: How to make analytics refresh after certain event? I have a form which submits using AJAX. My client requested analytics to be updated with a new URL when submit is successful, so they can

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Posted in: #Ajax #GoogleAnalytics #Iframe

I have a form which submits using AJAX. My client requested analytics to be updated with a new URL when submit is successful, so they can get statistics on completion vs abandonment of that form.

The analytics code they sent me looks like this

<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

ga('create', 'UA-00000000-1', 'auto');
ga('send', 'pageview');

</script>


I'm thinking I should use an iframe with this code inside the page to trigger the analytics under a new URL. The iframe page url would have the word success in it so it can be useful in their reporting.

I like the iframe approach because it allows me to call the analytics without refreshing the entire page. I could refresh when the 'success' event occurs, but in a multi-step process, with go-forward and go-back + animation, I am not able to refresh conveniently. I like the iframe solution because it accommodates that flexibility should I need it.

Is that a good solution, or should I be doing it differently?

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