Getting the URL of the origin / referrer for user registration
I have a piece of code that I've tested for a simple user registration code:
ReferrerURL = Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri
This property is set for user when he registers onto the website.
For example if user clicked onto the site via some ad, I'd like to get the origin site from where he came from.
With this piece of code I'm only getting the URL of my own site which looks like:
example.com/Registration
Regardless where the user came from... Is there any other way to fetch that information from where the user originally came (if it is available) - if not then just simply leave this field as null...
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<ActionResult> DoRegister(UserRegistrationViewModel model)
{
var user = new Users()
{
FirstName = model.FirstName,
LastName = model.LastName,
Email = model.Email,
CountryId = 230,
Active = false,
PasswordSalt = salt,
PasswordHash = PasswordHelper.CreatePasswordHash(model.Password, salt),
GUID = _guid,
HasSpecialSubscription = false,
TotalScans = 0,
IsFreeTrialExpired = false,
DateOfRegistration = DateTime.Now,
ReferrerId = referrerId,
AffiliatePct = 0.15,
Cycles = 3,
ReferrerURL = Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri
};
}
c# asp.net-mvc referrer
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
Camilo Terevinto
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asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
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I have a piece of code that I've tested for a simple user registration code:
ReferrerURL = Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri
This property is set for user when he registers onto the website.
For example if user clicked onto the site via some ad, I'd like to get the origin site from where he came from.
With this piece of code I'm only getting the URL of my own site which looks like:
example.com/Registration
Regardless where the user came from... Is there any other way to fetch that information from where the user originally came (if it is available) - if not then just simply leave this field as null...
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<ActionResult> DoRegister(UserRegistrationViewModel model)
{
var user = new Users()
{
FirstName = model.FirstName,
LastName = model.LastName,
Email = model.Email,
CountryId = 230,
Active = false,
PasswordSalt = salt,
PasswordHash = PasswordHelper.CreatePasswordHash(model.Password, salt),
GUID = _guid,
HasSpecialSubscription = false,
TotalScans = 0,
IsFreeTrialExpired = false,
DateOfRegistration = DateTime.Now,
ReferrerId = referrerId,
AffiliatePct = 0.15,
Cycles = 3,
ReferrerURL = Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri
};
}
c# asp.net-mvc referrer
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
Camilo Terevinto
18.5k63666
asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
User987User987
1,33732045
I've undone the close vote, you may want to remove those comments
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
1
I'm pretty sure you should be getting the Referrer when the user GETs the Register page, the POST should be from your own site, always.
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:35
@CamiloTerevinto could you please clarify it to me a little bit more? To make the action as GET or ? Should I be getting the URL referrer from origin site via Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri property?
– User987
Nov 14 '18 at 11:42
@User987, while you making your post request from view then just set yourReferrerURLtodocument.referrer;and then send it to controller's method. you will get original referrer
– er-sho
Nov 14 '18 at 11:43
I'm assuming your ad leads to a registration page in your website (as it should). If that's correct, you should get the referrer when you load the registration page, either from c# as you are doing or as @ershoaib mentioned
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:44
add a comment |
I have a piece of code that I've tested for a simple user registration code:
ReferrerURL = Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri
This property is set for user when he registers onto the website.
For example if user clicked onto the site via some ad, I'd like to get the origin site from where he came from.
With this piece of code I'm only getting the URL of my own site which looks like:
example.com/Registration
Regardless where the user came from... Is there any other way to fetch that information from where the user originally came (if it is available) - if not then just simply leave this field as null...
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<ActionResult> DoRegister(UserRegistrationViewModel model)
{
var user = new Users()
{
FirstName = model.FirstName,
LastName = model.LastName,
Email = model.Email,
CountryId = 230,
Active = false,
PasswordSalt = salt,
PasswordHash = PasswordHelper.CreatePasswordHash(model.Password, salt),
GUID = _guid,
HasSpecialSubscription = false,
TotalScans = 0,
IsFreeTrialExpired = false,
DateOfRegistration = DateTime.Now,
ReferrerId = referrerId,
AffiliatePct = 0.15,
Cycles = 3,
ReferrerURL = Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri
};
}
c# asp.net-mvc referrer
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
Camilo Terevinto
18.5k63666
asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
User987User987
1,33732045
I have a piece of code that I've tested for a simple user registration code:
ReferrerURL = Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri
This property is set for user when he registers onto the website.
For example if user clicked onto the site via some ad, I'd like to get the origin site from where he came from.
With this piece of code I'm only getting the URL of my own site which looks like:
example.com/Registration
Regardless where the user came from... Is there any other way to fetch that information from where the user originally came (if it is available) - if not then just simply leave this field as null...
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<ActionResult> DoRegister(UserRegistrationViewModel model)
{
var user = new Users()
{
FirstName = model.FirstName,
LastName = model.LastName,
Email = model.Email,
CountryId = 230,
Active = false,
PasswordSalt = salt,
PasswordHash = PasswordHelper.CreatePasswordHash(model.Password, salt),
GUID = _guid,
HasSpecialSubscription = false,
TotalScans = 0,
IsFreeTrialExpired = false,
DateOfRegistration = DateTime.Now,
ReferrerId = referrerId,
AffiliatePct = 0.15,
Cycles = 3,
ReferrerURL = Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri
};
}
c# asp.net-mvc referrer
c# asp.net-mvc referrer
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
Camilo Terevinto
18.5k63666
asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
User987User987
1,33732045
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
Camilo Terevinto
18.5k63666
asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
User987User987
1,33732045
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
Camilo Terevinto
18.5k63666
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
Camilo Terevinto
18.5k63666
edited Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
Camilo Terevinto
18.5k63666
18.5k63666
asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
User987User987
1,33732045
asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
User987User987
1,33732045
asked Nov 14 '18 at 11:24
User987User987
1,33732045
1,33732045
I've undone the close vote, you may want to remove those comments
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
1
I'm pretty sure you should be getting the Referrer when the user GETs the Register page, the POST should be from your own site, always.
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:35
@CamiloTerevinto could you please clarify it to me a little bit more? To make the action as GET or ? Should I be getting the URL referrer from origin site via Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri property?
– User987
Nov 14 '18 at 11:42
@User987, while you making your post request from view then just set yourReferrerURLtodocument.referrer;and then send it to controller's method. you will get original referrer
– er-sho
Nov 14 '18 at 11:43
I'm assuming your ad leads to a registration page in your website (as it should). If that's correct, you should get the referrer when you load the registration page, either from c# as you are doing or as @ershoaib mentioned
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:44
add a comment |
I've undone the close vote, you may want to remove those comments
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
1
I'm pretty sure you should be getting the Referrer when the user GETs the Register page, the POST should be from your own site, always.
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:35
@CamiloTerevinto could you please clarify it to me a little bit more? To make the action as GET or ? Should I be getting the URL referrer from origin site via Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri property?
– User987
Nov 14 '18 at 11:42
@User987, while you making your post request from view then just set yourReferrerURLtodocument.referrer;and then send it to controller's method. you will get original referrer
– er-sho
Nov 14 '18 at 11:43
I'm assuming your ad leads to a registration page in your website (as it should). If that's correct, you should get the referrer when you load the registration page, either from c# as you are doing or as @ershoaib mentioned
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:44
I've undone the close vote, you may want to remove those comments
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
I've undone the close vote, you may want to remove those comments
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
1
1
I'm pretty sure you should be getting the Referrer when the user GETs the Register page, the POST should be from your own site, always.
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:35
I'm pretty sure you should be getting the Referrer when the user GETs the Register page, the POST should be from your own site, always.
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:35
@CamiloTerevinto could you please clarify it to me a little bit more? To make the action as GET or ? Should I be getting the URL referrer from origin site via Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri property?
– User987
Nov 14 '18 at 11:42
@CamiloTerevinto could you please clarify it to me a little bit more? To make the action as GET or ? Should I be getting the URL referrer from origin site via Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri property?
– User987
Nov 14 '18 at 11:42
@User987, while you making your post request from view then just set your
ReferrerURL to document.referrer; and then send it to controller's method. you will get original referrer– er-sho
Nov 14 '18 at 11:43
@User987, while you making your post request from view then just set your
ReferrerURL to document.referrer; and then send it to controller's method. you will get original referrer– er-sho
Nov 14 '18 at 11:43
I'm assuming your ad leads to a registration page in your website (as it should). If that's correct, you should get the referrer when you load the registration page, either from c# as you are doing or as @ershoaib mentioned
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:44
I'm assuming your ad leads to a registration page in your website (as it should). If that's correct, you should get the referrer when you load the registration page, either from c# as you are doing or as @ershoaib mentioned
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:44
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A referrer is a header sent by browsers when the user navigates to another page, so the target site knows the originating site - if a browser is configured to send it (privacy settings or plugins may strip the header) and if the sites use the same scheme (referrers aren't sent when transferring from http to https or vice versa).
But every click resets the referrer to the current page. So if your users flow like this:
External Site -> Registration Page -> Registration POST Handler
Then in the last one, the referrer will be your registration page, not the external site's address.
So you need to save the referrer in the registration page, and forward it to your POST action. You could do so in a hidden form field, or by storing it in the session, or in a cookie. All approaches have their pros and cons.
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A referrer is a header sent by browsers when the user navigates to another page, so the target site knows the originating site - if a browser is configured to send it (privacy settings or plugins may strip the header) and if the sites use the same scheme (referrers aren't sent when transferring from http to https or vice versa).
But every click resets the referrer to the current page. So if your users flow like this:
External Site -> Registration Page -> Registration POST Handler
Then in the last one, the referrer will be your registration page, not the external site's address.
So you need to save the referrer in the registration page, and forward it to your POST action. You could do so in a hidden form field, or by storing it in the session, or in a cookie. All approaches have their pros and cons.
answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:45
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A referrer is a header sent by browsers when the user navigates to another page, so the target site knows the originating site - if a browser is configured to send it (privacy settings or plugins may strip the header) and if the sites use the same scheme (referrers aren't sent when transferring from http to https or vice versa).
But every click resets the referrer to the current page. So if your users flow like this:
External Site -> Registration Page -> Registration POST Handler
Then in the last one, the referrer will be your registration page, not the external site's address.
So you need to save the referrer in the registration page, and forward it to your POST action. You could do so in a hidden form field, or by storing it in the session, or in a cookie. All approaches have their pros and cons.
answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:45
CodeCasterCodeCaster
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A referrer is a header sent by browsers when the user navigates to another page, so the target site knows the originating site - if a browser is configured to send it (privacy settings or plugins may strip the header) and if the sites use the same scheme (referrers aren't sent when transferring from http to https or vice versa).
But every click resets the referrer to the current page. So if your users flow like this:
External Site -> Registration Page -> Registration POST Handler
Then in the last one, the referrer will be your registration page, not the external site's address.
So you need to save the referrer in the registration page, and forward it to your POST action. You could do so in a hidden form field, or by storing it in the session, or in a cookie. All approaches have their pros and cons.
answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:45
CodeCasterCodeCaster
108k17144194
A referrer is a header sent by browsers when the user navigates to another page, so the target site knows the originating site - if a browser is configured to send it (privacy settings or plugins may strip the header) and if the sites use the same scheme (referrers aren't sent when transferring from http to https or vice versa).
But every click resets the referrer to the current page. So if your users flow like this:
External Site -> Registration Page -> Registration POST Handler
Then in the last one, the referrer will be your registration page, not the external site's address.
So you need to save the referrer in the registration page, and forward it to your POST action. You could do so in a hidden form field, or by storing it in the session, or in a cookie. All approaches have their pros and cons.
answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:45
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answered Nov 14 '18 at 11:45
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I've undone the close vote, you may want to remove those comments
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:34
1
I'm pretty sure you should be getting the Referrer when the user GETs the Register page, the POST should be from your own site, always.
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:35
@CamiloTerevinto could you please clarify it to me a little bit more? To make the action as GET or ? Should I be getting the URL referrer from origin site via Request.UrlReferrer.AbsoluteUri property?
– User987
Nov 14 '18 at 11:42
@User987, while you making your post request from view then just set your
ReferrerURLtodocument.referrer;and then send it to controller's method. you will get original referrer– er-sho
Nov 14 '18 at 11:43
I'm assuming your ad leads to a registration page in your website (as it should). If that's correct, you should get the referrer when you load the registration page, either from c# as you are doing or as @ershoaib mentioned
– Camilo Terevinto
Nov 14 '18 at 11:44