Easy Google Optimizer Plugin for Wordpress
This plugin will add the code needed to run Google Web Optimizer testing program on your Wordpress blog
Download & Installation
1.) Sign up for and start a new Google Web Optimizer test account.
Setup instructions for this step can be found here
2.) Download the Easy Google Optimizer plugin from us
3.) Then activate this plugin
- Unzip and upload the file into your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Follow the setup instructions to setup a Google Web Optimizer Test above
- Add the tracking code from Google into your test pages from the Easy Google Optimizer admin menu. This can me found in the Manage > Easy Google Optimizer menu item (as of Wordpress 2.6 this is now under the Settings menu)
Version History
1.0 - Initial Release - Will automatically add the tracking code needed for your website to use the Google Web Optimizer testing system.
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Neat little tool.
Hi There,
I absolutely LOVE the ease of use of this plugin - but I’m getting an error when i try to validate the scripts in webmaster central.
For some reason the control script on the test page is throwing an error - is there something I can do to patch this in? Could this be because of my indextools tracking script?
Thanks for any insight you can offer.
C
Please try making a new test in the Google system and that should fix your problem.
C,
Glad you got it working by starting a new test. Sounds like it was something within the Google system that was causing the problem. Thanks for the email.
Hi all,
I figured out my issue and we’re using your plugin on most of our wordpress blogs now. Amazing technology and SO easy to use.
Do you anticipate adding functionality to run multiple tests - as in testing 2 completely different sets of pages/posts at the same time?
Thanks for your help!
~Carrie
Hi there,
Seems like a great tool you have there. However I am having problems when I get to “preview the experiment now” option in Google Optimizer. For some reason this only shows the “original” page even though I have added the page ID’s seperated by commas (like: “443, 445, 461″).
Does it matter that I am trying to do this on “pages” and not “posts” in wordpress?
Looking forward to your reply.
No, it should not matter. That option adds the tracking code to those pages for the Google system.
Did your pages verify ok in the Google system? Sounds like not all the pages are defined as variations in your Google account.
Thanks
Hi Carrie,
We are working on a newer system to do multiple tests but we are not ready to release it at this time.
Thanks for your interest
Yes all pages verified. That is why I don’t get it.
Strange, it validated perfect yesterday. I think the problem might be that a page and post doesn’t have an extension like .html -
They end with a ” / ”
Do I need to put something instead of the ” / ” ?
No, the file extension should not make a different as long as the same URL is being used in the Google system in the page variation section. If it verified on the Google system it should be working.
Thank you for your wonderful Google Optimizer plugin! – YOU ROCK!!!
I am having trouble getting this plugin to work. I created a new a/b experiment.
The first issue I notice is:
What is the Google Optimizer account ID? (Item 1 in red)
When I paste following your instructions after I save the code in this box changes to \’UA-bla-3\’ - Could you please give another example of how the code is supposed to look in this field? Do I need to include the “‘” at the beginning and end of account number?
For the original, control, and confirmation pages I use post ids correct?
SpotOn,
The account ID is just the unique letters and numbers for your account. The quote marks are from the original javascript that comes from Google and is not needed.
You are correct about using the Post ID’s
Please let us know if this fixed your problem.