The page that provided the link to the requested URL, which appears in Logs as ‘http://www.catcare.com/ragdoll/index.html.’ This item is of special interest to marketers since it tells you which sites your visitors used to locate your site.
This is where a visitor to your site was just before he came to your site.
The sites which "refer" traffic to your web site through hyperlinks. Referrers are usually recorded in raw log files and analyzed by web statistics software.
a web page, containing a link to your web page, that delivered your visitor to your web page. For example, if Google's search results (for example on a search for "britney spears") contained a link to a page on your site and the user clicked on that link to access your page, the referrer's URL might be http://www.google.com/search?q=britney+spears [ edit
The address (URL) of the web page a user came from, before entering another site. Each time a user clicks (selects) a new HTML link on a web page, most browsers report a "HTTP-REFERER" string to the new site. Web hosts can record these "referer strings" in a log file for usage by a web site. In the context of search engines, these referer strings are a powerful way to determine what searches users used to enter your website. As part of a referral string from search engine, the search terms a user typed in will be included. Some img tag counter style logging software can also record referral strings.
The follow referrer types are defined:· Direct - There is no referring domain· Self - The referring domain is the web site· External - The referring domain is a different web site
The url from which a visitor came. Stored in server logs. Search Engines refer from a url that holds the keywords thus you can see what the user searched under - far 100% accurate though.
an external site from which a user clicked on a hyperlink to reach your site
a URL given by the client supposedly indicating the document from where a document in this analysis was reached
a web domain, site, or page that a visitor used to reach your site
a website that directly sends you traffic
a website that has a link to Bikes in the Fast Lane, either to the site in general, or in most cases, to a specific article
a web site where a visitor was just prior to reaching your site
a website which links to Prube
The referer field is a field that each HTTP request pass, and it is logged by most log formats. This field tells you where the request comes from. If your URL was manually typed or was called from a bookmark, the referer field will be blank ("-"). If the hits was made from a clicked hyperlink, the referer field will contain the URL of the page containing that hyperlink.
The source of traffic going to a page. This can usually be tracked via server logs.
This is the page from where a user has come.
The URL or site address from which a site visitor came from.
The site a visitor used to link to your site. This could be a search engine, directory, or link on another web site. Referrers are important to track the effectiveness of your online advertising.
Web site page and location showing how your visitor clicked through to your site
De URL van een HTML pagina dat verwijst naar een pagina op een web site.
The web browser generaly provides the most recent previous URL when making a request, called the referrer. There are two major kinds of referrers. A page that contains graphics will appear as the referrer for the requests for the graphics. When a user clicks on a link that points to your site, the URL of the page containg the link is sent as the referrer. The referrer information is not always put into the log file. NCSA Combined logs contain it. WebSTAR logs agent information when the "REFERER" or "CS(REFERER)" tokens are included.
Third party website (i.e. search engine, link, banner) through which a visitor reaches your site. Search engines are the primary example, but other sites with links leading to your site are also referrers. Examples are forums, banners, links, directories, portals, shops, homepages, etc. See Opentracker User Forum for 'recognized search engine list'.
A referrer is the URL of the page that the visitor came from when he entered a website.
The URL of the webpage that a visitor has come from. This information is encoded in the server's referrer log file and can be used to determine which search engines or websites are delivering traffic to your website.
A referrer is the internet address or URL of the web page from which a visitor initiated and is indicated on the server's referrer log file.
When visiting a webpage, the referer (sic) or referring page is the URL of the previous webpage from which a link was followed. More generally, it is the URL of a previous item which led to this request - the referer for an image, for example, is generally the HTML page on which it is to be displayed. The referer is part of the HTTP request sent by the browser program to the web server.
URL of an HTML page that refers to the site.
is the page or URL from which a visitor has come from to arrive in your site. Most stats packages will indicate if a visitor came directly from a search engine, and the query used to find the page, making it easy to see which keywords are bringing visitors.
Visits originating when an individual clicks on a link from another website. Shows the number of visits for each referrer.
The URL of the web page from which a visitor came. The server's referrer log file will indicate this. If a visitor came directly from a search engine listing, the query used to find the page will usually be encoded in the referer URL, making it easy to see which keywords are bringing visitors. The referer information can also be accessed as document.referrer within JavaScript or via the HTTP_REFERER environment variable (accessible from scripting languages).
Referrer is the particular web page containing a link to your web page, that made your visitor land in your web page.
Found in the server's log as the URL of the web page from which a visitor came. If the visitor came directly from a search engine listing, the query used to find the page will usually be encoded showing which keywords resulted in the visit.
When a user follows a link from page A to page B, page A is called the referrer. The referrer is identified by the URL of the referring page. Referrer information can be accessed through the log file .
referrer is the site the user was visiting prior to entering your site. In the context of the Enterprise Keywords Report, it is the site the user entered the search term prior to it being stored.
The address (URL) of the web site where a user came from before entering another site.
The URL of a web page which refers visitors to another website via a hyperlink.
URL of an HTML page that refers to your Web site.
The URL of the web page from which a visitor came, found in a server's referrer log file.
The page from which a user has come.
The URL of an HTML page that refers visitors to a site.
The page where user came from.
The item that leads a visitor to a site. Most referrers are hyperlinks from other sites, such as search engines or affiliate sites. The software can custom track e-mail and other online referrers as well as off-line referrers such as business cards and direct mail.
The last web page your site visitor was before following a link to your site. Referrer information should be available as part of your online statistics program. Search engines and directories are common referrers.
A URL indicating where a visitor to a site originated from. If the visitor followed a link to reach a page, the referrer will be the previous page. In the case of a graphic on a page, the referrer will be the page containing the graphic.
URL of a Web page that refers visitors to your site.
referrer to a web page represents the location from which a site visitor arrived at the page. The referrer report available in the Site Statistics feature lists the search engines and keywords your site visitors used to find your page as well as the web addresses of the sites from which they came. You can use this information to gauge the success of your promotion efforts and fine-tune your marketing strategy. Learn more.
The referrer is the website that a user was on immediately before they followed a link to your site.
An URL of a HTML page that refers visitors to a site.
The web page that sent a visitor to another page. For example, if you wind up at a site about cheese logs, and you came from a link on a site about party snacks, the party snack's site is the referrer. The Log File keeps track of where visitors come from, and if the referrer happens to be from a search engine, it can also log which search terms are bringing the most visitors.
An URL a visitor originated from to get you your site that contains a link to your site. If the visitor followed a link to reach one of your pages, the referrer will be the previous page. In the case of a graphic on a page, the referrer will be the page containing the graphic.
A web page, linking to a page on your site, that a visitor used to reach your web page. For example, if MSN's search results (for example on a search for "Chicago search engine marketing firm") contained a link to a page on your site and the user clicked on that link to access your page, the referrer's URL might be http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=chicago+search+engine+marketing+firm See also: ClickThrough Rate, Doorway Page, Hits, Inbound Links, Landing Page, Links
The original starting ppoint a user was at before they clicked to a website.
The URL of the Web page from which a visitor came, as indicated by a server's referrer log file. If a visitor comes directly from a search engine listing, the query used to find the page will usually be encoded in the referrer URL, making it possible to see which keywords are bringing in visitors.