I have a little problem setting up a virtualPageView which should override the URL which is sent to google when no result is present.
Heres what I have as JavaScript code:
function returnNoSearchResultsGoogleTagManagerCode($searchterm){
if ($searchterm == "") return "";
$requestUri = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] . "&no_result=".$searchterm;
$js = "<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
dataLayer.push({
'event':'empty_result',
'virtualPageURL':'".$requestUri."'
});
});
</script>";
return $js;
}
As you can see, I want to use an event trigger (empty_result).
In google, I use a Trigger to determine if the Page is a no result Page. First i created a custom Variable with custom JS
function(){
if (document.getElementsByClassName('ga-no-result').length > 0){
return true;
}else{
return false
}
}
The class is set, if the SearchEngine can't find a result. So far so good.
I also created a dataLayer variable to hold the virtualPageURL
Now I need an event which is triggered if the variable is true.
Finally I created a Tag with type PageView which is fired when the event occurs:
Until now it seems okay, the Tag is properly configured (i guess) but if I do a search which has no result, the Page URL is not overridden
The Tag is properly fired and the variables are filled. The overview of the dataLayer shows a correct dataLayer event.
But the PageURL is not overridden... Even if I wait a whole day, the category isn't sent to google.
What am I doing wrong?
I would be very thankful if someone would have an idea or even a solution :)
Thanks in advance
exa.byte
UPDATE:
Hey, I forgot to mention, that I want to use the new page variable as the string which google should use to determine the searchterm and the searchcategory
In Google Analytics I configuered the search as the "q" parameter and the "no_result" as the category.
Is it even possible to change the string which google will parse in the end?
To send a virtual pageview to Google Analytics, the field you need to change is page not {{Page Url}} , also the title field is often used.
That's really the only two things you need to do to send a simple virtual pageview.
Extra: I always start my pagepath with /virtual/ to be able to recognize which ones are virtual pageviews easily in GA
For virtual page view you have to change Field "page" - in your GTM-OnSearchEmptyResult you are changing "{{Page URL}}" - I don't think that's correct way to send virutal pageview. Also if you need to change hostname use Fieldname "hostname".
In preview mode you will not see Page URL changed in Variables Tab, you have to go to the actual GA tag that is fired and check it's values. You can either do this in GTM's preview tool or you can use standard developer tools - Network Tab and see what values are being sent to GA:
You can see "dl" parameter is the current page, if you set up virtual page you should also see parameter called "dp" this is going to be the new value of page in your GA.
If you want to setup virtual pageview you have to use page instead of {{Page URL}} in your fieldname and for Document title use title in you fieldname.
for more field reference of google analytics follow below link
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#hitType.
If you don't want to mess around with custom Tag Manager events it's still possible to use the good old ga method, even if you don't include the Analytics code on the page. You just need to fetch the right tracker dynamically, as explained by Simo Ahava in this thread.
if (typeof ga === "function") {
ga.getAll().forEach((tracker) => {
tracker.set('page', '/my/path'); // <- change here
tracker.send('pageview');
});
}
I also put it in a gist here.
thanks for your help. I think I got rid of the Problem and have solved it now. I will describe my solution below:
The solution is quite simple.
I had an error/ spelling error # google backend. I set the search_category parameter to "no_results", but used "no_result" for implementation...
Pretty dumb, but sometimes you just won't see the wood for the trees...
I created a new Trigger as helper "HelperDomReady" to trigger the only if DOM is ready and the variable "isEmptySearch" equals "(bool)true"
Now I can see the searchterms which have no result in google backend in the "sitesearch categories" summary. Since I won't set the parameter at all, if the search had at least one hit, the site-search category shows "not-set" for successful results. Therfore the category-section will only show searches without a hit. Problem solved :)
Disadvantage: The searchterm is also listed in the normal list. But I think this is negligible
I'm new to ExtJS. I'm working with ExtJS 5. I thought it would be an easy thing to find on google, but after a long search I didn't get a clear, understandable answer. I want to pass a parameter when navigating from one page to another, so I'm able to use the value of the parameter on the second page. I use the following method to navigate to that second page:
Ext.History.add('page2')
I have the parameter I want to send assigned to a var, so if it was possible to do it like below, I could do something like:
Ext.History.add('page2?parameter=' + variable);
Update:
I solved this problem by passing a cookie and retrieving it on the next page with
Ext.util.Cookies.set(cookieName, cookieValue);
and
Ext.util.Cookies.get(cookieName);
Do you mean something like this:
var itemId = record.getData()["id"];
Ext.History.add('item&id=' + itemId); // adding items
Ext.getCmp('page2').getLayout().setActiveItem(1); // go to page
You can set parameters by adding it inside a history.add(). Take a look on
Senscha Ext.History.
In ExtJS 5 the router is the right way to do this if you need back button compatibility.
Please read
http://docs.sencha.com/extjs/5.0/application_architecture/router.html
ExtJS apps are typically single page apps so when you go from "page" to "page" (actually just panel to panel), typically URL does not change.
As far as passing params when you open a new panel, you would just let your controller handle that OR set the param in the constructor of the new Panel.
Please paste some sample code and maybe I can provide a more precise answer.
-DB
So, I understand this is an odd question. I have 2 pages, one that somebody fills out w/ a bunch of inputs. The next page would be a "print to pdf" type deal w/ Coldfusion. However, I want to send all the info to the next page and not lose what the person entering data has put in. Is there a way with jQuery (or some other option in CF that I haven't seen) to potentially grab the $('body') and pass it to sub in on the next page so it keeps the <input> values? I don't want to do a form submit, as there are a bunch of calculations that also take place based off those inputs that are shown, using javascript, and <cfdocument> has trouble with javascript after the fact.
I would serialize all the form input values using jQuery's serializeArray, and store it in the localStorage. In the next page, just read the localStorage and parse your data back to an object using JSON.parse.
Page 1 :
localStorage.formData = $("form").serializeArray()
Page 2 :
var formData = JSON.parse(localStorage.formData)
...aaaand you'll get all your data in an object on page 2.
Ok, so the element data to local storage worked, but the way I actually did it was writing the $('body').html() to a string, passing that using $.ajax() to a cfc file, where I wrote a text file to the CF temp directory using <cffile>, then re-rendered that text into HTML/CFML on the PDF page using <cfinclude>. Hope this helps someone if they need it!
You can cache the data for use on another page in CFML. I do this with Railo, but Adobe CF has a similar function. Any data I want to use on the next page goes in to an array of structs. I haven't tried cacheput('formdata', form), but it seems like it would work.
Page 1
// Empty cache storage
cacheClear();
// call the function to cache data
cachePut('cData', data);
Page 2
// get items from the cache
data = cacheGet('cData');
Hello I have a small website where data is passed between pages over URL.
My question is can someone break into it and make it pass the same data always?
For example let say, when you click button one, page below is loaded.
example.com?clicked=5
Then at that page I take value 5 and get some more data from user through a form. Then pass all the data to a third page. In this page data is entered to a database. While I observe collected data I saw some unusual combinations of records. How can I verify this?
yes. as javascript is open on the website, everyone can hack it.
you will need to write some code on you backend to validade it.
always think that you user/costumer will try to hack you sytem.
so take precautions like, check if user is the user of the session, if he is logged, if he can do what he is trying to do. check if the record that he is trying get exists.
if u are using a stand alone site, that u made the entire code from the ashes, you will need to implement this things by yourself.
like using the standard php session, making the data validation etc.
or you can find some classes that other people have made, you can find a lot o this on google. as it is a common problem of web programing.
if u are using a backed framework that isnt from another world, probably already has one. sp, go check its documentation.
html:
<a id = 'button-one' name = '5'> Button One </a>
javascript:
window.onload = function() {
document.getElementById('button-one').onclick = function() {
changeURL(this.attributes.name.value);
};
};
function changeURL(data) {
location.hash = data;
}
How would I have a JavaScript action that may have some effects on the current page but would also change the URL in the browser so if the user hits reload or bookmark, then the new URL is used?
It would also be nice if the back button would reload the original URL.
I am trying to record JavaScript state in the URL.
If you want it to work in browsers that don't support history.pushState and history.popState yet, the "old" way is to set the fragment identifier, which won't cause a page reload.
The basic idea is to set the window.location.hash property to a value that contains whatever state information you need, then either use the window.onhashchange event, or for older browsers that don't support onhashchange (IE < 8, Firefox < 3.6), periodically check to see if the hash has changed (using setInterval for example) and update the page. You will also need to check the hash value on page load to set up the initial content.
If you're using jQuery there's a hashchange plugin that will use whichever method the browser supports. I'm sure there are plugins for other libraries as well.
One thing to be careful of is colliding with ids on the page, because the browser will scroll to any element with a matching id.
With HTML 5, use the history.pushState function. As an example:
<script type="text/javascript">
var stateObj = { foo: "bar" };
function change_my_url()
{
history.pushState(stateObj, "page 2", "bar.html");
}
var link = document.getElementById('click');
link.addEventListener('click', change_my_url, false);
</script>
and a href:
<a href="#" id='click'>Click to change url to bar.html</a>
If you want to change the URL without adding an entry to the back button list, use history.replaceState instead.
window.location.href contains the current URL. You can read from it, you can append to it, and you can replace it, which may cause a page reload.
If, as it sounds like, you want to record javascript state in the URL so it can be bookmarked, without reloading the page, append it to the current URL after a # and have a piece of javascript triggered by the onload event parse the current URL to see if it contains saved state.
If you use a ? instead of a #, you will force a reload of the page, but since you will parse the saved state on load this may not actually be a problem; and this will make the forward and back buttons work correctly as well.
I would strongly suspect this is not possible, because it would be an incredible security problem if it were. For example, I could make a page which looked like a bank login page, and make the URL in the address bar look just like the real bank!
Perhaps if you explain why you want to do this, folks might be able to suggest alternative approaches...
[Edit in 2011: Since I wrote this answer in 2008, more info has come to light regarding an HTML5 technique that allows the URL to be modified as long as it is from the same origin]
jQuery has a great plugin for changing browsers' URL, called jQuery-pusher.
JavaScript pushState and jQuery could be used together, like:
history.pushState(null, null, $(this).attr('href'));
Example:
$('a').click(function (event) {
// Prevent default click action
event.preventDefault();
// Detect if pushState is available
if(history.pushState) {
history.pushState(null, null, $(this).attr('href'));
}
return false;
});
Using only JavaScript history.pushState(), which changes the referrer, that gets used in the HTTP header for XMLHttpRequest objects created after you change the state.
Example:
window.history.pushState("object", "Your New Title", "/new-url");
The pushState() method:
pushState() takes three parameters: a state object, a title (which is currently ignored), and (optionally) a URL. Let's examine each of these three parameters in more detail:
state object — The state object is a JavaScript object which is associated with the new history entry created by pushState(). Whenever the user navigates to the new state, a popstate event is fired, and the state property of the event contains a copy of the history entry's state object.
The state object can be anything that can be serialized. Because Firefox saves state objects to the user's disk so they can be restored after the user restarts her browser, we impose a size limit of 640k characters on the serialized representation of a state object. If you pass a state object whose serialized representation is larger than this to pushState(), the method will throw an exception. If you need more space than this, you're encouraged to use sessionStorage and/or localStorage.
title — Firefox currently ignores this parameter, although it may use it in the future. Passing the empty string here should be safe against future changes to the method. Alternatively, you could pass a short title for the state to which you're moving.
URL — The new history entry's URL is given by this parameter. Note that the browser won't attempt to load this URL after a call to pushState(), but it might attempt to load the URL later, for instance after the user restarts her browser. The new URL does not need to be absolute; if it's relative, it's resolved relative to the current URL. The new URL must be of the same origin as the current URL; otherwise, pushState() will throw an exception. This parameter is optional; if it isn't specified, it's set to the document's current URL.
Browser security settings prevent people from modifying the displayed url directly. You could imagine the phishing vulnerabilities that would cause.
Only reliable way to change the url without changing pages is to use an internal link or hash. e.g.: http://site.com/page.html becomes http://site.com/page.html#item1 . This technique is often used in hijax(AJAX + preserve history).
When doing this I'll often just use links for the actions with the hash as the href, then add click events with jquery that use the requested hash to determine and delegate the action.
I hope that sets you on the right path.
There is a Yahoo YUI component (Browser History Manager) which can handle this: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/history/
Facebook's photo gallery does this using a #hash in the URL. Here are some example URLs:
Before clicking 'next':
/photo.php?fbid=496429237507&set=a.218088072507.133423.681812507&pid=5887027&id=681812507
After clicking 'next':
/photo.php?fbid=496429237507&set=a.218088072507.133423.681812507&pid=5887027&id=681812507#!/photo.php?fbid=496435457507&set=a.218088072507.133423.681812507&pid=5887085&id=681812507
Note the hash-bang (#!) immediately followed by the new URL.
A more simple answer i present,
window.history.pushState(null, null, "/abc")
this will add /abc after the domain name in the browser URL. Just copy this code and paste it in the browser console and see the URL changing to "https://stackoverflow.com/abc"
There's a jquery plugin http://www.asual.com/jquery/address/
I think this is what you need.
What is working for me is - history.replaceState() function which is as follows -
history.replaceState(data,"Title of page"[,'url-of-the-page']);
This will not reload page, you can make use of it with event of javascript
I was wondering if it will posible as long as the parent path in the page is same, only something new is appended to it.
So like let's say the user is at the page: http://domain.com/site/page.html
Then the browser can let me do location.append = new.html
and the page becomes: http://domain.com/site/page.htmlnew.html and the browser does not change it.
Or just allow the person to change get parameter, so let's location.get = me=1&page=1.
So original page becomes http://domain.com/site/page.html?me=1&page=1 and it does not refresh.
The problem with # is that the data is not cached (at least I don't think so) when hash is changed. So it is like each time a new page is being loaded, whereas back- and forward buttons in a non-Ajax page are able to cache data and do not spend time on re-loading the data.
From what I saw, the Yahoo history thing already loads all of the data at once. It does not seem to be doing any Ajax requests. So when a div is used to handle different method overtime, that data is not stored for each history state.
my code is:
//change address bar
function setLocation(curLoc){
try {
history.pushState(null, null, curLoc);
return false;
} catch(e) {}
location.hash = '#' + curLoc;
}
and action:
setLocation('http://example.com/your-url-here');
and example
$(document).ready(function(){
$('nav li a').on('click', function(){
if($(this).hasClass('active')) {
} else {
setLocation($(this).attr('href'));
}
return false;
});
});
That's all :)
I've had success with:
location.hash="myValue";
It just adds #myValue to the current URL. If you need to trigger an event on page Load, you can use the same location.hash to check for the relevant value. Just remember to remove the # from the value returned by location.hash e.g.
var articleId = window.location.hash.replace("#","");