I know that there’s the ability to embed utm codes on regular embedded forms but I noticed that if you go for the “Conversational” option and then get the embed code, there’s no option to add utm tracking when you click on the “advanced” as you would with other embedded forms. Anyone know if this is just a missing feature or if there’s a work around to adding tracking to conversational forms.
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UTM Tracking codes on embedded conversational forms
Best answer by Liz
Hi
While hidden fields in embedded conversations isn’t officially supported yet, we do have a workaround! 
First, be sure that the hidden fields are added on your form. Then, you’ll manually add the hidden fields to your embed code like this:
<div
class=“cui-embed”
style=“height: 400px; width: 100%;”
data-cui-uid=“KteRZQ”
data-cui-mode=“widget”
data-cui-pill-button-color=“#0000FF”
data-cui-hidden-name=“YourName”
></div>
You’ll add the data-cui-hidden-[name_of_your_hidden_field] as part of the embed code. Then, it works like our regular embeds.
Let me know if you have any troubles setting that up.
+5Hi
While hidden fields in embedded conversations isn’t officially supported yet, we do have a workaround!
First, be sure that the hidden fields are added on your form. Then, you’ll manually add the hidden fields to your embed code like this:
<div
class=“cui-embed”
style=“height: 400px; width: 100%;”
data-cui-uid=“KteRZQ”
data-cui-mode=“widget”
data-cui-pill-button-color=“#0000FF”
data-cui-hidden-name=“YourName”
></div>
You’ll add the data-cui-hidden-[name_of_your_hidden_field] as part of the embed code. Then, it works like our regular embeds.
Let me know if you have any troubles setting that up.
I've looked into this for a customer before and it does look like a genuine gap rather than something hidden in the settings. As Liz said, the Conversational embed just doesn't expose the same "advanced" UTM options that the regular embed does.
The workaround is to stop relying on Typeform's embed settings altogether and handle it at the page level instead. Add hidden fields to your form, then use a script that reads the UTM parameters (and referrer info) off the URL when the page loads and writes them into those fields before submission. Since this happens outside of Typeform's own UTM logic, it works the same way regardless of which embed type you're using, Conversational included.
Worth knowing too, even the regular embed's built-in UTM capture only works if someone submits the form on the exact page they landed on. If they click through to another page first, the UTMs are gone. So building your own capture also fixes that problem as a side effect.
If writing and maintaining that script isn't something you want to take on, this is basically what Attributer.io does (I'm the founder). It grabs the UTMs, GCLID, and organic source data as soon as someone lands on your site, stores it in a cookie, and writes it into hidden fields whenever they eventually fill out the form, no matter which embed type you're using.
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