Automatically add utm parameters to links

[SanfordWhiteman]

To my knowledge if a link contains a blank utm_parameter with & following it should skip it in GA and add the next one.

Yep, a query key with no value (&key& or &key=&) is considered a param with an empty value (rather than an error).

[Grégoire_Miche2]

Hi Sanford Whiteman,

what happens if a utm parameter value contains white spaces? For instance, the {{program.name}} user may contain white spaces such as "My New Gated Content Program"

-Greg

[SanfordWhiteman]

The web browser -- the app that makes the HTTP connection -- should URL-encode those spaces to %20 automatically (we usually try to do this before the link is placed in the page, but in reality modern browsers will take care of it for you).

[Anonymous]

Erik,

Do the variable have to be in a "module". I have been trying to do the same thing by just defining the meta class and then using the ${"id"} in the template HTML (<a href="${cta-url}${cta-utm-tag}" ...) but, while the variable for the CTA button works fine in the editor, I am unable to see or edit the actual URL.

Thanks,

Eddie

[SanfordWhiteman]

You can use standalone variables, if that's what you're asking. But don't include the protocol ("http​://" or "http​://") in the variable -- keep that hard-coded.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply Sanford.

So, I was able to get the form field to appear in the editor under Global Variables by formatting like this:

<a href="https://"${cta-url}${cta-utm-tag} ...>

However, when I add values and then preview the code the href value comes across as:

<a href="https://" ${cta-url}${cta-utm-tag}="" ...>

Sending a test results in a broken link.

I am going to keep toying with it but if you can enlighten me, I would appreciate it. Thanks!

Eddie

[SanfordWhiteman]

The whole URL must be enclosed in quotes, not the protocol only.

[Anonymous]

Sanford - I fixed it. Rookie mistake.

<a href="https://${cta-url}${cta-utm-tag}" ...>

Works fine. I was just puzzled as to why I could not get the variables to appear in the editor when I formatted the href like that the first time.

Mysteries.

Thanks again.

Eddie