Combining URL Parameters

Combining URL Parameters

If you're not familiar with URL Parameters you should check this guide first: URL Parameters For Advanced Action Sharing
Adding multiple URL Parameters to one link is as simple as adding an ampersand (&) between each parameter. You only need to add a question mark (?) before the first.

Example: Tracking Source & Pre-Selecting A Donation Amount

To add Source tracking whilst also pre-selecting a donation amount we need to combine the source and amount parameters.
Clicking on the link above will take you to a fundraising page with an amount of £10 selected already. The source of DigitalSupport doesn't affect the behaviour of the page in any way but will feed through to the statistics tab of the Fundraiser.
When sharing an Action via an Action Network Email some information is added to the end of the URL to identify the recipient. This means that even if they're logged out clicking this link will identify them and pre-fill some of their details. If you're intending for your email recipients to share the link to your Action by forwarding your email you should ensure you add parameters to both clear the Activist data and to instruct Action Network not to add a unique identifier to the URL. This is achieved with the clear_id and no_rewrite parameters.
  1. https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/give-to-the-lgbtiqa-greens?clear_id=true&no_rewrite=true
Using the no_rewrite parameter will also stop Action Networks automatic Source tracking for Email so you may want to add your own source parameter.

Example: Adding Multiple Parameters To A URL

The examples above both use two URL Parameters, but you're not limited to this number. You just need to separate each parameter with an ampersand (&).
In the example above you can see the following parameters have been added:
  1. source=DigitalSupport Tracks the source as DigitalSupport.
  2. clear_id=true Clears information from recognised users.
  3. FavouriteBiscuit=Garibaldi Pre-fills the form field FavouriteBiscuit with the value Garibaldi.
  4. redirect=https%3A%2F%2Factionnetwork.org%2Ffundraising%2Fdonate-your-biscuit-money-here%2F Redirects form respondents to the defined URL instead of the standard Thank You page.

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