What URL tag does AdWords add to the destination URL using autotagging?
adid=
utm=
gclid=
urlid=
Explanation:
If you don’t see the gclid parameter appended to your URLs after the page is fully loaded, then it’s likely that your website isn’t configured to handle query parameters in a way that lets auto-tagging work.
Read more here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2938246
Use the Chrome Developer Tools and follow the instructions here to check if auto-tagging works on your site before setting it up.
If you don’t see the gclid parameter appended to your URLs after the page is fully loaded, then it’s likely that your website isn’t configured to handle query parameters in a way that lets auto-tagging work.
- Open a new tab in Chrome. Open the Chrome menu, then click Tools > Developer Tools to open the Chrome Developer Tools. Click the Network tab. This pane shows the network (HTTP) requests for the page being loaded and must be opened before the page is loaded.
- Copy your AdWords final URL. Paste it into the Chrome address bar, but don’t load the page yet. In the address bar, append a test AdWords auto-tagging query parameter, like
gclid=TeSter-123. This makes the full URL:http://www.example.com/?gclid=TeSter-123.If your final URL already contains a question mark (?) followed by a query parameter, prefix the gclid parameter with a ‘&’ symbol. For example:
http://www.example.com/?parameter=1&gclid=TeSter-123.If your final URL contains a hash ‘#’ symbol, append the gclid parameter before the hash. For example:
http://www.example.com/?parameter=1&gclid=TeSter-123#bookmark. - Load the URL and watch the network requests load.
Refer to the Troubleshooting section below to help find a solution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDsnqXfvMno
