Define the required fields
Choose how source, medium, campaign, content, and term will be used. Require only fields that support a real reporting decision. Document lowercase rules, separators, date conventions, and approved values.
Build a link registry
Generate links from a shared form or system rather than by memory. Store destination, owner, creation date, channel, campaign, and final URL. This makes duplicates and mistakes visible before launch.
Protect privacy and destinations
Do not place personal data, email addresses, internal notes, or sensitive audience labels in URLs. Validate the destination and preserve only parameters the receiving systems need.
- Controlled vocabulary published
- Destination validated
- No personal data in URL
- Owner recorded
Audit the reports
Review unknown, direct, mixed-case, and one-off values monthly. Fix the generator and training rather than endlessly cleaning reports. Keep redirects from dropping parameters unintentionally.
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