Google Analytics Goal Tracking Head Match w/ Query Strings
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Hello, I have what should be a simple question here but there is a small nuisance I am trying to make sure I have configured correctly. We have a product based website w/ no e-commerce because they sell through a dealer network. All these product pages have "Where to Buy" links and the URL after you click where to buy always uses the query string ?r=XXX. Example:
www.mysite.com/product/category/subcategory/product-name?r=12345
I want to setup a goal in GA with a URL and configure head match on the "?r" but which of the following is exactly how it should be configured with the "Goal URL"
?r=
?r
r=
Does it matter, because I had it setup as "?r" and it was never registering any goals. Do I need to leave off the "?" and just have it be r=
Thanks in advance for the respones.
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If this is my url for a conversion - should my destination url in GA be : /thankyou/?membership=
http://www.yallarugby.com/thank-you/?membership=free&trans_num=mp-txn-58d7502facb6a#mepr_errors
Thanks
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John,
Thanks for the feedback. I know understand my flaw with the head match and regular expression is the solution I need. I was thinking of head match as more of a "phrase" match with PPC.
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Since the category, subcategories, and product names will vary, you should do a regular expression match, not a head match. Head match means it'll match everything from after the domain to a fixed point later. It's usually used to ignore parameters at the end of a goal URL.
Do a regular expression match with a goal URL of ?r= and you should be good to go. The first backslash is there is to escape the "?", so it means a question mark instead of its special meaning in regular expressions. This goal will match anything with a "?r=" in the URL.
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