Webgains parameter
What is the wgtarget parameter?
wgtarget is Webgains's webgains deep-link destination. wgtarget carries the destination inside classic Webgains click.html links. Decode it to audit the landing page independently of the tracking hop.
Where it appears
In the affiliate link you publish
Example
https://track.webgains.com/click.html?wgcampaignid=123&wgprogramid=456&wgtarget=https%3A%2F%2Fmerchant.com%2FproductIf wgtarget is missing
Without wgtarget the link falls back to the program default page. A dead wgtarget page is the standard Webgains deep-link failure.
How Webgains tracking fits together
Classic Webgains deep links run through track.webgains.com/click.html with the destination in wgtarget. Newer link formats use the ikhnaie.me / ikhnaie.link domains with a composite wgu parameter that embeds the click reference.
The parameter transformation between link formats (wgcampaignid becoming siteid, clickref embedded inside wgu) trips up simple checkers that expect the same parameter names at both ends of the chain. Afterlink tracks these equivalences explicitly.
Frequently asked questions
What does the wgtarget parameter do?
wgtarget is Webgains's webgains deep-link destination. wgtarget carries the destination inside classic Webgains click.
What if wgtarget is missing?
Without wgtarget the link falls back to the program default page. A dead wgtarget page is the standard Webgains deep-link failure.
Is wgtarget in my analytics affiliate traffic?
Yes — if wgtarget shows up in your site analytics or server logs, that traffic arrived via Webgains affiliate links.
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