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Universal analytics goal tracking


I have set up goal to URL destination: '/pageview.html'. If I execute below URL on my universal analytic page views will increase by 1 (which is correct). Also my goal will increase by 1 (which is also correct).

Link 1 example

http://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&tid=UA-XXXXXX-4&cid=987987987&t=pageview&sr=-&sd=-&ul=-&je=0&fl=-&dt=%2Fphonecallleads.html&dh=www.wednesday.co.uk&dr=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wednesday.co.uk%2Fbla%3Fhehe%3Dvisitor&dp=/phonecallleads.html&z=321321321

How ever if I execute the same link again but with different number in 'z' parameter to prevent caching on my analytic page views will increase by 1 (which is correct) but my goal will not increase... Why is my goal not increasing ?

Link example 2 witch different 'z' parameter

http://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&tid=UA-XXXXXX-4&cid=987987987&t=pageview&sr=-&sd=-&ul=-&je=0&fl=-&dt=%2Fphonecallleads.html&dh=www.wednesday.co.uk&dr=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wednesday.co.uk%2Fbla%3Fhehe%3Dvisitor&dp=/phonecallleads.html&z=654654654

Solution

  • Thank you Eike Pierstorff. The issue was that UA counts goals only once per session. To resolve that issue I have added an extra parameter to the URL - Session control which starts new session once request is submitted. &sc=start