Documentaton for Joomla 3

Step #1. Create a tracking tag

You create a tracking tag on the Shack Analytics: Tracking Tags page. You will be taken to this page by default when you go to Components > Shack Analytics Pro:

• Click the New button in the top left corner:

• You will see the Shack Analytics: New Tracking Tag tag creation page.

• Enter a title for your tag.
• Enter your tracking code to be added to the header or footer of your site into the respective box.
• Under the Article Assignment tab, select if you wish to display unpublished articles on this page.
• Under the Menu Assignment tab, select if you wish to display unpublished menu items on this page.
• Click Save or Save & Close.

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Step #2. Add a tracking tag

Once you create a tracking tag, add them to your Joomla site. You have the following three options to do this:

1. Add a tracking tag globally to the whole website.
2. Add a tracking tag to a required menu item.
3. Add a tracking tag to a required Joomla article.

Here is how to use these options.

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Option #1. Add a tracking tag globally to the whole website

• Go to Components > Shack Analytics Pro in the top navigation menu in your Joomla admin panel.
• This will bring you to the Shack Analytics: Tracking Tags screen. Click the Options button in the top right corner:

• You will be taken to the Shack Analytics: Configuration screen. Select the required tracking tag in the Global Tracking Tag field:

• Click Save or Save & Close.

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Option #2. Add a tracking tag to a required menu item

• Open the required menu item for editing.
• Click the Shack Analytics Tag tab:

• Select the required tracking tag in the Tracking Tag field:

• Click Save or Save & Close.

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Option #3. Add a tracking tag to a required Joomla article

• Open the required Joomla article for editing.
• You will see the Article: Edit screen. Click the Shack Analytics Tag tab:

• Select the required Shack Analytics Pro tracking tag in the Tracking Tag field:

• Click Save or Save & Close.

Documentaton for Joomla 5

• In your Joomla 5 administrator dashboard, go to Components > Shack Analytics Pro > Tracking Tags:

• This will bring you to the Shack Analytics: Tracking Tags screen, as you can see on the next image. In the top left corner, click New:

• You will see the Shack Analytics: New Tracking Tag tag creation page:

• Enter a title for your tag.
• Enter your tracking code to be added to the header or footer of your site into the respective box.
• Under the Article Assignment tab, select if you wish to display unpublished articles on this page.
• Under the Menu Assignment tab, select if you wish to display unpublished menu items on this page.
• Click Save or Save & Close.

Once you created your tracking tags, you are ready to start adding them to your Joomla site.