Redirect parameters, however, always supercede any other setup. It is where a link tracker tool comes in handy and will do the job that would take you forever to do. The regEx is a bit more complex than one would expect but it’s addressing a couple of use cases. The first condition allows this tag to just wait until it sees a link click event, which is the gtm.linkClick event that we were listening for above.
You can shorten a link right away, although you’ll need to enter a CAPTCHA code. Maybe, the footer bar and the after post banner is working the best, but your sidebar ad is not. Then when the page loads, it can load the Javascript and track the information in Google Analytics as expected.
The associated shorthand link and URL are logged in a registry database. Firing Rules: Set to All Pages You want Tag Manager to listen for all link clicks on all pages – so just check the preconfigured firing rule for “All pages”. WordPress links have the structure they do, which is longer, because they’re meant to be permanent and portable. (And of course friendly to search engines.) Even if you weren’t using WordPress, the links contain no arbitrary IDs or other platform-specific implementation cruft so they should be trivial to serve from any system, even if you don’t use WordPress in the future.
Generate Tracking Link: Copy the link and use it in your newsletter e-mail. Tip You don't need to use this page every time you need to create a custom tracking link. Undo Undo Shorten links ! @sqrl_in 19 Mar 2010 More Signin in with your twitter account and shorten your long links ! Creating a shortened page slug is simple in WordPress. If your application uses Google Sign-In, some aspects of authorization are handled for you.
Activate the Google URL Shortener API in the Google API Console. (If the API isn't listed in the API Console, then skip this step.) When your application needs access to user data, it asks Google for a particular scope of access. Another operational limitation of URL shortening services is that browsers do not resend POST bodies when a redirect is encountered. When clicking the link, Sailthru tracks the click and quickly redirects the user to the applicable page on your site, example.com/item/123. You may also want to consider joining 301works, a free service from the Internet Archive that works to create a database of all shortened URL mappings. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. The benefit to Buffer is being able to keep your feed populated even when you’re too busy to post. buff.ly/0a0b0c0 Hootsuite: For the professional user, there’s Hootsuite. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.