# Tracking user activity via email

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-user-activity-via-email/56428>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [26 בינואר,‏ 2017,‏ 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-user-activity-via-email/56428 "2017-01-26T23:00:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [27 במרץ,‏ 2018,‏ 1:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-user-activity-via-email/56428/8 "2018-03-27T01:36:43Z")

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> [@moesmiol1](#):
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> Or does it have to be hooked up to a third party to pull those numbers?

At the moment there is nothing built into Discourse. The general practice is to:

1. Include a “hidden” gif in all emails and use it for tracking, but unfortunately even that has a bunch of false positives cause programs like gmail will preemptively cache images.

2. Re-wrap all links with a special “tracking” param so you can see who clicked on what link.

I can see us potentially addressing (2) so you can figure out who clicks on which links. But am a bit uneasy about (1).

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