Why is Google Analytics showing index.php after every page URL?
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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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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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Yes, it's answered. Thanks to Streamline, I appreciate the response.
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Hi Jim - Did this answer your question?
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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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