How to track what people type on my text boxes on Google Analytics?
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Hi there!
In our website, we have a few text boxes that users need to use to complete the goal.
The boxes aren't search boxes, but it's still important to us to track what people type on it.
I'm looking for a way to track the data through the "event" feature in Google Analytics, but it seems that this tracker can only calculate clicks, or video views etc.
Does anyone knows how to track do it?
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Ivan,
Very interesting question! Quick follow up question: At what point would you propose the text entered is "sent" to GA?
Either way you're going to have to code up a custom solution with JavaScript, but I'm thinking this is possible. The issue is that there will have to be an action that triggers the event. It does not have to be a click, but instead could be when the text box gets deselected.
Just know that you don't necessarily need a click event to send the event. You can fire the event using JavaScript that watches for SOMETHING.
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Sorry, I didn't understand your question.
Let's say you have to put your needs, a specific date for it and your zipcode. These actions are in the middle of the funnel. I want to track if the user abandoned the funnel in any step of these, and It's till important to understand what people are typing.
May I set up a text box submition without clicks as an event to track on the funnel?
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are you tracking the actual data entered or that they completed it? If its just whether they completed it, then analytics can track it. if its the data, then you need a crm or other system to pull the data or you can use a contact form widget that has the ability to pull the data for you.
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