Webgains parameter
What is the wgu parameter?
wgu is Webgains's webgains composite tracking parameter. wgu is the composite parameter on newer Webgains link formats (including ikhnaie.me links), folding campaign, program, timestamp, and click reference into one token. Parameter names change across Webgains link generations — judge links by behavior, not by expecting the same names everywhere.
Where it appears
In the affiliate link you publish
Example
https://ikhnaie.me/abc123?wgu=123456_789012_1720000000_ab3f...If wgu is missing
Newer Webgains links depend on wgu for attribution; a truncated wgu (common when links get trimmed in emails) breaks tracking while still redirecting.
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 wgu parameter do?
wgu is Webgains's webgains composite tracking parameter. wgu is the composite parameter on newer Webgains link formats (including ikhnaie.
What if wgu is missing?
Newer Webgains links depend on wgu for attribution; a truncated wgu (common when links get trimmed in emails) breaks tracking while still redirecting.
Is wgu in my analytics affiliate traffic?
Yes — if wgu shows up in your site analytics or server logs, that traffic arrived via Webgains affiliate links.
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