Comments on: Filter Yourself From Google Analytics

By: GB

GB — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:24:00 +0000

Zach,

Is there any place I can check in the browser’s cookies to make sure this particular test_value is set? I am not super familiar with cookie technology but can look under the hood.

Thanks!

By: Rick Hollandsworth

Rick Hollandsworth — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:11:00 +0000

@ZenGlen @zachgraeve:twitter Zach, can you answer ZenGlen’s question about changing the tracking code please. Also, I have a client that has two tracking codes on two different sites, is there a way include a script on the HTML page that would exclude him from both sites or do I have to create 1 HTML file for both sites and have him visit them both separately? Thanks in advance! Great article… simple! (kind of)

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:36:19 +0000

I've followed the instructions but the question I have is how do I know it's working? I can't find anything on the GA site that says "hey this was filtered". Am I asking too much?

By: Disability Attorney

Disability Attorney — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:58:32 +0000

I know this is an old post, but thanks! It's funny how skewed your analytics data becomes when Google is counting your own searches. This is especially a problem when you are trying to figure out which keyword searches are drawing real visitors to your site. Thanks for the help!

By: Alex @Jackrabbit.com

Alex @Jackrabbit.com — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:20:50 +0000

Hi Zach. I just discovered his post and wanted to add a trick that might be helpful to your readers. Using the filter rules to filter all traffic from the IP address of your office might be good for businesses. That way employee traffic from the office isn't misinterpreted as real traffic. You can do this in profile settings. Recent blog post...Why I Ditched the Desktop & Switched to a Laptop to Help Me Run My Small Business

By: Vi

Vi — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:57:00 +0000

Thanks Zach for instructions, as google help page doesn’t help so much.

By: freelance writer

freelance writer — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:48:54 +0000

yes i am implementing it to my site right now… great article…

By: tcladin

tcladin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:01:06 +0000

ok, today found visits in GA “include” profile presented.
1) I used html exact code of start of this page (with my acount number). 2) I used only one rule(filter) in some GA profile, http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55550.
3) I made bookmark page with JS “value_test” in my browser.

By: tcladin

tcladin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:45:17 +0000

hi, i want use GA excluding with test_value cookie. I thing, every is right, but im not sure that excluding working.
I try to answering by including test_values in GA. But no visits in this profile.
In my browser (opera in Mandriva 2009) exist cookie __utmv:181981858.test_value
Please help me, where is bug

By: ZenGlen

ZenGlen — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:40:28 +0000

We have to change the tracker ID right? (UA-XXXXXX-X)