tracking whether an order originates from an external website link

[adamhw]

Hi there

My client has a link on another website and he'd like to track if any orders come via the link on this website - does anyone know of an extension that would do this or failing that, how to make this happen?

thanks in advance.

[theMageComp]

Hi @adamhw,

Are you talking about the refrence link or direct order?

I mean, A customer comes from the other website for making purchase? Or you get direct order from the other website?

[adamhw]

hi there

thanks for the response - I'm talking about the reference link (a customer comes from another webiste for making purchase)

Need to find a way to track that order so that admin will know where (which website) the buyer originated from.

thanks

[theMageComp]

Can you tell me if the customers come direct on product page or on the homepage?

[adamhw]

thanks - they'll come directly on to the home page.

[KuafuSoft]

check Mage::helper('core')->getHttpReferer() in a 'controller_action_predispatch' observer, if its anexternal link, save to session/cookie, and in 'sales_model_service_quote_submit_before' and 'checkout_submit_all_after' observer, check if there is extnernal link in session then set to ext_customer_id of order table or a custom column you created.

[theMageComp]

you can developed an extension for your functionality and code something like this:
In refrence site where you give additional parameter to the link and trace the parameter which will give you the identity from where the customers come.

[Opal_Infotech]

Hi,

It seems there is some coding work required. To just give you some idea, php variable called $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] . Using this Set Cokkie OR session on Magento, Create New Field in the sales_quote to store that value. Using this you will able to get the report how many order coming from external site

[FmeAddons]

Did he implement any affiliate functionality on the site, check out this module and suggest to him. This will allow you to setup and track everything;

https://www.jorhna.com/