trackExternalLinks

Adobe offers the ability to track outbound links without manually setting the tl() method for each exit link. Enable this variable if you would like to use automatic link tracking for exit links.

When enabled, AppMeasurement compares any clicked link URL to values in linkInternalFilters and linkExternalFilters. If there is a match, an exit link tracking call automatically fires.

Enable or disable click collection using the Web SDK extension

Use the Enable click data collection checkbox when configuring the Web SDK. This checkbox handles both exit and download links.

1. Log in to Adobe Experience Platform Data Collection using your AdobeID credentials.
2. Click the desired tag property.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, then click the Configure button under Adobe Experience Platform Web SDK.
4. Under Data Collection, click the Enable click data collection checkbox.

Enable or disable click collection manually implementing the Web SDK

Configure the SDK using clickCollectionEnabled. The field is a boolean that determines if data associated with link clicks are automatically collected. Its default value is true. Set this value to false if you want to disable automatic link tracking. This setting handles automatic link tracking for both download and exit links.

alloy("configure", {
  "clickCollectionEnabled": true
});

Track outbound links using the Adobe Analytics extension

Track outbound links is a checkbox under the Link Tracking accordion when configuring the Adobe Analytics extension.

1. Log in to Adobe Experience Platform Data Collection using your AdobeID credentials.
2. Click the desired tag property.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, then click the Configure button under Adobe Analytics.
4. Expand the Link Tracking accordion, which reveals the Track outbound links checkbox.

Click the checkbox to enable automatic exit link tracking.

s.trackExternalLinks in AppMeasurement and the Analytics extension custom code editor

The s.trackExternalLinks is a boolean that enables or disables automatic exit link tracking. If you do not want to track outbound links, or would prefer to manually call the tl() method to track exit links, set this variable to false.

s.trackExternalLinks = true;