Google analytics keeps tracking Paypal as referrer on purchases

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  • Hello,

    Adding the “?utm_nooverride=1” param only applies to the older version of Google Analytics, and it’s something that is done automatically on our side if you’re using PayPal Express.
    What I recommend is to first upgrade to Universal Analytics if you haven’t already, and just follow the instructions given below:

    There’s a few caveats here:
    – After adding “paypal.com” to the Referral Exclusion list, it will take a few hours to go into effect.
    – From what we’ve observed, any visitors to your site before adding paypal.com to the exclusion list in GA, will still be attributed as paypal.com in certain reports (such as the ecommerce reports). If you filter on “New Visitors” only you should be able to confirm this.

    Thanks.

    If this don’t help you then try this link: https://www.optimizesmart.com/tracking-true-referrals-in-google-analytics-when-using-paypal-and-other-payment-gateways/

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