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Patrick Cullen
Patrick Cullen

Reputation: 8696

Does Google Analytics Destination Goal Tracking match query params?

I'm investigating Google Analtyics Goal tracking. I would like to append a query param to specific urls to indicate goal completion. Eg.

/some/path?goal=goal_name

I do not want to use the path part of the url for matching, only the query param. If I setup a destination regex matcher, will Google Analytics match the param part of the url? Eg. 

goal=goal_name

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1143

Answers (1)

Eike Pierstorff
Eike Pierstorff

Reputation: 32760

Yes, it does. If you use regexp as match type remember to escape your question mark if you use the full url (i.e. /some/path\?goal=goal_name).

You can actually test this easily - the realtime reports have a "conversion" menu item that shows goal conversions immediately (not e-commerce-transactions, though). I usually create a separate view to test new goals and filters so I don't mess up my live data - I recommend you do the same.

Upvotes: 3

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