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Yes, embedding lead source information into the URL is the correct way to do this. Relying on the referrer is insufficient as it is not always present.
While I don't use WP anymore, I'm sure there is no advantage to using a plug-in to include a script tag and add one line of JS. All you're likely to get in return is out-of-date em...
Assuming my post above has been read and digested, now here's an example of parsing the sub-components of a cookie (remember, these are not "cookies"!) and then inserting them into...
Let's use precise terminology.__utmz is the cookie name you are seeking. The cookie value is something like (to give a real-work example from a site I just visited): 69008525.14331...
Yeah, it isn't the lead ID b/c it changes on every form post for the same lead.It's an auto-incrementing field that may be based on the nth form fillout in your instance or somethi...
Unfortunately, you won't get debug info from the Mkto side. So I'd turn it around on your endpoint: why are you sure that no request is going out to your API? ("Checked my web serv...
I think it's an anti-caching ("cachebuster") variable to create a unique URL. It has no inherent meaning (or none that we can access). It isn't the Marketo Lead ID.