Tracking clicks while using 301 redirection... (Actual Webmaster Question!) - GoFuckYourself.com

CurrentlySober · 09-01-2018, 10:49 AM

Say you have a domanin name ABC.com and there is no site on it. All you have in the directory is a simple .htaccess :

Quote:

Redirect 301 / https://www.XYZ.com/

Anyone that types in or clicks a link to abc.com gets taken to xyz.com - But without an indexpage to hold say GA, is there anyway to simply count the number of how many people have been redirected?

Just the number - Thats all... Simple as poosible please

thommy · 09-01-2018, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CurrentlySober

Say you have a domanin name ABC.com and there is no site on it. All you have in the directory is a simple .htaccess :

Anyone that types in or clicks a link to abc.com gets taken to xyz.com - But without an indexpage to hold say GA, is there anyway to simply count the number of how many people have been redirected?

Just the number - Thats all... Simple as poosible please

if you have analytics on xyz.com you should see who came through abc.com.

you can also lead the traffic over a counterscript but you would lose the 301 power than.

and last not least: as everyone should be redirected on a .htacess you can see it in the logfiles of abc.com

CurrentlySober · 09-01-2018, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by thommy

if you have analytics on xyz.com you should see who came through abc.com.

you can also lead the traffic over a counterscript but you would lose the 301 power than.

and last not least: as everyone should be redirected on a .htacess you can see it in the logfiles of abc.com

Perfect! Thanks - I as looking at it back to front - Or ass about tit !

Cheers !

iceboi · 09-01-2018, 12:26 PM

You can get this with Google analytics. Just add this to the end of the new url

Eg: xyz.com/?utm_source=abc&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=s omething

In your Google analytics, abc will show up as the source in the acquisition section as Paid Traffic

Read more:
https://www.launchdigitalmarketing.com/what-are-utm-codes/

thommy · 09-02-2018, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iceboi

You can get this with Google analytics. Just add this to the end of the new url

Eg: xyz.com/?utm_source=abc&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=s omething

In your Google analytics, abc will show up as the source in the acquisition section as Paid Traffic

Read more:
https://www.launchdigitalmarketing.c...are-utm-codes/

it can be done like this but if abc.com have some power to pass on to xyz.com (what will happen on 301) this power would not be passed through (it is the same effect as disavow).

09-01-2018, 12:26 PM	#4
iceboi Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 302	You can get this with Google analytics. Just add this to the end of the new url Eg: xyz.com/?utm_source=abc&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=s omething In your Google analytics, abc will show up as the source in the acquisition section as Paid Traffic Read more: https://www.launchdigitalmarketing.com/what-are-utm-codes/