{"id":606,"date":"2021-09-22T02:36:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T06:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=606"},"modified":"2023-09-28T14:01:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:01:59","slug":"google-ads-campaign-missing-data-adwords","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/google-ads-campaign-missing-data-adwords-606\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Ads campaign missing data (AdWords)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Scenario:<\/strong> You are using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/how-can-i-block-fake-google-ads-clicks-446\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"44\" title=\"How can I block fake Google Ads clicks?\">Google Ads<\/a> (formerly known as Google AdWords) and do not see referring ads data such as paid keywords within a campaign visitor traffic report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible cause:<\/strong> Missing variables that Google Ads doesn&#8217;t pass to the landing page URLs of your website.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2537 size-medium avir-cust-pc-40 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/google-adwords-campaing-final-URL-suffix-settings.jpg\" alt=\"google adwords campaing final URL suffix settings\" width=\"471\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/google-adwords-campaing-final-URL-suffix-settings.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/google-adwords-campaing-final-URL-suffix-settings-471x300.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/google-adwords-campaing-final-URL-suffix-settings-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/google-adwords-campaing-final-URL-suffix-settings-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/google-adwords-campaing-final-URL-suffix-settings-50x32.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/google-adwords-campaing-final-URL-suffix-settings-60x38.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/google-adwords-campaing-final-URL-suffix-settings-100x64.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/>Steps to enable UTM tracking in your Google Ads campaigns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>Campaigns tab<\/strong> and <strong>select<\/strong> the <strong>campaign<\/strong> you want to track.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Settings<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>Additional settings<\/strong> (on the bottom) \u2014 Campaign URL options.<\/li>\n<li>Set <strong>Final URL suffix<\/strong> to:<br \/>\n<em>utm_source=GoogleAds&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign={campaignid}&amp;utm_content={adgroupid}&amp;utm_term={keyword}&amp;matchtype={matchtype}&amp;network={network}&amp;device={device}<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Click Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2484 size-medium avir-cust-pc-40 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adwords-enable-auto-tagging.jpg\" alt=\"adwords enable auto tagging\" width=\"500\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adwords-enable-auto-tagging.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adwords-enable-auto-tagging-500x257.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adwords-enable-auto-tagging-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adwords-enable-auto-tagging-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adwords-enable-auto-tagging-50x26.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adwords-enable-auto-tagging-60x31.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adwords-enable-auto-tagging-100x51.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Optional step<\/strong> to enable the <strong>Auto-Tagging<\/strong> in your Google campaigns if you are utilizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/learn\/tracemyip-vs-google-analytics-key-differences-2786\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"64\" title=\"TraceMyIP vs. Google Analytics: Key Differences for Advanced Visitor Tracking\">Google Analytics<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sign in<\/strong> to your Google Ads account.<\/li>\n<li>In the left page menu, click the <strong>Admin<\/strong> menu option<\/li>\n<li>In the submenu, select <strong>Account settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the arrow down for the <strong>Auto-tagging<\/strong> section on the right to expand it<\/li>\n<li>To enable <strong>auto-tagging<\/strong>, click to <strong>check the box<\/strong> next to \u201cTag the URL that people click through from my ad.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Result:<\/strong> When any of your Google Ads links are clicked on, you should be able to see &#8220;utm&#8221; variables appended to your Google Ads landing page URLs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 10px 0;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf0d Who visits your website?<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/tools\/codereg.php?rgtype=4684NR-IPIB&amp;ntc=1&amp;adDj=1&amp;refLinkID=WPLearn_tracemyip_signup_link_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign Up<\/a><\/strong> now to find out instantly!<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scenario: You are using Google Ads (formerly known as Google AdWords) and do not see referring ads data such as paid keywords within a campaign visitor traffic report. Possible cause: Missing variables that Google Ads doesn&#8217;t pass to the landing page URLs of your website. 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