How to use URL Shortcuts with Google Analytics Campaign?

Serge Tkachov

We have Google Analytics (GA) set up to be used with PageBuilder pages.

I have inserted GA code into the wrapper and also set up GA in Site Options per online doc.

If I use a direct link to our pages (https://secure3.convio.net/ucsf/site/SPageServer?pagename=A1_API_GeneralGivingForm&Primary=Cancer&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=test&utm_content=secure3&utm_campaign=cancer), I can see that Campaign Source/Medium/Term are showing up in GA report,

But if I use URL Shortcut (http://ucsf.convio.com/cancer?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=test&utm_content=secure3&utm_campaign=cancer)

- it does not.

Is there a way to have URL Shortcuts pass the GA params to the PageBuild page?

Thanks,

-serge

Here is GA javascript insert in the wrapper:

<!-- Google Analytics -->

<script type="text/javascript">

var _gaq = _gaq || [];

_gaq.push();

_gaq.push();

(function() {

var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;

ga.src=('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';

var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script'); s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);

})();

</script>

<script type="text/javascript">

_uacct="UA-4815499-5";

urchinTracker();

</script>

Here is the Site Options setup:

Brian Mucha

The shortcuts don't pass params to the underlying link. Boy I've wished for that (for the same reason) before.

You can add your campaign tags to the underlying link instead. Just use a different shortcut for each campaign - bummer, but it works.

Regards, B

Serge Tkachov

Brian Mucha:

The shortcuts don't pass params to the underlying link. Boy I've wished for that (for the same reason) before.

You can add your campaign tags to the underlying link instead. Just use a different shortcut for each campaign - bummer, but it works.

Regards, B

Thanks Brian, I was afraid of that. I just hate creating and managing that many links - I was hoping for a more automated solution.

-serge

Brian Mucha

Serge Tkachov:

Thanks Brian, I was afraid of that. I just hate creating and managing that many links - I was hoping for a more automated solution.

-serge

I hear ya.

I've been wrong before, but that was my understanding when I was on this task and I haven't heard differently since then.

Regards, B