Facebook button

digitalmedia · February 19, 2018, 1:21pm

Hi
Links to my website from Facebook show as coming from there but I have recently added a ‘Shop Now’ button and when someone clicks on that it shows as coming from Google.
Michael

Lukas · February 19, 2018, 5:25pm

Hi,

Can you try out the following:

Click on the Shop Now button
When your page has loaded open the Javascript Console (F12) and enter the following:

document.referrer

It should show the page you are coming from the way Matomo is reading it:

digitalmedia · February 19, 2018, 5:46pm

Hi Lukas
Doesn’t seem to be working properly for me. Are you able to look at it here:

Lukas · February 19, 2018, 5:59pm

Hi,

I have tried it out and I get the correct referrer: https://l.facebook.com/

Are you sure the visits showing as “from Google” are the ones coming from the facebook button?

digitalmedia · February 19, 2018, 6:12pm

Well, we are being informed of clicks on Facebook, but nothing corresponding on Motomo. For example, your visit has not registered.

Lukas · February 19, 2018, 6:26pm

That’s be cause I have DoNotTrack enabled.

My new visit should be recorded (at least the request to Matomo including _ref:https://l.facebook.com/ was sent)

digitalmedia · February 19, 2018, 6:29pm

Hi
Yes, that came through as I.Facebook we will monitor the other links that Facebook claim and see if they register.