Hi Bruna,

Not sure what is causing this IF the integration is set up properly.
Removing the query strings shouldn’t break your tracking. You can always test this in a Test View and if it works apply the same rules / filter to the Master View.

Best,
Paul

GA is saving UTM parameters on Pageview dimensions, and the weird part is that the utms start with a hashtag. (I check Google Adwords and Bing and the URLs are perfectly correct). Please see how the URLs are being showed on GA:
1) /#utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=institucional&utm_term=chubb seguros&utm_content=375919621595
2)
/#utm_source=bing&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=generico_2&utm_term=seguro viagem internacional&utm_content={creative}

I thought about removing query strings on the URL on GA where I’d add ‘utm’ but I am afraid of removing tracking…

Please help!

Hi Nathan,
1) Nothing happens to utm_source, utm_medium etc. Those are all processed as normal.
2) There might be a way to write such a filter, but it is highly dynamic and you really need to test that. Never tried.
3) PII should be countered at the property level, so this filter is not a solution.
https://online-metrics.com/pii-google-analytics/

Thanks for the heads up Farzad! Removing query parameters doesn’t affect utm tracking. After you have implemented utm tracking correctly you are all good!

Hi Kenneth,

Is your IP address changing every day, so it’s dynamic then? Or maybe you work from different locations.

Well, I’ve got a better solution for you then. :-)

1) Install Ghostery in your browser (Chrome works great) – https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghostery/mlomiejdfkolichcflejclcbmpeaniij?hl=en
2) Make sure it is active
3) Go to a / your website where Google Analytics is installed
4) You will see a Google Analytics tracker showing up in the Ghostery plugin
5) Block Google Analytics (on default Google Analytics is active)

This way your behaviour won’t be measured in Google Analytics. Make sure to use the browser that contains the Ghostery plugin.

Paul

Thanks for your reply on the GA filtering.

I’m assuming that I should check my IP every day because I can change?

Is there possibly a way to exclude me based on being logged in to WordPress??

Again thank you! :)

P.S. I still haven’t launched the site yet…a few days out. Will let you know. :)

Ken

Hi,

You need to locate your IP address -> http://whatismyipaddress.com/

Set up an exclude filter on this IP address in Google Analytics and you are all set.

This guide will help you out: https://online-metrics.com/google-analytics-filters/

Best,
Paul

Ok, I plan to have it up one week from today (next Monday) so I’ll let you know right when I do. :)

Ken

Quick Question: How do I filter out my visits so they don’t show?

KH