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[ ]Setup Website with Piwik | [ ]Setup Website with Piwik | ||
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* Go to "http://stats.gaslightmedia.com/" and log in | * Go to "http://stats.gaslightmedia.com/" and log in | ||
* Click on "All Websites" at top right | * Click on "All Websites" at top right | ||
* Click on "+ Add a new website" at the bottom right of the list | * Click on "+ Add a new website" at the bottom right of the list | ||
* Enter the following | * Enter the following | ||
| − | ''NAME: | + | ''NAME: Name of site'' |
| − | ''URLS: | + | ''URLS: Base URL of the site (i.e. "http://www.gaslightmedia.com")'' |
| − | ''TIME ZONE: | + | ''TIME ZONE: Normally New York or Detroit unless in a different time zone'' |
| − | ''ECOMMERCE: | + | ''ECOMMERCE: Normally we will select "Ecommerce enabled"'' |
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* Click the red "Save" button on the left | * Click the red "Save" button on the left | ||
| − | + | * Click on your name in the top bar | |
* Click the "API" menu option on the left | * Click the "API" menu option on the left | ||
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* Under "User authentication" there is a "token_auth". Copy this for use in the WP-Piwik setup for WordPress | * Under "User authentication" there is a "token_auth". Copy this for use in the WP-Piwik setup for WordPress | ||
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[ ]Piwik Install on WordPress Site | [ ]Piwik Install on WordPress Site | ||
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* Select "Plugins" admin menu option | * Select "Plugins" admin menu option | ||
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* Click "Add New" at top then enter "WP-Piwik" into Search window on right | * Click "Add New" at top then enter "WP-Piwik" into Search window on right | ||
| − | + | * Find WP-Piwik plugin (WP-Matomo (WP-Piwik) by Andre Brakling) in list and click "Install Now" | |
| − | * Find WP-Piwik plugin in list and click "Install Now" | + | |
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* Select "Plugins" admin menu option | * Select "Plugins" admin menu option | ||
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* Find "WP-Piwik" plugin and click "Activate" | * Find "WP-Piwik" plugin and click "Activate" | ||
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* Select "Settings" admin menu option then select "WP-Piwik" below that. | * Select "Settings" admin menu option then select "WP-Piwik" below that. | ||
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* Select "Piwik Settings" tab at the top. | * Select "Piwik Settings" tab at the top. | ||
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* Enter the following | * Enter the following | ||
| − | + | ''Piwik URL (REST API): http://stats.gaslightmedia.com/'' | |
| − | ''Piwik URL (REST API): http://stats.gaslightmedia.com/'' | + | ''Auth token: Enter "token_auth" code from Piwik (currenly 91f93bf5d1d7720e88bb42d11c482343)'' |
| − | ''Auth token: | + | ''Enable Cache: <b><span style="color: red">NOT Checked</span></b> - If checked causes missing data for "Yesterday" in dashboard and Piwik reports'' |
| − | ''Enable Cache: | + | ''Auto config: Checked'' |
| − | ''Auto config: | + | ''User agent: PHP default ()'' |
| − | ''User agent: | + | |
''(all other settings at default)'' | ''(all other settings at default)'' | ||
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* Click "Save Settings" | * Click "Save Settings" | ||
| − | + | * Click "Tracking" tab | |
| − | * Click "Tracking" tab | + | '' |
| + | ''Add tracking code Default tracking'' | ||
| + | ''Tracking Filter: Administrator, Editor'' | ||
| + | * Click "Save Settings" | ||
| + | * Click "Statistics" tab | ||
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| + | ''Dashboard Overview Yesterday'' | ||
| + | ''Dashboard Graph Check'' | ||
| + | ''Piwik display to: Administrator, Editor'' | ||
| + | * Click "Save Settings" | ||
| + | * Hover over "Dashboard" at top of admin menu then click "WP-Piwik" option to make sure it's displaying. Will take a day to see stats. | ||
| + | * Click "Expert Settings" | ||
| + | ''Disable SSL peer verification Check | ||
Latest revision as of 11:19, 15 June 2018
Setup Piwik for WordPress Site
[ ]Setup Website with Piwik
- Go to "http://stats.gaslightmedia.com/" and log in
- Click on "All Websites" at top right
- Click on "+ Add a new website" at the bottom right of the list
- Enter the following
NAME: Name of site URLS: Base URL of the site (i.e. "http://www.gaslightmedia.com") TIME ZONE: Normally New York or Detroit unless in a different time zone ECOMMERCE: Normally we will select "Ecommerce enabled"
- Click the red "Save" button on the left
- Click on your name in the top bar
- Click the "API" menu option on the left
- Under "User authentication" there is a "token_auth". Copy this for use in the WP-Piwik setup for WordPress
[ ]Piwik Install on WordPress Site
- Select "Plugins" admin menu option
- Click "Add New" at top then enter "WP-Piwik" into Search window on right
- Find WP-Piwik plugin (WP-Matomo (WP-Piwik) by Andre Brakling) in list and click "Install Now"
- Select "Plugins" admin menu option
- Find "WP-Piwik" plugin and click "Activate"
- Select "Settings" admin menu option then select "WP-Piwik" below that.
- Select "Piwik Settings" tab at the top.
- Enter the following
Piwik URL (REST API): http://stats.gaslightmedia.com/ Auth token: Enter "token_auth" code from Piwik (currenly 91f93bf5d1d7720e88bb42d11c482343) Enable Cache: NOT Checked - If checked causes missing data for "Yesterday" in dashboard and Piwik reports Auto config: Checked User agent: PHP default () (all other settings at default)
- Click "Save Settings"
- Click "Tracking" tab
Add tracking code Default tracking Tracking Filter: Administrator, Editor
- Click "Save Settings"
- Click "Statistics" tab
Dashboard Overview Yesterday Dashboard Graph Check Piwik display to: Administrator, Editor
- Click "Save Settings"
- Hover over "Dashboard" at top of admin menu then click "WP-Piwik" option to make sure it's displaying. Will take a day to see stats.
- Click "Expert Settings"
Disable SSL peer verification Check
