Referral Traffic With Custom Referrer: Uses and Setup
Custom referrer traffic: what shows in analytics, when to use it, and how to set the referrer correctly.
What the client sees in analytics
Visits arrive with your chosen referrer (e.g. facebook.com, google.com, your partner domain) in the source report. UTM tags you add to the link still work on top.
Use it to demonstrate partnership traffic, fill referral reports, or test how your funnel treats each channel.
Setup in one minute
Paste the target link, pick quantity, set the referrer domain in Targeting options. For social proof use facebook.com / t.me; for SEO tests use google.com variants.
Match device and GEO to the referrer story: mobile + US for a Facebook post, desktop + DE for a forum link.
Limits to know
Analytics may group unknown referrers under Direct — use well-known domains for clean reports. Session depth is 1 page unless your site funnels deeper.
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