Capture ad click IDs so paid traffic is attributable - #8207
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Google auto-tagging appends `gclid` and no UTM params at all, but `isAttributionKey` matched only `utm_*` and `ref`. Every paid visit was therefore stored as if it were direct traffic, and `gclid` appeared nowhere in the codebase — so the existing first/last-touch attribution, including the part that forwards it to console.prisma.io, could not see paid acquisition at all. Capture gclid, wbraid, gbraid, msclkid, fbclid, li_fat_id, twclid and ttclid into the existing attribution store. Click IDs are deliberately not rewritten onto internal links — they are opaque and long, and only matter at the console boundary, where syncUtmAttribution now appends them alongside first-touch params. Record paid touches on the PostHog person rather than on a conversion event. A purchase can happen months after the click, far outside any ad platform's window (Google caps offline conversion import at 90 days), so attribution has to live somewhere durable. `first_paid_*` is written with $set_once and never overwritten; organic visitors get no paid properties at all. UtmPersistence emits a `prisma_attribution_change` DOM event rather than calling PostHog directly, so @prisma-docs/ui needs no posthog-js dependency; each app wires it to its own already-initialised client. Coverage is bounded by consent: PostHog here is opt-out by default and only opts in on CookieYes analytics consent, so a visitor who declines produces no data and cannot be attributed. Note also that setPersonProperties creates a person profile under `identified_only`, so paid-touched anonymous visitors now get profiles they otherwise would not — intended, but a billable change scoped to paid traffic. Console-side work (signup/login events, identify, server-side purchase) is specified in ad-creative/analytics-spec-paid-attribution.md and lives in a different repo. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
WalkthroughChangesPaid attribution now captures and classifies paid traffic, stores timestamped touches, updates PostHog person properties, and propagates attribution to the console. Specifications cover signup, login, purchase attribution, reporting, advertising configuration, validation, and known limitations. Paid attribution tracking
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR adds paid-click attribution and related analytics specifications, but the current head can still produce incomplete user identification, incorrect first/last paid properties, and misleading touch timestamps. These issues could distort cross-device attribution and reporting, so merge should wait for fixes or explicit owner acceptance. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Visitor
participant MarketingSite
participant AttributionStorage
participant PostHog
participant Console
Visitor->>MarketingSite: Open URL with UTM values or click ID
MarketingSite->>AttributionStorage: Store merged attribution
AttributionStorage->>MarketingSite: Emit ATTRIBUTION_CHANGE_EVENT
MarketingSite->>PostHog: Set first and latest paid-touch properties
MarketingSite->>Console: Propagate attribution to console URL
Console->>PostHog: Replay stored attribution for identified person
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Keeps the `trackSignUp` / `trackLogin` dataLayer helpers in the repo rather than only on one machine. They were written, then reverted unmerged because with the console work deferred there were no call sites, and dead exported code invites accidental use — so the source lives in this file's appendix until §2 of the paid-attribution spec is picked up. The file is marked SUPERSEDED at the top and points at analytics-spec-paid-attribution.md, which covers the same signup/login work plus purchase attribution. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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254-255: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winCorrect the helper readiness and consent documentation.
trackSignUpandtrackLoginonly check whetherwindow.dataLayeris an array. The specification creates that array before GTM loads, and GTM starts withanalytics_storage: 'denied'. Therefore, the helpers can push payloads before GTM is ready and while consent is denied. Document the container’s handling of these queued events, or add an explicit consent and readiness gate if events must not be queued.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@ad-creative/analytics-spec-paid-attribution.md`:
- Line 145: Add a language identifier, such as text or the appropriate syntax
label, to the opening fenced code block in the analytics specification so it
satisfies markdownlint MD040.
In `@ad-creative/analytics-spec-signup-login.md`:
- Around line 120-121: Update the authentication tracking flow for the GA4
sign_up and login events so user_id is populated before the Google tag fires, or
issue a supported post-authentication User-ID update. Ensure dlv_user_id
contains the authenticated value when GTM evaluates the event, then validate the
outgoing request in GTM Preview and GA4 DebugView.
In `@apps/blog/src/instrumentation-client.ts`:
- Around line 56-59: Preserve paid-touch timestamps across attribution replay
instead of passing the current time to getPaidPersonProperties. Update
apps/blog/src/instrumentation-client.ts lines 56-59,
apps/docs/src/instrumentation-client.ts lines 57-60, and
apps/site/src/instrumentation-client.ts lines 56-59 to use the stored first/last
paid capture timestamp; ensure attribution persistence records a new timestamp
only when a new paid touch is captured, while replay reuses the stored value.
In `@packages/ui/src/components/utm-persistence.tsx`:
- Around line 42-46: Update the attribution event flow around
getActiveAttribution and the ATTRIBUTION_CHANGE_EVENT dispatch to compare the
merged attribution with the stored attribution, dispatching only when
attribution values actually change; preserve current behavior for genuinely new
or changed attribution while preventing duplicate events from pathname effects
and eligible anchor clicks.
In `@packages/ui/src/lib/attribution.ts`:
- Around line 120-134: Update the first/last paid attribution construction
around the existing first and last touch handling: when first is not paid but
last is paid, use last’s paid timestamp and identifiers for the first_paid_*
fields, and only create or emit set when last is paid so organic last touches do
not update last_paid_at without identifiers. Preserve complete paid property
groups and the existing omitUndefined behavior.
In `@packages/ui/src/lib/utm.ts`:
- Line 44: Update UtmPersistence and the click-ID handling identified by
isClickIdKey so storage in window.localStorage and forwarding through
console.prisma.io links occur only when analytics consent is granted. Reuse the
existing analytics-consent check; otherwise document the approved exception at
the relevant code path.
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In `@ad-creative/analytics-spec-signup-login.md`:
- Around line 254-255: Correct the readiness and consent documentation for
trackSignUp and trackLogin: clarify how the GTM container handles payloads
queued when window.dataLayer exists but GTM is not initialized or
analytics_storage is denied, or specify and document an explicit
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Google Analytics 4 Google tag user_id configuration parameter later event user_id dataLayer GTM documentation
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To configure the user_id parameter for Google Analytics 4 (GA4) via Google Tag Manager (GTM), you must set it as a configuration parameter within your Google tag, not as a standard event parameter or custom user property [1][2]. Implementation Steps: 1. Data Layer Preparation: Push the user_id to the dataLayer as early as possible on the page, ideally during the initial page load for authenticated sessions [3][4]. If the value is not available, it is recommended to leave the variable undefined rather than passing an empty string or placeholder [1][5][6]. 2. Create GTM Variable: In GTM, create a Data Layer Variable named "user_id" (or matching your dataLayer key) to capture the value [3][4]. 3. Configure Google Tag: Open your Google tag (formerly GA4 Configuration tag) in GTM. Navigate to the Configuration Settings (or Fields to Set) section and add a new row where the Field Name is user_id and the Value is the GTM Data Layer Variable you just created [7][3][4]. Key Principles: - Reserved Parameter: user_id is a reserved system parameter [1]. Do not define it as a custom dimension, custom user property, or event-level parameter, as this can lead to high cardinality and improper reporting [1][2]. - Timing: Because the Google tag typically fires on page load, if the user_id is only pushed to the dataLayer after the tag fires, the ID will not be associated with that initial event [2][8]. Ensure the dataLayer push occurs before the GTM container loads or before the Google tag fires [3][4]. - User Sign-out: When a user signs out, explicitly set the user_id to null (not an empty string or "null" text) to correctly clear the association [1][5].
Citations:
- 1: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ga4/user-id
- 2: https://www.bounteous.com/insights/2025/12/29/practical-guide-ga4-user-id-implementation-diagnostics-and-more/
- 3: https://ayudanteinc.com/blog/too-basic-to-ask-now-how-to-set-ga4s-user-id-with-gtm/
- 4: https://taggingdocs.com/client-side/tracking/user-id-tracking/
- 5: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9213390?hl=en
- 6: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68544614/user-id-config-for-ga4-before-a-user-id-becomes-available-should-user-id-field
- 7: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/9442095
- 8: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66012064/send-user-id-from-google-tag-manager-to-google-analytics-4
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To correctly configure the User-ID in Google Analytics 4 (GA4), you must treat it as a reserved system parameter rather than a standard event parameter or custom user property [1]. You should not register it as a custom dimension in the Analytics UI [1]. Implementation Steps in Google Tag Manager: 1. Data Layer Setup: Ensure your website pushes the unique User-ID to the dataLayer upon authentication [2]. For example: window.dataLayer.push({ 'user_id_value': 'USER_12345' }); 2. Create a Data Layer Variable: In Google Tag Manager, create a new User-Defined Variable of type Data Layer Variable. Set the Data Layer Variable Name to match the key used in your push (e.g., 'user_id_value') [3]. 3. Configure the Google Tag: - Use the Google Tag: Configuration Settings variable [3][4]. - Add a new parameter with the Name 'user_id' and set the Value to the Data Layer Variable you created in the previous step [4]. - Assign this Configuration Settings variable to your Google Tag [5][4]. Important Considerations: - Reserved Parameter: Always use the exact field name 'user_id' [1][6]. - No PII: Do not send personally identifiable information (PII) as the User-ID [6][7]. - Reporting Identity: Ensure your GA4 property's Reporting Identity is set to include User-ID (e.g., Blended or Observed) in the Admin settings [7]. - Null Values: If a user logs out, you must explicitly set the 'user_id' parameter to null in your configuration to stop associating subsequent events with that user [1]. - Character Limit: The User-ID value must be 256 characters or less [6][7].
Citations:
- 1: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ga4/user-id
- 2: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6164391?hl=en
- 3: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/7683362
- 4: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/13438166?hl=en-1
- 5: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/9442095
- 6: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ga4/reference/config
- 7: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9213390?hl=en
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In Google Tag Manager (GTM), data layer variables are evaluated at the exact moment a tag fires, based on the current state of the data layer at that time [1][2]. Key mechanics for understanding this evaluation: 1. Queued Processing: GTM processes data layer messages (pushed via dataLayer.push) in a first-in, first-out (FIFO) sequence [3]. When a message is processed, GTM evaluates triggers to see if any tags should fire based on the new data layer state [3]. 2. Tag Firing Moment: When a trigger condition is met and a tag fires, GTM resolves all variables used within that tag's configuration (such as tag parameters or firing filters) at that precise instant [1][2]. 3. Impact of Async Pushes: Because dataLayer.push calls can be asynchronous, a variable's value might change between the initial page load and the time a specific tag fires [3]. If you need a tag to capture specific values pushed at a particular time, it is best practice to include an event name in the dataLayer.push call and use that event as the trigger for your tag [3][4]. This ensures the tag fires only when the data layer is in the expected state for that specific interaction [3]. 4. Configuration Parameters: If you use Google tag configuration or event settings variables, these are also populated with the values available in the data layer at the time the tag is executed [5][6]. In summary, GTM does not pre-calculate variable values; it fetches them dynamically from the data layer at the moment the tag is triggered [1][2].
Citations:
- 1: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/7683056?hl=en
- 2: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/7679316?hl=en
- 3: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6164391?hl=en
- 4: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/7679219
- 5: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/15756616
- 6: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/13438166
Populate user_id before the Google tag fires.
If the Google tag fires before authentication, {{dlv_user_id}} is empty when GTM evaluates it. The later authenticated data-layer push does not update that configuration, so sign_up and login can reach GA4 without user_id. Ensure the authenticated value is available before the Google tag fires, or send a supported post-auth User-ID update. Validate the outgoing request in GTM Preview and GA4 DebugView.
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In `@ad-creative/analytics-spec-signup-login.md` around lines 120 - 121, Update
the authentication tracking flow for the GA4 sign_up and login events so user_id
is populated before the Google tag fires, or issue a supported
post-authentication User-ID update. Ensure dlv_user_id contains the
authenticated value when GTM evaluates the event, then validate the outgoing
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| const properties = getPaidPersonProperties(attribution, new Date().toISOString()); | ||
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Keep the original paid-touch timestamp during replay.
Each replay passes the current time to getPaidPersonProperties. A returning paid visitor then receives a new last_paid_at value on every page load, even when no new paid click occurred. This makes paid-touch recency inaccurate.
Persist first-paid and last-paid capture times with attribution. Use those stored times during replay. Set a new time only when a new paid touch is captured.
apps/blog/src/instrumentation-client.ts#L56-L59: pass the stored paid-touch timestamp instead ofnew Date().toISOString()during replay.apps/docs/src/instrumentation-client.ts#L57-L60: pass the stored paid-touch timestamp instead ofnew Date().toISOString()during replay.apps/site/src/instrumentation-client.ts#L56-L59: pass the stored paid-touch timestamp instead ofnew Date().toISOString()during replay.
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In `@apps/blog/src/instrumentation-client.ts` around lines 56 - 59, Preserve
paid-touch timestamps across attribution replay instead of passing the current
time to getPaidPersonProperties. Update apps/blog/src/instrumentation-client.ts
lines 56-59, apps/docs/src/instrumentation-client.ts lines 57-60, and
apps/site/src/instrumentation-client.ts lines 56-59 to use the stored first/last
paid capture timestamp; ensure attribution persistence records a new timestamp
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| first_paid_source: first?.source, | ||
| first_paid_campaign: first?.campaign, | ||
| first_paid_medium: first?.medium, | ||
| first_paid_click_id: first?.clickId, | ||
| first_paid_click_id_param: first?.clickIdParam, | ||
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| const set = omitUndefined({ | ||
| last_paid_at: now, | ||
| last_paid_source: last?.source, | ||
| last_paid_campaign: last?.campaign, | ||
| last_paid_medium: last?.medium, | ||
| last_paid_click_id: last?.clickId, | ||
| last_paid_click_id_param: last?.clickIdParam, | ||
| }) as Record<string, string>; |
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Preserve complete first-paid and last-paid properties.
If the first touch is organic and the last touch is paid, first_paid_* fields are omitted from $set_once. Later calls cannot populate them. If the first touch is paid and the last touch is organic, this code updates last_paid_at without matching last-paid identifiers.
Use the paid last touch as the first paid touch when first is not paid. Emit set only when last is paid.
Proposed fix
const first = classifyPaidTouch(attribution.first);
const last = classifyPaidTouch(attribution.last);
+ const firstPaid = first ?? last;
- if (!first && !last) {
+ if (!firstPaid && !last) {
return undefined;
}
const setOnce = omitUndefined({
is_paid_acquired: true,
first_paid_at: now,
- first_paid_source: first?.source,
- first_paid_campaign: first?.campaign,
- first_paid_medium: first?.medium,
- first_paid_click_id: first?.clickId,
- first_paid_click_id_param: first?.clickIdParam,
+ first_paid_source: firstPaid?.source,
+ first_paid_campaign: firstPaid?.campaign,
+ first_paid_medium: firstPaid?.medium,
+ first_paid_click_id: firstPaid?.clickId,
+ first_paid_click_id_param: firstPaid?.clickIdParam,
});
- const set = omitUndefined({
+ const set = last ? omitUndefined({
last_paid_at: now,
last_paid_source: last?.source,
last_paid_campaign: last?.campaign,
last_paid_medium: last?.medium,
last_paid_click_id: last?.clickId,
last_paid_click_id_param: last?.clickIdParam,
- }) as Record<string, string>;
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| first_paid_source: first?.source, | |
| first_paid_campaign: first?.campaign, | |
| first_paid_medium: first?.medium, | |
| first_paid_click_id: first?.clickId, | |
| first_paid_click_id_param: first?.clickIdParam, | |
| }); | |
| const set = omitUndefined({ | |
| last_paid_at: now, | |
| last_paid_source: last?.source, | |
| last_paid_campaign: last?.campaign, | |
| last_paid_medium: last?.medium, | |
| last_paid_click_id: last?.clickId, | |
| last_paid_click_id_param: last?.clickIdParam, | |
| }) as Record<string, string>; | |
| first_paid_source: firstPaid?.source, | |
| first_paid_campaign: firstPaid?.campaign, | |
| first_paid_medium: firstPaid?.medium, | |
| first_paid_click_id: firstPaid?.clickId, | |
| first_paid_click_id_param: firstPaid?.clickIdParam, | |
| }); | |
| const set = last ? omitUndefined({ | |
| last_paid_at: now, | |
| last_paid_source: last?.source, | |
| last_paid_campaign: last?.campaign, | |
| last_paid_medium: last?.medium, | |
| last_paid_click_id: last?.clickId, | |
| last_paid_click_id_param: last?.clickIdParam, | |
| }) as Record<string, string> : {}; |
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In `@packages/ui/src/lib/attribution.ts` around lines 120 - 134, Update the
first/last paid attribution construction around the existing first and last
touch handling: when first is not paid but last is paid, use last’s paid
timestamp and identifiers for the first_paid_* fields, and only create or emit
set when last is paid so organic last touches do not update last_paid_at without
identifiers. Preserve complete paid property groups and the existing
omitUndefined behavior.
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Four issues raised on this PR, all confirmed against the code. Replay restamped the touch. Stored attribution is replayed on every page load so a touch captured before consent is not lost. That passed the current time, so a returning paid visitor got a fresh `last_paid_at` on every navigation and paid recency became meaningless. Capture time is now recorded on the stored attribution and used instead. Dispatch fired on unchanged attribution. `getActiveAttribution` runs from the pathname effect and from every eligible anchor click, so a page whose URL still carried the parameters re-announced the same touch. It now compares against what is stored and only announces a change. First and last paid properties were incomplete. An organic first touch followed by a paid one left `first_paid_source` empty forever, because `$set_once` cannot be filled in later. A paid first touch followed by an organic one set `last_paid_at` with no matching source, claiming a recent paid touch that never happened. The earliest known paid touch is now used for `first_paid_*`, and `last_paid_*` is written only when the last touch really was paid. Click IDs were stored without consent. They are advertising identifiers, and without analytics consent nothing downstream records them, so holding one achieved nothing. Capture is now gated on `hasAnalyticsConsent()`. UTM behaviour is unchanged. Also adds a language to a fenced block, and documents that `user_id` must be set before the GA4 `sign_up` event fires or cross-device stitching is lost. Raised by CodeRabbit on #8207. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| cross-device stitching is lost for it. Set the dataLayer variable first, then | ||
| push the event, and confirm in GTM Preview that `user_id` is present on the | ||
| outgoing request rather than on the following one. |
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Google Analytics 4 official documentation user_id configuration parameter event-level parameter Google tag GTM dataLayer
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In Google Analytics 4 (GA4), the user_id is a reserved system parameter used to identify authenticated users across devices and sessions [1]. According to official Google documentation, it must be configured specifically as a configuration parameter [1]. Key implementation requirements: 1. Configuration Parameter: You must apply user_id using the gtag config or set commands, or via the Google tag's configuration settings in Google Tag Manager (GTM) [1]. 2. Do Not Use as Event Parameter or User Property: You must not set user_id as a custom user property or pass it as an event-level parameter on individual events [1]. Do not register it as a custom dimension in the Analytics UI [1]. 3. DataLayer Integration (GTM): To implement this via GTM, push the user_id value to the dataLayer [2][3]. Create a Data Layer Variable in GTM that captures this value, then map this variable to the user_id field in your Google tag's Configuration Settings [3]. 4. Handling Null Values: When a user signs out, you must explicitly set the user_id to null to clear any former value [1][4]. Do not use an empty string, a blank space, or the string "null" [1][4]. 5. Character Limit: Every user_id must be 256 characters or less [5][4]. For GTM implementations, the Google tag (formerly the GA4 Configuration Tag) is the primary place to define this parameter to ensure it is associated with events correctly [1][6]. While some suggest including it in event settings as a safeguard, official guidance emphasizes setting it as a configuration parameter to ensure it is correctly treated as a system-level identifier rather than a standard event parameter [1][7]. [1][5][4][3]
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- 1: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ga4/user-id
- 2: https://ayudanteinc.com/blog/too-basic-to-ask-now-how-to-set-ga4s-user-id-with-gtm/
- 3: https://analyticsdetectives.com/blog/user-id-setup-in-ga4
- 4: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9213390
- 5: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ga4/reference/config
- 6: https://www.bounteous.com/insights/2025/12/29/practical-guide-ga4-user-id-implementation-diagnostics-and-more/
- 7: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77918997/should-user-id-be-set-in-configuration-settings-or-shared-event-settings-in-the
Document the GA4 user_id mapping, not only the dataLayer push.
The sign_up example puts user_id in the event payload, but GA4 requires it as a Google tag configuration parameter or equivalent GTM mapping. Show that mapping and remove user_id from the event payload. Otherwise, the event can be sent without a User-ID and lose cross-device stitching.
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In `@ad-creative/analytics-spec-paid-attribution.md` around lines 141 - 143,
Update the GA4 sign_up example to remove user_id from the event payload and
document its mapping as a Google tag configuration parameter or equivalent GTM
mapping, while preserving the dataLayer setup and event push flow.
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The problem
Google auto-tagging appends
gclidand no UTM params at all. ButisAttributionKeyinpackages/ui/src/lib/utm.tsmatched onlyutm_*andref, so every paid visit was stored as if it were direct traffic.gclidappeared nowhere in the codebase.That meant the first/last-touch attribution we already have — including the part that forwards it to
console.prisma.io— could not see paid acquisition at all.What this does
Captures click IDs.
gclid,wbraid,gbraid,msclkid,fbclid,li_fat_id,twclid,ttclidnow flow into the existing attribution store.Click IDs are deliberately not rewritten onto internal links — they're opaque and long, and only matter at the console boundary, where
syncUtmAttributionappends them alongside the existing first-touch params.Records paid touches on the PostHog person, not on a conversion event. A purchase can happen months after the click, far outside any ad platform's window — Google caps offline conversion import at 90 days — so attribution has to live somewhere durable.
$set_once(never overwritten)$set(most recent)is_paid_acquired,first_paid_at,first_paid_source,first_paid_campaign,first_paid_medium,first_paid_click_idlast_paid_at,last_paid_source,last_paid_campaign,last_paid_medium,last_paid_click_idOrganic visitors get no paid properties at all.
Keeps
@prisma-docs/uifree ofposthog-js.UtmPersistenceemits aprisma_attribution_changeDOM event; each app wires it to its own already-initialised client, matching the existing CookieYes event pattern.Two things reviewers should weigh
Coverage is bounded by consent. PostHog here is
opt_out_capturing_by_default: trueand only opts in on CookieYes analytics consent. A visitor who declines produces no data and cannot be attributed. This is a ceiling on the whole feature, not a bug.This creates person profiles. The project runs
person_profiles: identified_onlyviadefaults: "2025-11-30".setPersonPropertiescreates a profile where none exists, so paid-touched anonymous visitors now get profiles they otherwise wouldn't. Intended — it's what makes months-later attribution possible — but it is a billable change, scoped to paid traffic only.Verification
No test runner in the repo, so the pure logic was exercised directly against the real source — 15/15, covering:
gclidcaptured from a UTM-less landinggclidnot leaked onto internal linksgclidis carried to console linksapps/sitetypechecks clean.packages/uishows only its 5 pre-existingTS2307s (files copied in without their deps — unchanged by this PR).oxlintclean on all changed files.Not in this PR
Console-side work —
sign_up/loginevents,identify()with a URL fallback, server-sidepurchase— is specified inad-creative/analytics-spec-paid-attribution.mdand lives in a different repo.No GTM changes are needed for any of this.
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