Link Tracker Tests

These tests must be run on a webserver with PHP

Test 1

• Tracking restricted to below set of links
• Tracks middle & left clicks
• Tracks external urls only

1. Delete log.txt
2. Click each of the links below using the right mouse button
3. Click each of the links below using the middle mouse button (page will open in a background tab)
4. Click each of the links below using the left mouse button (page will open in a hidden iframe)
5. Click each of the links below using they keyboard (page will open in a hidden iframe)
6. Mouse over the links below, tracker.php shouldn't appear in the urls
7. Check results

• Google
• BBC Homepage
• Empty file
• Internal link
• JavaScript link
• CIA (https)
• Mozilla FTP

Test 2

• Tracking restricted to below set of links
• Tracks right & left clicks
• Tracks external urls only
• Tracks javascript: urls
• Opera disables right-click events by default, this test will fail in Opera

1. Delete log.txt
2. Click each of the links below using the right mouse button
3. Click each of the links below using the middle mouse button (page will open in a background tab)
4. Click each of the links below using the left mouse button (page will open in a hidden iframe)
5. Mouse over the links below, tracker.php shouldn't appear in the urls
6. Check results

• Google
• BBC Homepage
• Empty file
• Internal link
• JavaScript link
• CIA (https)
• Mozilla FTP

Test 3

• Tracking restricted to below set of links
• Tracks middle & left clicks
• Tracks external and internal links (to other pages)

1. Delete log.txt
2. Click each of the links below using the left mouse button (page will open in a hidden iframe)
3. Mouse over the links below, tracker.php shouldn't appear in the urls
4. Check results

• Google
• BBC Homepage
• Empty file
• Internal link
• JavaScript link
• CIA (https)
• Mozilla FTP

Test 4

• Tracking all links on the page
• Tracks middle & left clicks
• Tracks external, internal links, and links to the current page

1. Refresh the page
2. Delete log.txt
3. Start test 4
4. Click each of the links below using the left mouse button (page will open in a hidden iframe)
5. Mouse over the links below, tracker.php shouldn't appear in the urls
6. Check results

• Google
• BBC Homepage
• Empty file
• Internal link
• JavaScript link
• CIA (https)
• Mozilla FTP

Notes:

• Firefox extension 'All-in-one gestures' prevents detecting middle & right clicks, other extensions may do the same.
• What if people swap mouse buttons?
• Add option to prevent logging same url x times per page
• Will track clicks even if JavaScript prevents the default (for middle and right clicks)
• Right clicks cannot be detected on Mac browsers
• Right clicks cannot be detected in Opera (unless default settings are changed)