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Why do referral traffic sources sometimes show up as direct traffic in analytics reports, and what causes this loss of referrer context?
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Why do referral traffic sources sometimes show up as direct traffic in analytics reports, and what causes this loss of referrer context?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
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Google Analytics direct traffic missing referrer causes referrer policy HTTPS redirects app email UTM documentation Google ↗
MDN Referrer-Policy header no-referrer downgrade HTTPS HTTP referrer Google ↗
- [GA4] Understand (direct) / (none) traffic · support.google.com
- Referer header - HTTP · developer.mozilla.org
- Referrer policy configuration - Security · developer.mozilla.org
- content/files/en-us/web/http/reference/headers/referrer-policy/index.md at main · mdn/content · github.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Analytics direct traffic missing referrer causes referrer policy HTTPS redirects app email UTM documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
MDN Referrer-Policy header no-referrer downgrade HTTPS HTTP referrer OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |