diff --git a/utils/piwik/piwik.service.ts b/utils/piwik/piwik.service.ts
index 7d546f1b..81c9c2f5 100644
--- a/utils/piwik/piwik.service.ts
+++ b/utils/piwik/piwik.service.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ export class PiwikService {
 
   }
 
+  private doTrackEvent(properties: EnvProperties, title, siteId, pageURL, eventCategory, eventAction, eventName, eventValue = 0): Observable<any> {
+    let ua = this.getUserAgent();
+    let referrer = this.getReferrer();
+    let piwikId = ((siteId != null) ? siteId : properties.piwikSiteId);
+    if (typeof location !== 'undefined' && piwikId) {
+      var url =`${properties.piwikBaseUrl}${piwikId}&rec=1&url=${encodeURIComponent(pageURL)}&action_name=${encodeURIComponent(title)}&e_c=${encodeURIComponent(eventCategory)}&e_a=${encodeURIComponent(eventAction)}&e_n=${encodeURIComponent(eventName)}&e_v=${encodeURIComponent(eventValue)}`
+        +((ua != null && ua.length > 0) ? ('&ua=' + StringUtils.URIEncode(ua)) : '') +
+        ((referrer != null && referrer.length > 0) ? ('&urlref=' + StringUtils.URIEncode(referrer)) : '');
+      // console.log(trackingApiUrl)
+      console.log(url)
+      // return of(new Object()); // for testing
+
+      return this.http.get(url, {responseType: 'blob'});
+    }
+  }
+
   private getUserAgent() {
     if (typeof navigator !== 'undefined') {
       return navigator.userAgent;