Reminder

In order for tracking and attribution to take place, AnyTrack AutoTag your links so that the affiliate network or product owner, can identify unique interactions coming from you.

Example: https://affiliatelink.foo?aff_id=123&offer_id=23&subid=xU4VVnJyCbFWIloIPdYap1

When AnyTrack is on your site, the entire data generation and link tagging happens automatically, without any special setup or additional configurations.

This is what we call AutoTag and it's part of the redirectless tracking feature.

Anatomy of an affiliate link:

• Affiliate link: https://affiliatelink.foo?aff_id=123&offer_id=23

• Query string: subid

• Dynamic string: xU4VVnJyCbFWIloIPdYap1

Since each affiliate software uses different URL formats and query strings, AnyTrack must be able to identify affiliate links so it can append the correct Query String and Click ID.

Examples of affiliate networks query strings

Examples:

• CJ Affiliate linkshttps://afflink.foo/123213-123123?sid=xU4VVnJyCbFWIloIPdYap1

• Hasoffers https://afflink.foo/aff_c?offer_id=2&aff_id=4479&aff_click_id=xU4VVnJyCbFWIloIPdYap1

Because AnyTrack has a Integration First approach, many affiliate networks and affiliate software have a native integration with the AnyTrack platform, making the entire data collection, tagging, and tracking fully automated.

How AnyTrack identifies affiliate links:

1. AutoTag: When your affiliate links are published on your site.

When you publish your affiliate links on your site as provided by the affiliate program, AnyTrack will AutoTag the links without any html / site modifications.

Example: Hasoffers (tune) offer link

https://afflink.foo/aff_c?offer_id=2&aff_id=4479

2. Link attribute called data-tracking-group

Affiliate networks that are integrated in AnyTrack have a distinct attribute called data-tracking-group. This attribute allows the AnyTrack TAG to AutoTAG the link.

In the example below, you can see the data-tracking-group="hasoffers". When your page loads, AnyTrack will identify the data tracking group and append the query string according to the hasoffers link tracking requirements.

<a href="https://mysite.foo/goto/offer" data-tracking-group="hasoffers" ></a>

https://mysite.foo/goto/offer?aff_click_id=xU4VVnJyCbFWIloIPdYap1

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3. Query string in the offer link URL

If you prefer to add the query string directly to the offer link or if the affiliate network is not integrated in AnyTrack, you can manually add it to the link.

https://mysite.foo/goto/offer?aff_click={click_id}
https://mysite.foo/goto/888?data-tracking-group=888

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Additional options

<a href="https://mysite.foo/goto/888" rel="888" ></a>
<a href="https://mysite.foo/goto/leadpages" rel="impact" ></a>
<a href="https://mysite.foo/goto/wpengine" rel="shareasale" ></a>
<a href="https://mysite.foo/goto/wpengine" rel="noreferrer shareasale" ></a>

--> You can check on our site where we have a "demo page" showing links implemented using those methods.

What are link attributes?

In the example below, you can see that the link href is surrounded by several attributes. Those attributes are set to give more context to the link.

<a class="aff links" data-table="top10" data-action="cta" data-page="Top 10 Brands" 
data-brand="888.com" data-position="1" href="https://888.com" target="_blank"></a>

• data-table="top10"

• data-action="cta"

• data-brand="888.com"

How does AnyTrack use link attributes?

When you add the data-tracking-group attribute to your links, Anytrack will automatically append the required Query String and Click ID to the link when a visitor clicks on the link.

Example: 888 Affiliate Program

• Affiliate link https://mmwebhandler.aff-online.com/C/47984?sr=1664238

• URL Redirector: https://mysitedomain.foo/goto/888

• Data Tracking Group: data-tracking-group="888"

Code as it should appear on your site:

<a  href="https://mysitedomain.foo/goto/888" data-tracking-group="888" target="_blank"></a>A

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Alternative method: add the data-tracking-group as a url query string

https://mysitedomain.foo/goto/888?data-tracking-group=888

URL during the click event

https://mysitedomain.foo/goto/888?anid=0as8df0sad8f

URL after the redirect

https://mmwebhandler.aff-online.com/C/47984?sr=1664238&anid=0as8df0sad8f

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Each affiliate program has its own data-tracking-group name.

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Optional link attributes that AnyTrack uses for tracking additional information.

Here is an example of how a link should be added on your site.

<a href="https://anytrack.io/goto/leadpages" data-payout="1" 
data-tracking-group="impact" rel="nofollow" data-brand="leadpages" linkId="blog" 
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