Difference between revisions of "Wordpress Piwik Setup Checklist"
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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 | ||
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''TIME ZONE: Normally New York or Detroit unless in a different time zone'' | ''TIME ZONE: Normally New York or Detroit unless in a different time zone'' | ||
''ECOMMERCE: Normally we will select "Ecommerce enabled"'' | ''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 | ||
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* 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 | ||
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* Find WP-Piwik plugin 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 | ||
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''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: Enter "token_auth" code from Piwik (currenly 91f93bf5d1d7720e88bb42d11c482343)'' | ||
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''User agent: PHP default ()'' | ''User agent: PHP default ()'' | ||
''(all other settings at default)'' | ''(all other settings at default)'' | ||
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* Click "Save Settings" | * Click "Save Settings" | ||
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* Click "Tracking" tab and make sure "Add tracking code" is checked | * Click "Tracking" tab and make sure "Add tracking code" is checked | ||
| + | * Select "Statistics" tab and set "Home Dashboard" to "Show overview (yesterday) and click "Chart" | ||
| + | * On same page add "Editor" to "Piwik display to:" | ||
| + | * 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. | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 6 April 2015
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 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 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: Checked Auto config: Checked User agent: PHP default () (all other settings at default)
- Click "Save Settings"
- Click "Tracking" tab and make sure "Add tracking code" is checked
- Select "Statistics" tab and set "Home Dashboard" to "Show overview (yesterday) and click "Chart"
- On same page add "Editor" to "Piwik display to:"
- 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.
