Direct Link Tracking - Domains with paths
As of version 1.1, domains with paths are supported.
Example:
A domain:
site.com
A domain with a path:
site.com/page
or site.com/path/another-page
.
There are some scenarios that should be noted when managing domains with paths.
Scenario one
Affiliate A has a domain (without a path) assigned to them as a direct link. Since the domain does not contain a path, any link from the domain will track Affiliate A.
Example:
Affiliate A has the domain siteA.com
assigned to them as a direct link.
- If a visitor arrives from
siteA.com
, Affiliate A will be tracked. - If a visitor arrives from
siteA.com/page
, Affiliate A will be tracked. - If a visitor arrives from
siteA.com/another/page
, Affiliate A will be tracked.
Scenario two
Affiliate A has the domain site.com
assigned to them as a direct link.
Affiliate B has the domain (with a path) site.com/affiliateB
assigned to them as a direct link.
Outcome:
Affiliate A will be tracked, no matter which page on site.com
the visitor came from. This is because Affiliate A (see scenario one above) has the base domain assigned to them.
Scenario Three
Affiliate A has the domain (with a path) site.com/affiliateA
assigned to them as a direct link.
Affiliate B has the domain (with a path) site.com/affiliateB
assigned to them as a direct link.
Outcome:
Affiliate A will be tracked if the visitor arrives from Affiliate A's direct link. Affiliate B will also be tracked if the visitor arrives from Affiliate B's direct link. If the visitor arrives from any other page on site.com
, no affiliate will be tracked.
If in the future Affiliate C is assigned the domain site.com
as a direct link, all visits from site.com
, including the domains assigned to Affiliate A and Affiliate B will result in Affiliate C being tracked. This is simply because Affiliate C now has the base domain assigned to them. See scenario two above.