: ClickThrough on Google Webmaster Tool and Traffic Source in Google Analytics I'm new to SEO and website management, but eager to learn. I manage a newly revamped site and I'm tracking it on

@Samaraweera270

Got it! I guess I renamed the file in my published folder and forgot to delete the original file on the server :) Duh!!!

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@Cooney921

Here's one possible scenario.


Google Webmaster Tools tracks searches and clicks TO your domain
Google Analytics records page views and keywords ON your domain
So between leaving Google and reaching your pages with the GA tag, the keywords are getting stripped


Things to check:


Analytics is correctly configured on every page - make sure the tracking tag in use on the homepage is that same as the internal pages
You might have JavaScript redirects that are stripping out the referrer and keyword information - browse your site with JS disabled and see if everything behaves properly
You might have meta-refreshes that are redirecting visitors and losing the referrer info. Disable meta-refreshes and try browsing the site.
You might have some server-side redirects that strip the referrer information - use a tool like redbot.org to see what headers are being returned when you request your site




Update: here's my generic simple .htaccess. I've modified it for your case to redirect to Home.html. Let me know if it works.

Update 2: I've added in the redirect to based on Paul Irish's HTML5 Boilerplate, which has the most comprehensive .htaccess I know:

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Start rewrite engine
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------

# Turning on the rewrite engine is necessary for the following rules and features.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
</IfModule>


# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Suppress or force the "www." at the beginning of URLs
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------

# The same content should never be available under two different URLs - especially not with and
# without "www." at the beginning, since this can cause SEO problems (duplicate content).
# That's why you should choose one of the alternatives and redirect the other one.

# By default option 1 (no "www.") is activated. Remember: Shorter URLs are sexier.
# no-www.org/faq.php?q=class_b

# If you rather want to use option 2, just comment out all option 1 lines
# and uncomment option 2.
# IMPORTANT: NEVER USE BOTH RULES AT THE SAME TIME!

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------

# Option 1:
# Rewrite "www.domain.com -> domain.com"

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ %1/ [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------

# Option 2:
# To rewrite "domain.com -> domain.com uncomment the following lines.
# Be aware that the following rule might not be a good idea if you
# use "real" subdomains for certain parts of your website.

# <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
# RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www..+$ [NC]
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} (.+)$ [NC]
# RewriteRule ^(.*)$ www.%1/ [R=301,L]
# </IfModule>

# Installation directory
RewriteBase /

# Protect hidden files from being viewed
<Files .*>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
</Files>

# Allow any files or directories that exist to be displayed directly
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

# Rewrite all other URLs to Home.html
RewriteRule .* Home.html [PT]


Note: you'll have to rename or delete the existing index.html for this to work.

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