How insert PHP before </head> ?

nibaldobarrera

Hello,
I'm creating a Google Ads campaign and I'm using the Music State template. I need to implement USER_ID in the Google Analytics tracking code, through the Tag Manager.

To do this, among other things, I need to insert the following PHP code in the "head" section (before </head>)

// For USER_ID in Google Analytics tracking code
<? php
$ user = JFactory :: getUser ();
$ userId = $ user-> get ('id');
yes ($ user-> id! = 0) {
$ USER_ID = $ userId;
}
?>

I have searched for extensions but I can not find one that does this task.

How can I do this without losing the change when I update the template?

If it is not possible, what is the file to be intervened and how?

pavit

Hi nibaldobarrera

You can try to add it to this file /templates/gk_musicstate/layouts/default.php

<head>
	<?php $this->layout->addTouchIcon(); ?>
	<?php if(
			$this->browser->get('browser') == 'ie6' || 
			$this->browser->get('browser') == 'ie7' || 
			$this->browser->get('browser') == 'ie8' || 
			$this->browser->get('browser') == 'ie9'
		) : ?>
	<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge,chrome=1" />
	<?php endif; ?>
    <?php if($this->API->get('rwd', 1)) : ?>
    	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=2.0">
	<?php else : ?>
		<meta name="viewport" content="width=<?php echo $this->API->get('template_width', 1020)+80; ?>">
	<?php endif; ?>
    <jdoc:include type="head" />
    <?php $this->layout->loadBlock('head'); ?>
	<?php $this->layout->loadBlock('cookielaw'); ?>
</head>
<body

Hope it helps

nibaldobarrera

Thank you very much.
I had already done that, I inserted the code just before </head> tag but when examining the code (with Chrome's inspection) I see the following:

<body class = "frontpage dark-bottom section-nav style2" data-desktop = "true" data-tablet-width = "1030" data-mobile-width = "620" data-smoothscroll = "1">
"// EOF // This code is for implementing USER_ID in Google Analytics

"
Is it okay to see it after the <body> tag?

pavit

nibaldobarrera

I do not see code showed in any case, you can also try adding it to /blocks/head.php file

nibaldobarrera

Can you tell me exactly where i must write my little code and how insert it. I did several test and i can't resolve it.

I writen the code directly in \templates\gk_musicstate\layout\default.php
I writen the code directly in \templates\gk_musicstate\layout\blocks\head.php
I put the code in \templates\gk_musicstate\layout\blocks\userdid.php and i called this from \templates\gk_musicstate\layout\default.php

But nothing of this worked. Always the code closed the </head> tag and the comment of my code show after the<body> tag.

My code is

// For USER_ID in Google Analytics tracking code
<?php
$user = JFactory::getUser();
$userId = $user->get('id');
if($user->id! = 0) {
$USER_ID = $userId;
}

Ninja

nibaldobarrera
Hi
The code you shared is not Google analytic code,Its a PHP code for Joomla users.
The file path is fine \templates\gk_musicstate\layout\default.php
you need to add the script code on this to check.
Template already have option for the Google anaytic code in the template style > feature tab.

If you want to do customization in the PHP, you may check the code with default Joomla template to see its working with that or not, as the PHP code does not give any output.

nibaldobarrera

Hi Ninja ,
Thanks for you help.

I know that the code is not the Google Analytics code, I use Tag Manger for this. Now I need implement the User-Id Tracking Code (see https://youtu.be/nDkSu4xF1ME please).

To apply this in Joomla I found (in spanish) https://magazine.joomla.org/es/ediciones-anteriores/mayo-2015/item/2723-rastreando-el-user-id-en-joomla-with-gtm.

I already did tests adding my piece of code in different positions of "\templates\gk_musicstate\layout\default.php", and the same thing always happens to me: when examining the code in Chrome, it happens that in the position where I added my code it immediately put a </ head> tag (it closes) leaving many other tags (Meta Description, Meta keywords, tag Manager, etc) outside the <head> </ head> section and below <body>, including the comment of my piece of code ("// For USER_ID in Google Analytics tracking code"), which tells me that it is also outside.

This I did it writing the code directly in "\templates\gk_musicstate\layout\default.php" and too I did it writing the code in "\templates\gk_musicstate\layout\blocks\userdid.php" and then I called this from "\templates\gk_musicstate\layout\default.php". Always pass the same

Thanks Very Much

teitbite

nibaldobarrera Hi. The part of the code which should be applied between <head></head> should be placed in /layouts/blocks/head.php

Can You please provide the entire code You need to add. A closing tag for head may appear if one of the newly added codes will not be closed properly.