Remove FBCLID from Google Analytics

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Remove FBCLID from Google Analytics

By Matt Woicik|2021-07-29T15:59:27-07:00November 19th, 2019|Categories: Websites|Tags: Google Analytics|

I noticed in my Google Analytics data some URLs that took the form of http://domainname.com/blog/?fbclid=characters. The frustrating thing was it was confusing things like my page views. I did some research and found out it related to clicks coming from Facebook. But, I found a to remove it. Here are the steps:

Login into Google Analytics
Go to Admin
Click View Settings
Add to the Exclude URL Query Parameters

Resources

https://www.glowmetrics.com/blog/what-is-fbclid-how-to-remove-fbclid-parameter-from-google-analytics/
https://fbclid.com/how-to-hide-fbclid-from-your-url/
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1010249?hl=en

About the Author: Matt Woicik

Matt is a digital marketing strategist and the owner of ML2 Solutions, a digital marketing agency. He helps businesses increase awareness and get more leads using digital marketing. New marketing methods are confusing, always changing and difficult to figure out. Matt helps to explain things and provide solutions with clear results.