Tracking Referrers

[barrystein]

I can't get my tracking referrers to work properly.

 

The instructions say:

 

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This is interesting because you can add some tags or tokens in the links pointing to your website. For example, you can post a link "https://www.homeschool-shelf.com/index.php?prestashop"'>https://www.homeschool-shelf.com/index.php?prestashop" in the forum and get statistics by entering "%prestashop" in the field `request_uri`.

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Question:

 

Do I put

"%prestashop" in the field `request_uri`.

 

do the " indicate the text between the " " to put in the field,

or do I actually put in

"%prestashop"

or

do I put in

%prestashop

 

Also when I use the link

https://www.homeschool-shelf.com/index.php?prestashop

 

it comes up

https://www.homeschool-shelf.com/index.php?prestashop=

 

so should I use %prestashop= in the request_uri

 

Also do I need to use https,

or can I just use http in the link and why?

 

I have tried all sorts of combinations, but cannot get any traffic to show up for the referrer in the back office when I use those links.

[barrystein]

I can get referrers with a specific string to show up

by using the %string% looking for referrers.

 

but I cannot get anything to work with request_uri

unless I am expecting to see results too soon, like immediately when I test it

[cyremia]

Hi Barry,

Have you ever got a reply?

I have the same issue.

 

I cannot track some of the "request_uri"

[Fiscet.it]

i have the same problem!

[TheToyBox]

Did anyone ever find a solution to this problem...as ys, you've guessed it...I am having the same issue! I have put in the domain of another website I have as %mydomain.com% in the HTTP referrer part and have left everything else empty. I have then put a link on mydomain.com to my store and clicked it a number on times! No joy!