WP Full Picture lets you track data (metadata) associated with posts, pages, custom post types, users and taxonomy terms. Some of this data is pre-configured, like “page title”, “page id”, author name”, etc. however some must be set up separately. This article explains how to do it.
What data can be tracked
WP Full Picture lets you track unserialized, non-array data like strings, numbers and booleans (true / false).
The data also needs to be accessible directly via get_post_meta() function without the need to further process it or do any calculations to reach the final value. In other words, if the data is a string, number or a boolean then WP Full Picture can track it.
Step 1. Register metadata that you want to track
To register the data:
- In WP FP version 8 and older, enable the “Custom Metadata” module
- in WP FP versions 9 and later, go to the “Shared tracking settings” page > “Extra tracking functions”
- Enter the IDs of the data you want to track (see below how to get them)
- Choose the type of that data, e.g: string (text), boolean (true / false, 1 or 0), integer (numbers 1,2,3, etc.), floating number (numbers with decimal points)
How to get the IDs of metadata?
To get the IDs of metadata:
- Enable setup mode (in version 9+) or debug mode (earlier versions)
- Visit your site
- Open the browser console
- in the console enter fp_postmeta, fp_usermeta or fp_termmeta – they will display the data associated with the page you are currently viewing (may return “false” or “undefined” when no data is available)
Step 2. Track registered metadata with your tracking tools
- Visit the settings pages of the tracking tools you enabled in WP Full Picture, e.g. Google Analytics module
- Find fields section “Track metadata”
- Choose the metadata that you previously registered and fill in other fields you see there
