Dan1 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I'm using PS 1.3.7. Why does the statistics module "software" not show results for Internet Explorer 9? I tried the version from the PS 1.4 installation and it doesn't show ie9 either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigMeade Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 That's nothing. I get different results depending upon the graph engine I use and most of them think 90% of my visitors are on linux. Which is insane. So I do all my stats work through Google Analytics and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 So you're saying this module doesn't give reliable results? Can you please tell me how to start with google analytics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigMeade Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Somebody is going to say P'shop's stats work perfectly for them I'm sure. But not for me and not for you. Google Analytics. First search for Google Webmaster and sign up for it. That is the starting place for using Google. You can give Webmaster your URL and they will provide continually updated reports on how Google is seeing your website. Number of pages indexed, errors they have found etc. This is very important because if Google isn't seeing your site well, or liking what they see, nobody will ever find you through Google search. From Google Webmaster you can sign up for Google Analytics. You will have to place a small bit of tracking code on your website using the Google Analytics module you already have in the Analytics and Stats tab. Analytics can give you more information about your visitors then you'll ever be able to get your head around. It's complex and probably needs a special degree to fully use, but at its base it's good at saying how many visitors, where from, what system, how long, and so on. Once you are signed up with Google in this way, you can also access Adsense which lets you earn some money by running Google ads. My experience is that 100,000 visitors will net you 10 bucks so don't get excited. You can also get involved with Adwords, from which you can run ads for your website elsewhere on the web at a fairly low cost. Best of luck.. It's a Geek Jungle and is not very intuitive at times. But Google Analytics is the industry standard and is data gold if you stick to it and learn a bit about using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions. I actually have a google account and access to webmasters tools. I didn't know that I could get the information about visitor's browsers that way. I'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigMeade Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 You'll get it through Google Analytics. Look for a link in the top right of the Webmaster screen, from memory. Best of luck mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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