This page contains a link which carries a clickthrough URL, campaign labels and an additional custom label

The test is designed to see once the link is clicked, whether the custom label is captured and measurement sent to Sitestat

Click below link to go to the 'campaign' landing page

 

Link 1 - Campaign labels only

Link with Campaign labels

Code:
<a href="http://harm.awardspace.co.uk/from_url.html?ns_campaign=campaignlabels&ns_mchannel=ppc&ns_source=source test&ns_linkname=linknametest&ns_fee=1">Link with Campaign labels</a>

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Link 2 - Campaign labels plus custom label

Link with Campaign labels and custom label cid

Code:
<a href="http://harm.awardspace.co.uk/from_url.html?ns_campaign=campaignlabels&ns_mchannel=ppc&ns_source=source test&ns_linkname=linknametest&ns_fee=1&cid=12345">Link with Campaign labels and custom label cid</a>

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Link 3 - Campaign labels plus custom label starting with "ns_"

Link with Campaign labels and custom label ns_cid

Code:
<a href="http://harm.awardspace.co.uk/from_url.html?ns_campaign=campaignlabels&ns_mchannel=ppc&ns_source=source test&ns_linkname=linknametest&ns_fee=1&ns_cid=12345">Link with Campaign labels and custom label ns_cid</a>

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Result:

The nedstat campaign labels are picked up fine. Also, when requesting this page without campaign labels, a normal measurement is sent off.

Additional question: What happens when extra custom labels are submitted in the URL?

Answer: The custom labels will be captures if they have a prefix "ns_". Otherwise they will be ignored. Test link 2 and 3 above to see the difference.

 

Link 4 - Campaign labels starting with ampersand (not questionmark)

Link with Campaign labels

Code:
<a href="http://harm.awardspace.co.uk/from_url.html?action=blub&ns_campaign=campaignlabels&ns_mchannel=ppc&ns_source=source test&ns_linkname=linknametest&ns_fee=1">Link with Campaign labels</a>

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