Event tracking data - How long to show?
I have set up event tracking for the first time with Google analytics.
My account is receiving normal traffic data but the test clicks I am doing are not showing???
Added ga.js tracking code to bottom of doc before closing :
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("<script src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'></script>"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
try {
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12365091-1");
pageTracker._trackPageview();
} catch(err) {}</script>
Have added trackEvent code as follows:
<a onclick="pageTracker._trackEvent('Showcase Data', 'Contact Details Viewed', 'PunkLogic - Sustainability through Creativity');" rel="facebox" href="#10" class="contact">Contact PunkLogic</a>
Does it take a while for this type of data to display? Or have I done something wrong???
Thanks.
Answer
Google Analytics does not offer real time statistics.
Most of the time it takes between a few hours and a day for statistics to show up.
Update: This answer is now outdated. As @shanabus mentions in the comments, Google now offers real-time stats.