Timeline for Google Analytics - traffic shows up as direct and later the real source is shown
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| S May 6, 2020 at 13:04 | history | bounty ended | CommunityBot | ||
| S May 6, 2020 at 13:04 | history | notice removed | CommunityBot | ||
| May 1, 2020 at 4:49 | comment | added | Ronen Teva | @MrWhite first session shows direct and second session shows the real traffic source | |
| Apr 30, 2020 at 14:28 | comment | added | MrWhite | Are you saying that the source shown in the report actually changes from "Direct" to something else? So, the original "Direct" traffic is no longer shown? | |
| Apr 29, 2020 at 7:38 | comment | added | Simo Ahava | As others have already said, there are most likely two reasons you see "Direct" traffic when you expect a referral: 1. The link doesn't pass a referrer, or you've manually blocked the referrer from reaching GA on the landing page (or you've messed up your campaign fields some other way). 2. The user is a returning visitor who has deleted their cookies, or visited first with Incognito mode / Private windows, and now visits with another browser instance. | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 12:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWebmasters/status/1255104522525032459 | ||
| S Apr 28, 2020 at 11:45 | history | bounty started | Ronen Teva | ||
| S Apr 28, 2020 at 11:45 | history | notice added | Ronen Teva | Draw attention | |
| Apr 27, 2020 at 21:25 | history | edited | Ronen Teva | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
second update
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| Apr 27, 2020 at 11:33 | answer | added | Prasad Ajinkya | timeline score: 6 | |
| Apr 27, 2020 at 9:50 | history | edited | Ronen Teva | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 27, 2020 at 9:47 | comment | added | Ronen Teva | @BronwynV Thanks! I know it's technically possible but it isn't the case here. I see a high percentage of these users, I'll upload another screenshot to make it more clear. | |
| Apr 27, 2020 at 7:04 | comment | added | Bronwyn V | They may be a returning user from another medium that had previously bookmarked the page and since cleared cookies, to have then come back again via organic search. Someone may have also shared a link with them via email or some other source that may be seen as a direct visit initially. | |
| Apr 26, 2020 at 12:29 | comment | added | Ronen Teva | @StephenOstermiller the default 30 minutes | |
| Apr 26, 2020 at 9:53 | comment | added | Stephen Ostermiller♦ | How long are your sessions set for in Google Analytics? The default 30 minutes, or did you change it? | |
| Apr 26, 2020 at 8:04 | history | asked | Ronen Teva | CC BY-SA 4.0 |