How to Create and Track Custom Campaign URLs: A Complete Guide

How to Create and Track Custom Campaign URLs: A Complete Guide

By Michael Thompson

January 19, 2025 at 05:51 PM

Use trackable links to monitor visitor clicks and measure advertising campaign performance through the URL Generator tool.

Supported Advertising Platforms:

  • Facebook Ads
  • Instagram Ads
  • Google Ads
  • Twitter Ads
  • Pinterest Ads
  • YouTube Ads
  • LinkedIn Ads

Note: Squarespace Analytics automatically tracks Email Marketing and Instagram Shopping campaigns without requiring special links.

Linkable Pages:

  • Design pages
  • Collection pages (blogs, stores)
  • Tags and categories within collections

Limitations:

  • Cannot link directly to individual products or blog posts (use tags instead)
  • Cannot link to pages within an index (link to main index page only)

How to Create a Trackable URL:

  1. Go to Marketing > URL Generator
  2. Click "Create URL"
  3. Select destination page from dropdown menu
  4. Choose advertising platform
  5. Click Next
  6. Follow platform-specific instructions to implement the URL

Track Performance: Monitor link performance in the Traffic Sources panel to view click data and campaign success metrics.

Related Features:

  • Traffic Sources analysis
  • Google Analytics integration
  • SEO optimization
  • Form submission tracking
  • Squarespace Analytics

The URL Generator helps measure:

  • Click-through rates
  • Visit frequency
  • Revenue generated from specific campaigns
  • Individual campaign performance metrics

Track and compare multiple campaigns simultaneously to optimize your marketing strategy and improve conversion rates.

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