Alexey Gordyev

Google Analytics Tracking API: Event Tracking

Method Details

_trackEvent()

_trackEvent(category, action, opt_label, opt_value)

Constructs and sends the event tracking call to the Google Analytics Tracking Code. Use this to track visitor behavior on your website that is not related to a web page visit, such as interaction with a Flash video movie control or any user event that does not trigger a page request.

parameters

String   category The general event category (e.g. "Videos").  
String   action The action for the event (e.g. "Play").  
String   opt_label An optional descriptor for the event.  
Int      opt_value An optional value to be aggregated with the event.

returns

Boolean whether the event was successfully sent.

Add in the your link code javascript as shown in the examples below

Examples:

For traditional

1. Tracking downloads

<a href="http://www.gordejev.lv/files/com_ag_google.zip" target="_blank" 
onclick="javascript: pageTracker._trackEvent('files', 'downloads', 'AG Component', 1); 
">AG Google Ananytics download</a>

2. Tracking outbond links clicks

<a href="http://www.joomill.nl/vertalingen.html" target="_blank" 
onclick="javascript: pageTracker._trackEvent('outbond', 'partner', 'joomill.nl', 1); 
">Dutch</a>