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Campaigns without keyword report referer_url as keyword, but not available in segments / not shown in visitor log #170

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peterbo opened this issue Dec 16, 2024 · 5 comments

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peterbo commented Dec 16, 2024

If a visitor referred by a campaign without a campaign keyword and a valid referrer URL, MarketingCampaignsReporting reports the referring Domain as campaign keyword. But you can neither use this campaign_keyword as a segment, nor is it reported in the visitor log.

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snake14 commented Dec 16, 2024

Hi @peterbo . Thank you for taking the time to create this issue. Are you saying that the expected behaviour is that the referrer_keyword should always be treated as the campaign_keyword when the campaign_keyword isn't set? I think for the visitor log and segment to work, the campaign_keyword column would need to be set. From a data integrity standpoint, I don't think we want to simply copy the referrer_keyword into the campaign_keyword column.

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peterbo commented Dec 18, 2024

Hi @snake14, I agree, copying over a value to another (unrelated) field is not the way.

But at the same time, showing referrer domains in the keyword table (and not be able to see them in the visitor log / segments) is confusing. I'm not sure, what is the best fix. Not showing the referrer urls at all in campaign keywords might be the easiest possible solution, but might not be the best.

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snake14 commented Dec 18, 2024

Thank you @peterbo . That's a good point. It does seem a bit inconsistent. Any ideas @AltamashShaikh ?

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@snake14 Check with core team once, if this is a bug or an expected behaviour

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snake14 commented Dec 19, 2024

Hi @matomo-org/core-reviewers. Does the issue described above sounds like expected behaviour? I think it does, but maybe it would be better if the referrer keyword weren't used in the Campaign Keywords report when no campaign keyword value is set. What do you think?

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