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Several domains as one site

Count a shop, blog and help centre on different domains as one site, with a breakdown by domain.

Getting startedFeature page: Several domains as one site
Domains page: bakery.example with shop and help-centre domains, visitors and pageviews on each and one total for allDomains page: bakery.example with shop and help-centre domains, visitors and pageviews on each and one total for all
Example with made-up numbers.

What it does

A Domains page for each site: list up to 5 other domains (say shop.example.com and help.example.net) and they are counted as part of the site. One total for all of them, and a table of visitors and pageviews on each domain.

Why it matters

Many businesses live on more than one domain. Separate sites mean separate totals that double-count anyone who visits two of them, and every move from the blog to the shop shows up as a referral. One site with several domains gives you one true total.

How to use it

  1. Open your dashboard, find UTM campaigns and tap Domains: count a shop or blog on another domain.
  2. Add the other domains, one per line (up to 5), and tap Save domains.
  3. Add the same quietstats script tag, with the same data-site, to every page on each domain. Visits show in the table within a minute.

How it works

How several domains count as one site1. A pageview arrives with your data-site from shop.example.com. 2. Is the page on the main domain, a listed domain or one of their subdomains? If not, it is refused (403). (otherwise: Up to 5 listed domains) 3. The visitor is the same cookie-free daily hash as on the main domain, because it is per site, not per domain. 4. A referrer from any of your domains is not a referral. The row notes which listed domain it was on (empty = main). (otherwise: 0 extra rows) 5. Dashboard totals cover every domain; the Domains page splits visitors and pageviews by domain.1A pageview arrives with yourdata-site fromshop.example.com.2Is the page on the maindomain, a listed domain or oneof their subdomains? If not,it is refused (403).Up to 5 listeddomains3The visitor is the samecookie-free daily hash as onthe main domain, because it isper site, not per domain.4A referrer from any of yourdomains is not a referral. Therow notes which listed domainit was on (empty = main).0 extra rows5Dashboard totals cover everydomain; the Domains pagesplits visitors and pageviewsby domain.
From the domains.js and collector code. 2 reads per Domains page, 1 write when the list is saved, 0 script bytes.

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Limits

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

Do I need to change links between my domains?

No. There is no link decoration and no cookie. The same person is matched only on the same day, the same cookie-free way as on one domain.

What about subdomains?

Subdomains of the main domain (like blog.example.com) are already counted. List only different domains.

Can I take a domain out again?

Yes. Remove it from the list and save. Its past pageviews stay in your totals; new ones from it are refused.

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