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When a user visits my web site, the first page they load has a jsessionid appended to the URL like this:

http://foo.com/Welcome.do;jsessionid=1234567890abcdef

Note that the jsessionid parameter is separated using a ; and not a ? like typical query parameters.

Given that this is a fairly common pattern for sites with a Java backend, does Google Analytics automatically account for this somehow and ignore the ; and everything after it?

If not, what must I do to tell Google Analytics to ignore the ;jsessionid portion of a URL?

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Setup your Google Analytics to exclude the jsessionid

http://cutroni.com/blog/2006/09/21/google-analytics-configuration-mistake-2-query-string-variables/

To force GA to skip certain query string parameters when processing we enter the unwanted parameters in the ‘Exclude URL Query Parameters:’ filed in the ‘Main Website Profile Information’ section.

If Google doesn't recognize the bit after the = sign use Advanced Filters http://support.google.com/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55461

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  • I'm aware that you can blacklist certain query string parameters, but the jsessionid in my URLs is not part of a query string. Will this still work?
    – Brant
    Jul 18, 2012 at 17:49
  • jsessionid is the parameter in the URL you're telling Google not to pay attention to it's just a string they'll look for
    – Anagio
    Jul 18, 2012 at 18:43
  • I disagree. "Query parameters" has a precise definition, it's the bit after a ? in a URL. So Google will treat the jsessionid as part of the URL.
    – paulmorriss
    Jul 19, 2012 at 8:06
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    @paulmorriss advanced filters can be used if Google doesn't identify the bit after the = symbol, support.google.com/googleanalytics/bin/…
    – Anagio
    Jul 19, 2012 at 8:29
  • That looks like it might work, if you use search and replace to replace the bit after the ; with nothing. Do you want to update your answer as the original question specifically says it isn't a query string.
    – paulmorriss
    Jul 19, 2012 at 8:36

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