ENHANCED MEASUREMENTwebEnhanced measurement

file_download

Google docs
Automatically triggered when a user clicks a link leading to a file (with a common file extension) of the following types:
  • document
  • text
  • executable
  • presentation
  • compressed file
  • video
  • audio

File extensions that match the following regex will trigger the event:

pdf|xlsx?|docx?|txt|rtf|csv|exe|key|pp(s|t|tx)|7z|pkg|rar|gz|zip|avi|mov|mp4|mpe?g|wmv|midi?|mp3|wav|wma

Parameters · 7

ParameterDescription
file_extension

The extension of a file download (for example, 'pdf' or 'txt').

file_name

The page path of a file download (for example, '/menus/dinner-menu.pdf').

link_classes
The HTML class attribute for an outbound link or file download. For example, if a user clicks a link '<a class='center' href='https://www.youtube.com';', this dimension returns 'center'.
link_domain
The destination domain of an outbound link or file download. For example, if a user clicks a link '', this dimension returns 'youtube.com'.
link_id
The HTML id attribute for an outbound link or file download. For example, if a user clicks a link '<a id='socialLinks' href='https://www.youtube.com'>', this dimension returns 'socialLinks'.
link_text

The link text of a file download.

link_url

The full URL for an outbound link or file download. For example, if a user clicks a link '<a href='https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=analytics'>', this dimension returns 'https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=analytics'.