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fix(analytics): attribute referrer to the entry page only #566

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13 changes: 12 additions & 1 deletion website/src/utils/router.js
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Expand Up @@ -155,7 +155,18 @@ function trackPageview() {
}
const gc = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.goatcounter : null
if (gc && typeof gc.count === 'function') {
gc.count({ path: window.location.pathname, title: document.title })
gc.count({
path: window.location.pathname,
title: document.title,
// Report the referrer only on the initial load (handled by count.js).
// document.referrer is fixed for the whole SPA session, so without this
// every in-app view would be re-credited to the entry referrer (e.g.
// heise), inflating that referrer's page list. A callback returning ''
// drops the referrer for client-side navigations.
referrer: function () {
return ''
},
})
}
}

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