Show Baskets question (Basket ID vs. Google Analytics visits)

[papi34]

I just bought the Emporium Plus Show Baskets module last night and love it. However based on the displayed Basket ID's, there are far more customer visits to my store than Google Analytics is indicating...something on the order of a factor of 10.

I'm just curious where the descrepancy lies.

I have the Google Analytics tracking code in my Global Footer, so I know it's on every Miva Store page.

I have baskets expire at 1440 minutes (the max setting) since I have no inventory levels to worry about (i.e. we dropship).

Can anyone help me understand why there are far more Basket ID's created over a 1440 minute (24 hour) period than Visitors listed on my Google Analytics page?

[wcw]

Re: Show Baskets question (Basket ID vs. Google Analytics visits)

Does google analytics rely on javascript? Many of the visits to your store (the baskets you are seeing created) are hits by search engines. As far as I know, they don't use javascript; ie it is disabled.

[papi34]

Re: Show Baskets question (Basket ID vs. Google Analytics visits)

Does google analytics rely on javascript? Many of the visits to your store (the baskets you are seeing created) are hits by search engines. As far as I know, they don't use javascript; ie it is disabled.

Bill,

Yes, google analytics uses javascript. So, are you saying the extra baskets I see are being created are due to search engine bots crawling the site?

Miva wouldn't create a basket just from my URL appearing on a search engine results page (i.e. without someone actually clicking on it), would it?

[wcw]

Re: Show Baskets question (Basket ID vs. Google Analytics visits)

The extras are from search engine bots crawling the site. Each time it hits a page, miva merchant creates a new basket. If you are seeing a lot of hits, that is a good thing. Search engines are visiting and updating their indexes.

There is no connection between a search result page and your store unless the customer clicks the link.

[papi34]

Re: Show Baskets question (Basket ID vs. Google Analytics visits)

Thanks for the explanation Bill!

-papi