Campaign Source Campaign source for an email should not be "email". On other such services, using a URL shortener can allow linking to web pages which would otherwise violate this constraint. We will show you how you can enable automatic tracking of all outbound links in Google Analytics with WordPress. You can also put it in your bookmarks instead of the links toolbar. In this example, we want to use several newsletters such as the "jan2018-newsletter" campaign name, which is the ‘c’ parameter in the tracking link.
Use A Custom Domain With Link Shorteners With services like Domainr and IWantMyName, you can easily get a custom domain to use with link shorteners. While URL shorteners have had some incredible usage tied to the growth (and constraints) of Twitter, I question their sustainability as a business. It is reserved for campaigns using paid keywords. I also worry that because shorteners are essentially open proxies of HTTP they’ll be exploited by spammers and malware distributors to the point where businesses, anti-phishing, and anti-virus services will be forced to block them. The downside of this approach, however, is that if a user visits your shortened domain without a directory path on the end, they will be directed to a Bitly branded page.
Now, it’s easy to set up tracking for almost any type of link click, without a dev needing to add custom code. (Caveat: in certain cases, you may need some additional dev help, but this post focuses on the simplest types of implementations.) STEP 0: Make Sure You’re Using GTM 🙂 First, ensure you’ve got Google Tag Manager configured and working on your website. This example assumes that you are using the analytics.js tracking code. Setting the transport method to 'beacon' lets the hit be sent * using 'navigator.sendBeacon' in browser that support it. */ var trackOutboundLink = function(url) { ga('send', 'event', 'outbound', 'click', url, { 'transport': 'beacon', 'hitCallback': function(){document.location = url;} }); } You'll also need to add (or modify) the onclick attribute to your links. You may also want to consider joining 301works, a free service from the Internet Archive that works to create a database of all shortened URL mappings. See the company's blog to learn more about the changes that are taking place. More » TinyURL.com TinyURL used to be one of the top shortening choice in the past, and people still use it a lot today, however it does include a couple more characters compared to others like Bit.ly and Goo.gl.
We can't make custom URLs available to members upon request. Downloads of the following file types are tracked by default: exe zip wav mp3 mov mpg avi wmv doc pdf xls For example, with download trackng enabled for PDF files, when users click links to PDF files, the download of the PDF is tracked. Tinyarro.ws, and qoiob.com use Unicode characters to achieve the shortest URLs possible, since more condensed URLs are possible with a given number of characters compared to those using a standard Latin alphabet.[citation needed] Services may record inbound statistics, which may be viewed publicly by others.[5] Expiry and time-limited services[edit] Many providers of shortened URLs claim that they will "never expire" (there is always the implied small print: so long as we do not decide to discontinue this service—there is no contract to be breached by a free service, regardless of "promises"—and remain in business).
You can easily manage links and view click statistics. In Tiny, click the “Stats” page button under the URL to access the statistics. Reports are availabe in .csv format for use with Microsoft Excel or your favorite spreadsheet program. 3 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} SeymourJones in Web Design Let me start by saying, this sounds "crazy". This automatic behavior provides the best possible experience to your app users who open goo.gl links, no matter what platform or device they are on. More meaningful: readers at least know the link goes to your site. Looks like a malfunctioning Holodisk, but the work that went into it, with the dancers, etc, impressive. It’s also popular so a lot of people recognize that a Bitly link is a shortened link and don’t automatically think it’s spam. TinyURL tries to disable spam-related links from redirecting.[30] ZoneAlarm, however, has warned its users: "TinyURL may be unsafe. A shorthand link is associated with the registered URL. Note: Not all website UTM parameters work properly with Google Analytics.