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[76mel Friend 76melJoin date: July 2011Posts: 18Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 3]

#199293

Hi,
Is there a way to add an onclick event into to the menu item that point to an external URL?
Any pointers would be great full as I am trying to track a menu selection in google analytics.
Thanks
Marcus

[Pankaj Sharma Moderator Pankaj SharmaJoin date: February 2015Posts: 24589Downloads:144Uploads:202 Thanks: 127 Thanked: 4196 times in 4019 posts]

#540676

If you want to point a menu to an external url
Go to menu > Add new menu > select menu type > External Url
More info check this doc

[76mel Friend 76melJoin date: July 2011Posts: 18Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 3]

#540677

Hi,
Yes that is what I do, but I would like to add a onclick to that href that is created and was looking for the place to do that ?
Thanks

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#540679

<em>@76mel 434581 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi,
Yes that is what I do, but I would like to add a onclick to that href that is created and was looking for the place to do that ?
Thanks</blockquote>
Sorry i am not familiar with your native language ,
can you add a screenshot and explain your issue in it ,
so that i can assist you better 🙂

[76mel Friend 76melJoin date: July 2011Posts: 18Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 3]

#540681

Hi,

I have created a menu item that points to an external URL as described in the reference link you originally replied with.

it generates this html

<a href=”/images/casestudies/ASL_Case_Study.pdf” target=”_blank” data-target=”#”>ASL</a>

I am using Google event tracking, and would like to push an event to google if some on clicks that menu item and its a external url is a PDF file.

One way to do that is to add an onclick event to the href tag… onClick=”ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Button’, ‘Free Edition’);”

I was wondering if there was a way to do that as I can work out how the menus are generated.

Thanks

[Pankaj Sharma Moderator Pankaj SharmaJoin date: February 2015Posts: 24589Downloads:144Uploads:202 Thanks: 127 Thanked: 4196 times in 4019 posts]

#540682

Sorry i am not able to understand with your native language .
The external link is the only way to redirect the menu to external url in joomla .

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