Piwik PRO automatically tracks downloads and outlinks. But if you’re missing data for these elements, here’s the possible reason:
- Outlinks and downloads are turned off: See if data collection is turned on in Tag Manager > Tags > Piwik PRO (tracking code) > Data collection > Outlinks and downloads.
- Browser settings: If visitors use a web browser with a WebKit bug, this can interrupt the tracking. Try adding
target="_blank"
to anchor elements. This should solve the problem. - Conflicting JavaScript code: Your site uses an extra JavaScript script or library to handle clicks. However, when this third-party click handler returns a value, it causes the browser to cancel other registered click handlers without returning
false
. While most scripts and libraries handle this correctly, you may need to manually edit your JavaScript code to make sure that it returnsfalse
in on-click events. - File formats are unrecognized: Piwik PRO recognizes the following file formats:
7z, aac, apk, arc, arj, asf, asx, avi, azw3, bin, bz, bz2, csv, deb, dmg, doc, docx, epub, exe, flv, gif, gz, gzip, hqx, ibooks, jar, jpg, jpeg, js, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpg, mpeg, mobi, mov, movie, msi, msp, odb, odf, odg, ods, odt, ogg, ogv, pdf, phps, png, ppt, pptx, qt, qtm, ra, ram, rar, rpm, sea, sit, tar, tbz, tbz2, tgz, torrent, txt, wav, wma, wmv, wpd, xls, xlsx, xml, z, zip.
To fix your issue you can customize file formats or mark links as downloads.