Tracking Pixel FAQ

[AustinP]

So,

Ive been wondering on what exactly a tracking pixel does.
I get the point of what it is and how to integrate it onto a page.
However, whats beyond my knowledge is wondering if I cloak the URL what can I do to link it from there. If I put an image onto the page and cloak the aff link to the url, how do i get it to show the page and not the image?

 

[AustinP]

Fuck you! Answer me! Ill give u a lollipop!

 

[r3p1v]

who does do a pixel that tracks

 

[-God-]

So,

Ive been wondering on what exactly a tracking pixel does.
I get the point of what it is and how to integrate it onto a page.
However, whats beyond my knowledge is wondering if I cloak the URL what can I do to link it from there. If I put an image onto the page and cloak the aff link to the url, how do i get it to show the page and not the image?

I'm really struggling to make sense of the bold section and I don't think I'm alone.

 

[AustinP]

OK. Let me rephrase.

I know what a tracking pixel is.
I know what its used for.
What I dont know is if I cloak a URL to the pixel, the page will not load. Just the image will load. Then what do I do? Redirect the image? Seems like too much crap to do just for tracking when there is Analytics.

 

[juntao65]

So you want to hide the URL of the tracking pixel?

The pixel just checks if the user has a cookie for any campaign set, or if there is a session ID still present. It's not an actual image, but a php script usually.

Is your cloaker php based? Why not just make the pixel URL a variable?

if( !$is_cloaked ){
$pixel_url = "http://yoursite.com/pixel.php";
}else{
$pixel_url = "";
}