Having trouble adding onclick Javascript code

  • shauli

    (@shauli)


    13 years, 5 months ago

    Hi,
    I’m trying to add some code to my responsive Theme so that when someone clicks on the download button it’s tracked by Google Analytics. This is the code that I put in the editor /

    echo '<a href="http://www.videoto.org">Visit Products Page</a> '"$options['cta_url'].'" class="blue button">';
					echo $options['cta_text'];
				    echo '';

    but now when I go to my site, I see this error message

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ‘,’ or ‘;’ in /home/content/65/9642965/html/wp-content/themes/responsive/home.php on line 79.
    Not quite sure what this means or where my error is. If it helps the webste is http://www.videoto.org and I’m using the Responsive theme.
    Thanks

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    13 years, 5 months ago

    This bit,

    '"$options['cta_url'].'" class="blue button">';

    Is not part of the anchor,

    <a href="http://www.videoto.org">Visit Products Page</a>

    The error will probably persist but let’s start with this.

    Thread Starter shauli

    (@shauli)

    13 years, 5 months ago

    This is weird, I just looked at the code I entered and its missing the onclick part. The entire snippet should have been 

    echo '<a href="http://www.videoto.org" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Link Clicks', 'downloads',
'The product link on the sales page']);">Visit Products Page</a> '"$options['cta_url'].'" class="blue button">';
					echo $options['cta_text'];
				    echo '</a>';
    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    13 years, 5 months ago

    You’re closing your string on trackEvent as well.

    Thread Starter shauli

    (@shauli)

    13 years, 5 months ago

    Hey Andrew,
    Thanks for helping me out here, I don’t have a lot of coding knowledge, so I’m not sure what you mean I’m closing the string on trackEvent as well.

    Do I not want to close the string, and if so, how do I open it.

    Thanks again
    Shauli

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