Ad traffic report

Ad traffic

Automatically detects paid traffic from supported advertising platforms using confidence-rated URL signals.

  • Ad-attributed visitors
  • Paid visitors
  • Signal conflicts
Platform / channelPaid statusConfidence
Google AdsPaid searchPaidHigh-confidence ad signal
Meta AdsPaid socialPaidDeclared paid campaign
TikTok AdsSocialPossiblePossible platform traffic
Campaign / IDKeywordPlacement
What it does

Evidence

Automatically classified from advertising click IDs and paid campaign tags. URL signals are confidence-rated; they are not advertising-account API verification.

The click ID platform and campaign tags disagreed, or a strong ad click ID arrived with a non-paid medium. Original evidence was preserved.

Ad click ID

High-confidence ad signal

Paid UTM declaration

Declared paid campaign

Platform click ID

Possible platform traffic

Conflicting URL signals

Signal conflict

Platform

Platform / channel

Automatically detects paid traffic from supported advertising platforms using confidence-rated URL signals.

Google AdsPaid search Microsoft AdvertisingPaid search Meta AdsPaid social TikTok AdsPaid social LinkedIn AdsPaid social X AdsPaid social Pinterest AdsPaid social Snapchat AdsPaid social Reddit AdsPaid social Yandex DirectPaid search Taboola AdsNative ads Outbrain AdsNative ads Google Marketing PlatformDisplay
Attribution view

Acquisition · Latest observed

Acquisition

Acquisition view: visitors are grouped by the first advertising signal recorded during the selected period.

Group visitors by the first ad signal recorded.

Latest observed

Latest observed view: visitors are grouped by their most recently observed advertising signal in the selected period. This is the visitor’s current attribution profile; it does not attribute conversions. The visitor detail page shows the recorded ad signal history.

Group visitors by the most recently observed ad signal.
Product proof

Understand your visitors. Take action with confidence.

Use it when you need live visitor context, practical installation routes, and action tools around the traffic you already have.

Since 2013

Maintained for real websites

Hitsteps has kept evolving across website platforms, browser changes, analytics shifts, and store workflows.

15+ install paths

Works where your site already lives

WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Google Tag Manager, HTML, CMS, commerce, browser, and desktop setup paths are documented from one hub.

One workspace

From tracking hit to next action

Live dashboard, visitor profiles, heatmaps, chat, Segments, uptime, reports, and alerts stay connected after tracking is installed.

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Live dashboard
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Heatmap context
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Chat workflow
Ad traffic report

Ad-attributed visitors

Automatically classified from advertising click IDs and paid campaign tags. URL signals are confidence-rated; they are not advertising-account API verification.

Visitors

Ad-attributed visitorsPaid visitorsPossible / unproven paidSignal conflicts

Platform / channel

PlatformChannelPaid statusConfidenceEvidence

Campaign / ID

Ad group IDAd IDCreative IDKeyword

Evidence

NetworkPlacementMatch typeAd click deviceClick ID typeLanding page
Workflow

Ad traffic

Tracking Code

Automatically detects paid traffic from supported advertising platforms using confidence-rated URL signals.

Evidence

Automatically classified from advertising click IDs and paid campaign tags. URL signals are confidence-rated; they are not advertising-account API verification.

Attribution view

Group visitors by the first ad signal recorded. Group visitors by the most recently observed ad signal.

Ad touch timeline

First ad touch · Latest ad touch · Lifetime observations

Practical context

Confidence

Automatically classified from advertising click IDs and paid campaign tags. URL signals are confidence-rated; they are not advertising-account API verification.

Latest observed view: visitors are grouped by their most recently observed advertising signal in the selected period. This is the visitor’s current attribution profile; it does not attribute conversions. The visitor detail page shows the recorded ad signal history.
Has ad attribution

Paid traffic

Has ad attribution supports Yes only.

Paid traffic must be Yes or No.
Goals

About Goals and revenue

Goals are Hitsteps Goals triggered by visitors in this report. Every Segment counts once, and Goal revenue adds the value saved with each Segment. Set the default value in Goals. This is not advertising spend or WordPress order revenue.

Open Goals
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Ad traffic

Automatically detects paid traffic from supported advertising platforms using confidence-rated URL signals.

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