Filter out GA string parameter?

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Hello,

I am trying to filter out the “_ga” string from urls. In the “Remove parameters from page URLs” section, I have added "ga as a parameter BUT I’m still seeing the GA string show up in the pages report (Analytics > Reports > Pages. Here’s an example page URL:

https://online-booking.salonbiz.com/olb/!page.widget_start?wbid=c1152t201403061010p23855m2rnw33MR7wF4vc&theme=1151&p_start=1**&_ga=2.244234125.985077186.1683624585-851333921.1683624585**

Do I need to filter this in a different way? Or does Piwik Pro only filter out parameters that appear immediately after the question mark?

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Hi @David_Culbertson,

This should remove the parameter you’re seeing:

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Best,
Oliwer

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Thank you for confirming, now working as expected.

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Side-note:

I also just noticed some URLs using “_gac” instead of “_ga.” Apparently, this is to help Google Analytics get around Apple privacy.

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@Oliwer_Kaczmarek,

Well, this worked for a while but I’m now again seeing URLs decorated with “_ga” as recently as TODAY.

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Hi @David_Culbertson,

It’s due to a bug we found. The fix will be out this week with the release of version 17.5.

Best,
Oliwer

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Thank you for the update.