rewrite current URL before passing

[Michael_Kim_shc]

Is there a way to alter the Dom.url variable before passing through to (analytics) tags?

Also - is there a way to limit it to a specific tag, and not all tags?

For instance, if the current url firing the server call is: http://www.yoyosarecool.com/search/buttons?p=29seejs

Can I alter to: http://www.yoyosarecool.com/search?st=buttons&p=29seejs

?

[brian_kranson]

@Michael_Kim_shc

Yes, but for this custom of a solution, you will have to write JavaScript.

There is an extension called Pathname Tokenizer which might get you started.

Then use the JavaScript Extension and make up your own variable.

b["my_url"] = b["dom.url"];
if(check_something){
  b["my_url"] = b["my_url"] + "/" + b["_pathname1"];
}else{
  b["my_url"] = b["my_url"] + "thing2";
}

If you scope these extensions to your tag then they will be limited to the tag.  

Also you might be interested in: http://tealium.com/services/education/

[adrian_browning]

@Michael_Kim_shc

What you can do is have a scoped Set Data Values extension that updates "dom.url". A bit like:

This will only be for that tag, and you will have the update URL available to you.

Adrian