Timer trigger

Tag Manager

A timer trigger fires a tag when a visitor is on your site for the selected amount of time. By default, the tag fires on all pages. However, you can change its settings so that the tag fires on a specific page or under specific conditions.

Timer trigger in Piwik PRO

Here’s a list of conditions available in this trigger.

Time settings

Condition type Description
Fire a tag after X seconds/minutes Fires the tag when a stays on your site for the selected time.

Event conditions

Condition type Description Example
Page URL Fires the tag when a visitor stays on a page with the selected page URL for the selected time. For example, a visitor visits the page https://clearbank.com/product-tour and stays on it for the selected time. Page Url equals https://clearbank.com/product-tour/
Page path Fires the tag when a visitor stays on a page with the selected page path for the selected time. For example, a visitor visits the page that contains the path /product-tour and stays on it for the selected time. Page Path contains /product-tour
Page hostname Fires the tag when a visitor stays on a page hosted on the selected domain for the selected time. For example, a visitor visits the page hosted on clearbank.com and stays on it for the selected time. Page Hostname equals clearbank.com
Referrer Fires the tag when a visitor stays on a page to which they were directed by the selected referrer for the selected time. This referrer is internal, meaning that it belongs to the same domain as your site. For example, a visitor comes from https://clearbank.com/blog and stays on it for the selected time. Referrer equals https://clearbank.com/blog
External referrer Fires the tag when a visitor stays on a page to which they were directed by the selected external referrer for the selected time. This referrer is external, meaning that it has a different domain than your site. For example, a visitor comes from https://google.com and stays on it for the selected time. External referrer equals https://google.com
Campaign Fires the tag when a visitor stays a page to which they were directed by the selected campaign (based on the utm_campaign parameter) for the selected time. Campaign equals winter-promo
Traffic source

Fires the tag when a visitor visits a page to which they were directed by the selected traffic source for the selected time.

Possible values: campaign, organic search, social, referral, direct.

Traffic source equals direct
Returning visitor Fires the tag when a visitor is a returning visitor and stays on a page for the selected time. The returning visitor is recognized by Tag Manager, which uses the stg_returning_visitor cookie. Returning visitor is true
Variable-based conditions Any variable you add will appear in the list of conditions and you can use it to define trigger conditions. ––

Tip: Learn more about trigger conditions.

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