Naming pages

When and why page names are needed

When a visitor browses through your website, Snoobi registers each page by saving its URL address. Often (especially when a content management system is in use) the URL address of the page can be long, complicated and it may be impossible to decipher what content the page has. In these cases, you can give the page a clear name at any time, which will replace its URL address in Snoobi's reports URL-addresses, thus maximizing the data quality. To illustrate, it is much clearer to know that a visitor viewed the Order spare parts than to see that they were interested in product=id64.

Examples of addresses that would benefit from being named:

http://www.company.com/index.php/pageID=1111 http://www.company.com/www/newsite/index5.htm http://www.company.com/content/24.php

 

 

Three alternative methods for naming pages

1) Pages names through the settings

• Each page is assigned a page name separately and manually, one by one
• Done from Snoobi's settings, requires an "administrator " level username
• Best suitable for HTML sites with limited content, preferably less than 20 pages
• Can be used together other page naming methods. If a page has been named multiple times (using different methods), manual page names will override the others.

2) Page names from the parameter (automatic page names)

• Implemented straight into the source code / Snoobi tag by using a &page_name= parameter. On dynamic sites, it often suffices that the change is made to one place in the template.
• Requires editing the source code and coding skills
• Best option for large, dynamic sites (asp, php etc.)
• Can be used together with manual page names. If the same page has been named differently in the parameter than in the manual settings, the manual page name is used

3) Page names from the title

• The page names are fetched from the value of the site's <title> tags. If pages have no title, the title inadequately describes the content of the page or a large proportion of pages share the same title, refrain from choosing this option.
• Effortless to enact from Snoobi's settings by a simple click, requires an "administrator " level username
• Good and easy option for all sites (both dynamic and static HTML sites)
• Can be used together with manual page names. If the same page has been named differently in the title than in the manual settings, the manual page name is used