Title: [Plugin: Social Media Widget] Using Google Analytics Event Code
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Social Media Widget] Using Google Analytics Event Code

 *  [ontargetpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ontargetpro/)
 * (@ontargetpro)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-social-media-widget-using-google-analytics-event-code/)
 * Love the plugin. In fact I use it twice on my blogs – one for social sites, one
   for review sites.
 * I’m trying to get better about tracking goals and events with Google Analytics.
   Is there a way to incorporate event tracking code here?
 * This is what my event tracking link looks like for keeping track of those clicking
   to subscribe to my Email newsletter:
 * `<a href="http://bit.ly/KsCL78" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Email Signup','
   Email Signup Click', 'Clicked', 50, true]);">Get our Email Newsletters.</a>`
 * Might be asking too much, but figured I’d try!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/social-media-widget/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/social-media-widget/)

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 *  [brianfreytag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianfreytag/)
 * (@brianfreytag)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-social-media-widget-using-google-analytics-event-code/#post-2721986)
 * This actually isn’t a terrible idea, but I’m not sure how I might include this
   is my widget. The obvious thought is to include an “onClick” event input box,
   but I can foresee this being used for evil instead of good (security issues).
 * I’ll think on this issue and read into security issues that might arise by allowing
   onClick javascripts in my widget.
 * Thanks for the suggestion,
 * Brian

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 * [Social Media Widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-media-widget/)
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 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-social-media-widget-using-google-analytics-event-code/#post-2721986)
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