This is a CakePHP plugin that makes it easy to integrate with Customer.io.
- CakePHP 2.x
- PHP 5.3
Different ways to install this CakePHP plugin:
- Download and unzip this: https://github.com/jeremyplease/cakephp-customerio-plugin/zipball/master
- Copy the folder into
app/Plugin - Rename the folder you just copied to
Customerio
In your app directory type:
git submodule add git://github.com/jeremyplease/cakephp-customerio-plugin.git Plugin/Customerio
git submodule init
git submodule update
In your plugin directory type:
git clone git://github.com/jeremyplease/cakephp-customerio-plugin.git Customerio
In your app/Config/bootstrap.php file:
CakePlugin::load('Customerio');
If you are already using CakePlugin::loadAll();, then this is not necessary.
Get your Site ID and API Key from https://manage.customer.io/integration.
site_id: Your Customer.io site id.api_key: Your Customer.io api key.id_prefix: A prefix to be used for the Customer.io customer's id attribute. Defaults to 'prod' (ie. would make id prod_263).
You can set the CustomerioComponent and CustomerioJsHelper settings in Config/bootstrap.php:
Configure::write('Customerio', array(
'site_id' => 'YOUR_SITE_ID',
'api_key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'id_prefix' => 'prod'
));
Add the following to your AppController or a specific Controller:
// If you set the settings in Config/bootstrap.php
public $components = array('Customerio.Customerio');
// If you did NOT set the settings in Config/bootstrap.php
public $components = array('Customerio.Customerio' => array(
'site_id' => 'YOUR_SITE_ID',
'api_key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'id_prefix' => 'prod'
));
Add the following to your AppController or a specific Controller:
// If you set the settings in Config/bootstrap.php
public $helpers = array('Customerio.CustomerioJs');
// If you did NOT set the settings in Config/bootstrap.php
public $helpers = array('Customerio.CustomerioJs' => array(
'site_id' => 'YOUR_SITE_ID',
'api_key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'id_prefix' => 'prod'
));
Be sure to replace YOUR_SITE_ID and YOUR_API_KEY with your actual site id and api key from Customer.io.
Set the identity of the currently logged in user in any controller. Note that this does not
actually send any date to Customer.io. It just stores the current user id in the Session Customerio.user_id).
$this->Customerio->setIdentity($user_id);
To send identifying information to Customer.io and set the currently identified user's atributes use this in any controller.
Note that all timestamps must be sent as seconds since epoch (so use strtotime('Jan 24, 2010') or time()).
$customer_attributes = array(
'email' => 'jane@example.com',
'created_at' => time(),
'name' => 'Jane Doe',
'age' => 26,
// friends will be converted to an array of objects
'friends' => array(
array('name' => 'Sally McGee', 'age' => 34),
array('name' => 'George Lasner', 'age' => 22),
),
// likes will be converted to an array of strings
'likes' => array('cheese', 'beer', 'feathers')
);
$this->Customerio->identify($customer_attributes);
If you would like to send idenifying information for one or more users that are not currently identified, you can
use the second parameter, user_ids.
$customer_attributes = array(
'invited_to_party_at' => time(),
'is_really_cool' => true,
);
// set customer attributes for one user
$this->Customerio->identify($customer_attributes, 345);
$user_ids = array(64,976,48,87,754);
// set customer attribtues for multiple users
$this->Customerio->identify($customer_attributes, $user_ids);
To send a custom event to Customer.io for the currently identified user use this in any controller.
Note that all timestamps must be sent as seconds since epoch (so use strtotime('Jan 24, 2010') or time()).
$event_attributes = array(
'type_of_soup' => 'chicken noodle',
'amount' => 30,
'time_take' => 22,
);
$this->Customerio->track('ate_soup', $event_attributes);
If you would like to send custom event information for one or more users that are not currently identified, you can
use the second parameter, user_ids.
$event_attributes = array(
'type_of_soup' => 'chicken noodle',
'amount' => 30,
'time_take' => 22,
);
// track custom event for one user
$this->Customerio->track('ate_soup', $event_attributes, 345);
$user_ids = array(64,976,48,87,754);
// track custom event for multiple users
$this->Customerio->track('ate_soup', $event_attributes, $user_ids);
The above functions can also be called as static methods with Customerio::methodName(...). This is useful if you need to call the methods from within a model.
Customerio::setIdentity($user_id)Customerio::identify($customer_attributes [, $user_ids])Customerio::track($event_name, $event_attributes [, $user_ids])
Add the following code to your layout to output the complete javascript code for tracking users. Customer.io recommends placing this right before the closing body tag. This will automatically start tracking page views.
echo $this->CustomerioJs->snippet();
Outputs this:
<script type="text/javascript">
var _cio = _cio || [];
(function() {
var a,b,c;a=function(f){return function(){_cio.push([f].
concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0)))}};b=["identify",
"track"];for(c=0;c<b.length;c++){_cio[b[c]]=a(b[c])};
var t = document.createElement('script'),
s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
t.async = true;
t.id = 'cio-tracker';
t.setAttribute('data-site-id', 'YOUR SITE ID FROM SETTINGS GETS PUT HERE');
t.src = 'https://assets.customer.io/assets/track.js';
s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);
})();
</script>
Insert the following code to send identifying information to Customer.io.
This should only be used when a user is logged in and the id key is required on the first call.
<script type="text/javascript">
<?php echo $this->CustomerioJs->identify(array(
'id' => 54,
'last_visited' => time()
));
?>
</script>
Outputs this:
<script type="text/javascript">
_cio.identify({"id":"prod_54","last_visited":1363463951});
</script>
Insert the following code to send custom events to Customer.io. This should only be used after a user has been identified at least once.
<script type="text/javascript">
<?php echo $this->CustomerioJs->track('viewed_list', array(
'list_name' => 'cheese',
'list_items' => array(
'cheddar', 'swiss', 'provolone'
)
));
?>
</script>
Outputs this:
<script type="text/javascript">
_cio.track('viewed_list', {"list_name":"cheese","list_items":["cheddar","swiss","provolone"]});
</script>
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