Pretty Link stripping UTM code?

  • Resolved acceleratedconversions

    (@acceleratedconversions)


    4 years, 10 months ago

    After someone visits my Pretty Link, when they get redirected to the full URL I want to add UTM tracking code to the end.

    I tried following the instructions from this Pretty Links article from 2017: https://prettylinks.com/2017/08/urchin-tracking-modules/

    I have the Pretty Link created for [site.com]/FRFGuide.

    And I have a target URL of: [site.com]/freelance-referral-formula-starter-kit-download?utm_source=readerReferral&utm_medium=vanityURL&utm_campaign=FRFStarterKit

    But when I type in the Pretty Link, I get redirected to the above URL without
    the UTM code at the end.

    Did something change since 2017, and now adding UTM codes at the end of the target URL is no longer supported in the free version of Pretty Links? Or is there something else in my setup that’s causing this?

    (See screenshots of my Pretty Link settings below. I turned off “Parameter Forwarding” because I thought maybe it was stripping my UTM code to make space for the nonexistent forwarded parameters.)

    Screenshot (Settings > Basic): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D4-7UBoSvjoE3am_JvfGELbo9z-3yb1K/view?usp=sharing

    Screenshot (Settings > Advanced): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EBogNABvnMUov86fvplmgz8-t3KDrCvY/view?usp=sharing

    Thanks for the help!

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  • Plugin Author Caseproof

    (@caseproof)

    Pretty Links itself does not strip out the utm params. So I’m not sure what to say about this one. You could try entering your pretty link into something like this to see if you can identify what step it removing the params: https://wheregoes.com/

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