Audio / Video Event Tracking Setup

  • Resolved Reggiewjr1

    (@reggiewjr1)


    10 years, 7 months ago

    I’m confused on how to set up tracking on Vimeo videos. Mine are in an <iframe>, this is a sample of the embed:

    <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/86453747?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>

    But this is not what I would track, because what I need to track is onClick of the “play” button…

    When I Firebug inspect element of the “play” button, I’m a tad confused on what exactly I’m supposed to be using for the admin side settings… I am thinking the settings should read as such:

    Title/Descrip.: Video
    Selector/Element: play-icon (???)
    Category: Video
    Action: On Mouse Click / Watched
    Label: {ITEM_TITLE}

    Additionally, I want to track audio file plays. I think this one is far easier ?? This is what I have so far, does it seem right to you?

    Title/Descrip.: Audio
    Selector/Element: a[href$=”.m4a”], a[href$=”.mp3″], a[href$=”.wav”]
    Action: On Mouse Click / Listened To
    Label: {ITEM_TITLE}

    Thank you in advance!

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/gravitate-event-tracking/

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  • Thread Starter Reggiewjr1

    (@reggiewjr1)

    I should clarify about videos, when Firebugged there are play-icon, play-wrapper, play-button-cell, video-wrapper, etc…

    I don’t want to just track the Play Button, because you can also start the video by just clicking anywhere on the video surface (I assume this is the play-wrapper ?? )

    Also, I believe the ITEM_TITLE would not be useful for my needs, as no where in the <iframe> code does it ever actually say the Name of the video…?

    Plugin Author Gravitate

    (@gravitate)

    Sorry for the late response, but unfortunately JavaScript cannot access code within an iFrame. So this plugin will not work for you. You Will need to hire a developer to setup Vimeos API to add tracking events. Vimeo’s API also allows you to track the duration that someone watched. If you need help with that then let me know and I can connect you with someone.

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