Automatic Outbound Link Tracking
October 16, 2007 by Justin Cutroni With the release of the new GA.JS tracking code Google Analytics now supports automatic outbound link tracking. No more adding urchinTracking() to links!
In order to get outbound link tracking to work you need to migrate to the new ga.js.
I don’t have any reports to show you, but hope to have some soon.
6 Responses to “Automatic Outbound Link Tracking”
Hey Justin!
Love the blog. You are my ultimate Google Analytics Source. If we have already implemented the new tracking code - how do we tag outbound links ? Or is this truly “automatic”?
Also, where would this show up in the Analytics reports? I tried implementing some Events tracking code and I’m not seeing anything and guessing that maybe Google just hasn’t activated this part in the reporting section yet?
thanks!
Rob
By Rob on Nov 28, 2007
Thanks Rob, glad you find the information useful.
While you can start collecting the events, the reporting changes are only available to beta testers. I’m not sure when the reports will be rolled out to the rest of the world. That’s when you should start to see the outbound link tracking.
Congrats on taking the plunge with events! What are you tracking?
Justin
By Justin Cutroni on Dec 3, 2007
Justin
Right now I am only trying to use events to track where users click on my homepage. But I can already see the possibilities that this will bring. Hopefully they open it up soon! I can’t wait!
Rob
By Rob on Dec 8, 2007
Justin,
Would love to see how the outbound linking feature works on GA. Any sense of a potential update with pics on this?
Cheers,
Darwin
By Darwin on Jan 7, 2008
Hey Darwin,
This feature is still unavailable to the public so we don’t have anything to share yet. We hope to see it soon.
Justin
By Justin Cutroni on Jan 11, 2008