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  • JMagary
    JMagary last edited by Mar 18, 2013, 6:37 PM

    Hi,

    My client's site has GA tracking code gathering correct data on the site, but the pages are listed in GA as having /index.php at the end of every URL, although this does not appear when you visit the site pages.

    Even if there is a redirect happening for site visitors, shouldn't GA be showing the pages as their redirect destination, i.e. the URL that visitors actually see?

    Could this discrepancy be adversely affecting my search performance?

    Example page:  http://freshstarttax.com/innocent-spouse/ shows up in GA as http://freshstarttax.com/innocent-spouse/index.php

    thanks

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    • srozkara
      srozkara last edited by Mar 27, 2014, 9:43 AM Mar 27, 2014, 9:43 AM

      I had the same problem and its solved when i delete index.php (which is optional and i dont know why i wrote index.php :))

      Just blank Default Page line in GA Admin Reporting View Settings section.

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      • JMagary
        JMagary last edited by Apr 11, 2013, 12:25 PM Apr 11, 2013, 12:25 PM

        Yes, it's answered.  Thanks to Streamline, I appreciate the response.

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        • Christy-Correll
          Christy-Correll Staff last edited by Apr 10, 2013, 8:54 PM Apr 10, 2013, 8:54 PM

          Hi Jim - Did this answer your question?

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          • StreamlineMetrics
            StreamlineMetrics last edited by Mar 18, 2013, 7:55 PM Mar 18, 2013, 7:55 PM

            Is your default page/site in Google Analytics set to "index.php"? If so, I would recommend changing it to http://freshstarttax.com instead of index.php.

            Here's a blog post describing the exact same issue - http://blog.gadodia.net/google-analytics-appends-indexphp-to-urls/

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