Outbound links and file downloads

See which links take people off your site and which PDFs and files they download. One attribute switches it on.

Goals & funnelsFeature page: Outbound links and file downloads

Outbound links and file downloads: example screenshot — Example screenshot with made-up data, not a real customer’s numbers.

What it does

Outbound clicks by destination host, and downloads by file path.

Why it matters

Find out whether people use your affiliate links, partner links and downloadable guides.

How to use it

Use the events script with data-auto.
See outbound hosts and downloaded files on the dashboard.
Make Outbound link or File download a goal.

HTML

<script data-host="https://quietstats.co.uk" data-dnt="true" data-auto src="https://quietstats.co.uk/js/events.js" id="YOUR_SITE_ID" async defer></script>

Replace YOUR_SITE_ID with the ID shown on your site’s Manage page.

How it works

Add data-auto to the events script tag.
Outbound links are stored by host only (for example github.com).
Downloads are stored by path only, without query strings.

Privacy

Collected: Destination host for outbound links
Collected: File path for downloads
Not collected: Full outbound URLs or query strings
No cookies, and nothing stored on the visitor’s device.
Reports show totals only: never a visitor list, IP address or single visit.

Limits

Rows: about 2 per click; counts towards your pageviews

Plans

Every plan, including Free. quietstats is free during launch: the Free plan covers 1 site and 5,000 pageviews a month, and no card is needed. See pricing.

Questions

Which files count as downloads?

Links ending in .pdf, .zip, .doc(x), .xls(x), .ppt(x), .csv, .dmg, .exe, .apk, .mp3 or .mp4.