如何注册一个独特的页面视图以及如何使用自定义维度Google Analytics

Question

I am working with custom dimensions to track my website. I have a content based website. I want to track from which publisher my tracking is coming so I have developed something which uses parameters in my url for eg. www.xyz.com?code=UNIQUECODE

this unique code Tells me which publishers link redirected to my page. I run this UNIQUECODE through my database and send the id of the publisher associated with it using tag manager to my custom dimension ie PUBLISHER.

now I dont want to register another pageview for that particular publisher if the user refreshes or after a session ends.

what should be the scope of my custom dimension which persists the ID and not record another uniquePageview even if session ends.

Answer 1

If I understand your aim correctly I don't think any of the available scopes will provide exactly what you are after. Essentially the scope options process the last value in the session but you want to process the first value in the session.

I think you would have to use hit-level scope because that is the only way to ensure the first value persists in reporting.

Answer 2

Im not sure why not just use UTMs but if you like it you way i recommend you to use a custom dimension at session level and use a trigger a little more specific that just checking for the 'code' parameter.

Build a custom JS that saves in the browser sessionStorage a flag that indicates if that person came with a 'code' in this session. This way the tag will fire only the first time a user enter the site with a 'code'. All the pageviews the user navigate after even if the 'code' parameter appear there will be a variable 'X' on the sessionStorage that avoids the tag to fire.

Finally, i strongly suggest you to avoid using debug mode to test this since it tends to break a lot with JS. Create a environment for Stage (Yes, tag manager has environments) and use the preview without debug.

If you need more info just ask. Good Luck.