this possible and if so, what's the best way to go about it?
Thanks!
Nice idea, this is one of the features we want to add as we upgrade the Mango UI. For now I think you could add this into the /web/WEB-INF/tags/page.tag file. I've not tried that so if it doesn't work let us know. I don't think there is anyway to do that with DGLux.
@JoelHaggar said:
For now I think you could add this into the /web/WEB-INF/tags/page.tag file.
Hi Joel, thanks, that worked. I expect this will get overwritten when I upgrade?
I would be happy even if I could just add the tracking code to the /dglux/login.htm page. Do you think that is possible?
Cheers
Excellent. You can make a copy of the new tag file and put it in overrides/web/WEB-INF/tags/page.tag and this way it won't be overwritten but you run the risk of not getting a needed update file.
You should be able to put that on the login page. You'll fine the login file under web/modules/dglux/web
@JoelHaggar said:
You can make a copy of the new tag file and put it in overrides/web/WEB-INF/tags/page.tag and this way it won't be overwritten but you run the risk of not getting a needed update file.
I'd rather get the updated file and have everything work smoothly, so I've been making a note of my 'customisations' so that I can redo them after I upgrade.
@JoelHaggar said:
You'll fine the login file under web/modules/dglux/web
It looks like login.jsp is for the login.htm page (of course) and view.jsp is for the viewer page.
I have edited both files to include my tracking code. It works perfectly!
We are about to provide some customers with access to Mango and DGLux, so this will be a fantastic way to observe when and how they use Mango.
@JoelHaggar said:
Nice idea, this is one of the features we want to add as we upgrade the Mango UI. For now I think you could add this into the /web/WEB-INF/tags/page.tag file. I've not tried that so if it doesn't work let us know. I don't think there is anyway to do that with DGLux.
I think that this will be a very useful feature (and quite easy to implement, I guess?). Note that some tracking (Google Analytics) require the snippet to be pasted before the </head> tag, and others (Piwik) require it before the </body> tag.
As an aside, I can really recommend Piwik to anyone who is looking for an alternative to Google Analytics. I use both, but Piwik offers a far superior level of detail and is easy to use, self-hosted, and free.
