Outlink can track customer clicks on your external links and send this data to Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. This allows you to measure engagement, monitor traffic, and evaluate the performance of your external links.
Before You Begin
Make sure you've configured your Google Analytics Tracking ID and/or Facebook Pixel ID in Outlink Dashboard → Settings → Advance > Click Tracking. Click tracking will begin only after analytics has been configured.
View Click Tracking in Google Analytics
Whenever a customer clicks an Outlink button, the following event is sent to Google Analytics.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
Event Category |
|
Event Action |
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Event Label |
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Value | External Link URL |
How to View the Reports
- Sign in to your Google Analytics account.
- Open the appropriate property.
- Navigate to Reports.
- Go to Engagement → Events.
- Select the desired date range.
- Locate the Click event.
- Drill down into the event and look for:
- Event Category:
Outlink - Event Label:
Outlink-Click
- Event Category:
This report lets you analyze customer interactions with your external links.
Note
Google Analytics may not display a complete history of all event parameters in the standard reports. Some reports only show real-time activity or recently recorded events.
For advanced reporting or historical event parameter data, please refer to the Google Analytics documentation or contact the Google Analytics support team.
View Click Tracking in Facebook Pixel
Outlink also sends click events to Facebook Pixel whenever a customer clicks an external link.
Parameter | Value |
Event Name |
|
Custom Parameter |
|
How to View the Reports
- Sign in to Facebook Ads Manager.
- Navigate to Events Manager.
- Click View Analytics.
- Select Events from the left-hand menu.
- Locate the OutlinkClick event.
- Drill down to view click activity and event details.
You can also monitor click activity in:
Analytics → Real-Time → Events
Tracking Multiple Links
If you're using the Multiple Links feature, click tracking works slightly differently.
See Multiple Link Analytics for detailed instructions on tracking clicks for Multiple Links landing pages.