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How should I name my UTM parameters?

The three naming rules that keep your source report from splitting into duplicate rows.

Website analytics1 min readLast updated Oct 28, 2026TapCub teamPart of Traffic sources, UTM and ad click IDs

Short answer

Three rules keep reports readable: lowercase everything, make medium the type and source the place, and put a date or version in campaign names. The free UTM builder enforces all three for you.

Three naming rules

The UTM tab splits into source, medium, campaign, term and content. Three rules keep those rows readable:

  • Lowercase everything. Newsletter and newsletter become two rows.
  • Medium is the type, source is the place. utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter, utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google.
  • Campaign names carry a date or a version. spring-sale-2026 is still readable next year.

Let the builder enforce them

The free UTM builder applies these rules as you type and remembers your last values, so links stay consistent across the team. Consistent names mean the Sources report stays clean instead of splitting one campaign across near-duplicate rows.

UTM links need no change when you migrate from another tool — TapCub reads the same five parameters you already tag. See moving goals from GA4.

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