Google analytics enhanced link attribution

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.1
-- Joomla version -- : 3.4.8
-- PHP version -- : 5.5.31

We are having an issue with analytics. Transaction data is being reported, but it appears transaction users are being referred from the server's IP location rather than from a referring page. Looking at the hikashopanalytics plugin code I came across this at about line 239.

ga("create", "' . $account . '", "auto");
ga("send", "pageview");'.$extra_required.'
ga("require", "ecommerce", "ecommerce.js");

According to this ( developers.google.com/analytics/devguide...ced-link-attribution ) It appears the above should instead be:

ga("create", "' . $account . '", "auto");'.$extra_required.'
ga("send", "pageview");
ga("require", "ecommerce", "ecommerce.js");

Can anyone provide some insight?

I've made the change on the site, but it didn't solve our problem. We are using Google Universal Analytics and the Always Use Direct Call in the plugin is set to No. I haven't checked on exactly what page the site is on when sending the analytics, but per this code:

if($this->params->get('use_universal', 0)) {
$call = false;
if($this->params->get('universal_always_directcall', 0))
$call = true;
if(!$call && !$app->isAdmin()) {
$ctrl = JRequest::getCmd('ctrl', '');
$task = JRequest::getCmd('task', '');
if($ctrl == 'checkout' && $task == 'notify')
$call = true;
}

if($call)
return $this->googleDirectCall($accounts, $order, $currencyInfo);
}
return $this->googleGetJS($accounts, $order, $currencyInfo);

it would seem that the only way we would be using the JS solution, which seems to be what we need because we have to have the customer's IP location for analytics / Adwords, is if the $task is NOT 'notify'. I'm working on figuring that out now.

As an addition to my previous post, we are using two payment methods. Both are 'off-site'. One is PayPal. The other is Authorize.net. In both cases Google analytics is reporting the location of the transaction as the location of the server's IP.

Nicolas (or whomever): Is there a way to disable use of the direct call completely other than making a code change? And, since that call, as you stated earlier, normally uses the server IP address rather than a customer's IP address, why is the direct call the apparent preferred method of reporting analytics for the notify page?

Thanks for the explanations on JS versus direct call. While helpful the solution to our issue was found it seems by adding an optional parameter to the measurement protocol parameters in the googleDirectCall method.

Right after the 'cid' => $uuid,

I added: 'uip' => $order->order_id,

This serves to tell GA the IP of the customer rather than the server. And that's exactly what we needed.

Yep. $order->order_ip, not order_id. Seems to be working well so far.