Timer trigger

Tag Manager

A timer trigger fires a tag when a visitor is on the website or page for a certain amount of time. By default, the tag fires on all pages, but you can adjust its conditions so that the tag fires for a certain page.

A timer trigger in Piwik PRO

You can choose from the following conditions:

  • Time on website: Fires when a visitor is on the website or page for a certain amount of time. For example, fires a tag when a visitor spends at least 15 seconds on a page or website.
  • Page URL: Fires when a visitor is, for a certain amount of time, on the website or page with the chosen page URL. For example, a visitor is on https://clearbank.com/product-tour for at least 15 seconds.
  • Page path: Fires when a visitor is, for a certain amount of time, on the website or page with the chosen page path. For example, a visitor is on /product-tour for at least 15 seconds.
  • Page hostname: Fires when a visitor is, for a certain amount of time, on the website or page with the chosen hostname. For example, a visitor is on any page for clearbank.com for at least 15 seconds.
  • Referrer: Fires when a visitor is, for a certain amount of time, on the website or page to which they were referred by the chosen referrer. For example, a visitor comes from https://clearbank.com/blog to any page and spends at least 15 seconds.
  • External referrer: Fires when a visitor is, for a certain amount of time, on the website or page, to which they were referred by the chosen external referrer. For example, a visitor comes from https://medium to any page on your website and spends at least 15 seconds.
  • Campaign: Fires when a visitor is, for a certain amount of time, on the website or page to which they were referred by the chosen campaign, (based on a utm_campaign parameter).
  • Traffic source: Fires when a visitor is, for a certain amount of time, on the website or page to which they came from the chosen traffic source: campaign, organic search, social, referral, direct.
  • Returning visitor: Fires when a returning visitor is on the website or page for a certain amount of time (this mechanism is based on the Piwik PRO Tag Manager cookie).
  • Variables: Any added variable will show up on the list of conditions and you can use it to define trigger conditions.

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