This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "use strict"; // current page host var baseURI = window.location.host; // click event on body $("body").on("click", function(e) { // abandon if link already aborted or analytics is not available if (e.isDefaultPrevented() || typeof ga !== "function") return; // abandon if no active link or link within domain var link = $(e.target).closest("a"); if (link.length != 1 || baseURI == link[0].host) return; // cancel event and record outbound link e.preventDefault(); var href = link[0].href; ga('send', { 'hitType': 'event', 'eventCategory': 'outbound', 'eventAction': 'link', 'eventLabel': href, 'hitCallback': loadPage }); // redirect after one second if recording takes too long setTimeout(loadPage, 1000); // redirect to outbound page function loadPage() { document.location = href; } }); })(jQuery); // pass another library here if required The event is recorded with the category name ‘outbound’, action name ‘link’ and the value set to the URL of the outbound page. You will also be provided a QR code for every URL you shorten. Type or paste the full URL of the link that you want to add to your Facebook wall into the input field. Many web developers pass descriptive attributes in the URL to represent data hierarchies, command structures, transaction paths or session information. After the address has been highlighted, press Ctrl+C or Cmd+C on the keyboard to copy it.
When a request is received for a shorthand link, the registry database is searched for an associated URL. You can now return to the URL shortening service’s homepage at any time to view click stats for the link you posted to your Facebook wall. That’s a lot of back and forth just to get me a a web page. You can also copy the link and paste it into a new window. Additional language profiles have the same URL, but LinkedIn will add a language field at the end.
However, we don’t want to exclude any href that starts with 2 slashes because those are usually fully qualified absolute URLs that are trying to be protocol relative (typically sites that have both HTTP and HTTPS experiences). Undo Undo URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 20 Dec 2012 More Anonymous hackers Twitter count was suspended then reinstated.
Hanselman was redirected through a convoluted path that used link shortening for analytics and tracking, and found the end result frustrating from a user standpoint. Many URL-shortener services offer the option to track how many clicks each link gets.
Once Twitter (and other social media) took off and introduced the 140-character limit, that shortened link became even more important. On the Setup step, provide a title for the email in the Google Analytics title for email field. Custom public profile URLs are available on a first come, first served basis. First thing you need to do is install and activate the Google Analytics for WordPress plugin. Also, your reporting with Google Universal Analytics will likely have to change, so switching in the middle of your event could distort your data. That just means that each number from one to 18,014,398,509,481,984 can be encoded in the combination of nine characters Instagram uses in its URL, and the characters are 0 to 9, uppercase A - Z, lowercase a - z and two other characters (usually a + and a /, although Instagram probably uses a - and a _ if it uses 64 characters instead of 62). OneLink™ Custom tracking links are app specific, which always direct clicking users to the page of the app that is specified on the tracking link. Here are 5 URL Shorteners that I actively use: Bitly: This website allows you to create an unlimited amount of bitlinks, which come with analytics and tracking.