MediaElement Google Analytics & Piwik Event Tracking

January 16, 2021

MediaElement Google Analytics & Piwik Event Tracking Plugin

This plugins fires Google Analytics & Piwik events for the native Wordpress MediaElement video and audio player.

This plugins fires Google Analytics & Piwik events for the native WordPress MediaElement video and audio player.
Works for playlists, too! Adds the following events in Google Analytics & Piwik:

  • play
  • ended

An event look like this: wp-video, play,[filename]

  • category: wp-video
  • action: play
  • label: filename of the corresponding media file

Installation

  • Install plugin
  • Activate it

Changelog

1.8

  • removed “pause” events. You might ask why. Because the mediaement player does not report this event correctly.
  • added image

1.4

  • support for audio and video playlists. Here you go, Scott.

1.3

  • tracking of filename instead of fileurl.

1.2

  • Piwik support \o/

1.1

  • compatible with Monster Insights plugin

1.0

  • First version with play, pause and ended events.

Details

  • Version: 1.8
  • Active installations: 100
  • WordPress Version: 3.8
  • Tested up to: 5.6.14

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