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Google Analytics Hack - obtaining full referring URL

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Old 01-16-2007, 03:46 AM
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Google Analytics Hack - obtaining full referring URL

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It’s so frustrating that you can’t usually find which forum thread is linking to your website, because under the referring site report, cross segment performance, content report, it truncates the URL at the end of the filename, so you end up with items like:


/forums/showthread.php
/forums/viewtopic.php


etc.


I managed to find a way to use the urchinTracker function to place the exact referring URL into the top content report. I know it’s a bit of a nasty hack, but I’m willing to live with it, here’s how to do it:


1) Make sure you place the standard tracking code in the HEAD section of the page, rather than right before the end BODY tag that it usually recommends.


2) Use this body tag:

Code:
<body onload="javascript:urchinTracker(document.referrer);">
Here’s a quick screenshot of the results:

Once you run this report, you can then apply a filter at the top of “http” to only show the exact referrers.


The urchintracker script is usually used for tracking javascript or Flash events :
Google Analytics Help Center - What is urchinTracker and how can it help me?

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I'd love to see this implemented in vbSEO.
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