Combining similar URLs in Google Analytics (with a twist)

Question

I have a lot of similar URLs that I would like to merge in Google Analytics. I\'ve managed to merge a lot of them already. However I\'ve now run into a bit of a problem.

Answer 1

You can create an Advanced filter that combines the relevant parts for you:

The output would be /article/edit or /article/add, with everything and anything between those removed.

EDIT: If you just want everything, regardless of /edit, /add, /12341/edit, /7305/add, /whatever/edit, to show up just as /article, then you can just change your filter like this:

Field A: Request URI = (/article)/.*

Output to: Request URI = $A1

This will convert the following examples:

• /article/123/edit -> /article
• /article/2345/add -> /article
• /article/anything -> /article

Answer 2

From this Combining similar URLs in Google Analytics you can find out how to do it. You need to use a regex. Something like this should work (did not test it).

(article\/)[0-9]*\/(edit|add)