WordPress Plugin
The official Kissmetrics WordPress plugin is now available (download link). The source is also on Github.
When you use this plugin, you do not need to follow our usual instructions for installing the JavaScript snippet. The plugin takes care of that for you, and more.
Setup Instructions
- Download the plugin and extract the contents.
- Upload the entire
kissmetricsfolder to your/wp-content/plugins/directory. - In the WordPress admin dashboard, go to the
Pluginsmenu and activate the plugin. - Go to
Settingsmenu, then to the Kissmetrics settings. - Add your API key here and select which events you would like to have automatically tracked.
Integration Details
Registration
| Event Name | Properties | Identity |
|---|---|---|
Viewed Signup Page |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
|
Signed In |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
|
Created Account / Registered |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
|
Facebook Connect'd |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
|
Facebook Logout |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Activity
| Event Name | Properties | Identity |
|---|---|---|
Viewed Blog Homepage |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
|
Viewed Post |
ID: the post ID viewed |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Title: the title of the post |
||
Categories: an array of the post’s categories |
||
Viewed Page |
ID: the page ID viewed |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Title: the title of the post |
||
Article Link Clicked |
Title: the title of the link clicked |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Page: the title of the post or page containing the link |
||
Comment Link Clicked |
Title: the title of the comment clicked |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Page: the title of the post or page containing the link |
||
Tweet |
Shared URL: URL being tweeted |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Twitter Follow |
Username: Username of the new Twitter follower |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Like |
Shared URL: URL of the article being Facebook Liked |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Unlike |
Shared URL: URL of the article being Facebook Unliked |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Searched Site |
WordPress Search Query: the search terms from your site’s vanilla WordPress search engine |
JavaScript anonymous ID or WordPress login (<?php echo $current_user->user_login ?>) |
Comments
These events apply to WordPress’ vanilla commenting system.
| Event Name | Properties | Identity |
|---|---|---|
Commented |
Commenter name: the commenter’s name |
The commenter’s email address |
Commenter email: the commenter’s email |
||
Comment: the text of the comment |