Configuration Editor
- Starting in CPV Lab Pro v. 8.0 you can change the application layout with the option "Page layout"
- There are 3 layouts available:
- Menu on Top
- Menu on the left (minimized)
- Menu on the left (hidden)
Navigation: Settings ➡️ Configuration Editor
The Configuration Editor page shows the default values for the first time.
- You only need to edit the settings that you are sure about, as the default values will work fine most of the times.
- If you are unsure about what a setting is for, then you can click on the small
'i'icon and a tooltip window will open with more details.
There are multiple categories of settings which can be changed:
General Appearance Settings
| Option Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Date/Time Format | m/d/Y g:i A | The pattern used to display dates in the application |
| Short Date/Time Format | m/d/Y | The pattern used to display dates in the short format in the application |
| Maximum Multiselect items | 1000 | The maximum number of items that will be displayed in the multiselect controls |
| Thousands Separator in CSV files | The character used as thousands separator in the exported CSV reports | |
| Decimal Separator in CSV files | . | The character used as decimal separator in the exported CSV reports |
| Pages Layout | Menu on the left side - minimized | General pages layout used in the application |
Tracking Settings
| Option Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking Cookie Lifetime | 30 Days | Time interval to keep the tracking cookie in visitors' browser |
| External Requests Method | Automatic | The request method to use for external requests like 3rd party pixel calls |
| Custom Header for IP Address | If the visitors' IP address is passed using a custom header, specify the header name here. Useful when running reverse proxies. | |
| Capture Full Referrer | OFF | Whether to capture the full referrers including the query string or just the page names |
| Mobile Detection Method | New Mobile Database | The Mobile Detection Method to use |
| Computer Detection Method | Alternative Computer Database | The Computer Detection Method to use |
| Google Conversion Key | The Key used to authenticate Google requests when uploading conversions to Google Ads | |
| Bing Conversion Key | The Key used to authenticate Bing requests when uploading conversions to Bing Ads | |
| Encode URL Params | ON | Whether to apply URL encoding to parameters added by the tracking links |
| No Cost for Bots | ON | Whether to set 0 as the cost for bot traffic |
| Direct Traffic Logging | OFF | Whether to log direct traffic calls, use only when debugging direct traffic issues |
| Clickbank Secret Key | The Clickbank Secret Key used in your Clickbank account | |
| Clickbank Sale Status | Statuses sent from Clickbank that will mark a conversion in CPV Lab Pro (default: SALE,JV_SALE,BILL,JV_BILL) |
Landing Page Protection Settings
| Option Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Protection Timeout (minutes) | 5 | Maximum allowed time to access the Landing Page before it becomes inaccessible |
| Protection Level | UserAgent + Time | The level of LP protection - based on several metrics retrieved from visitors |
| Default No-access Message | No Access | Default message to show for unauthorized LP access |
Page Name Settings
| Option Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Campaign URL Page | base.php | Name of the Campaign URL page |
| Offer Redirect Page | base2.php | Name of the Offer Redirect page |
| Offer Redirect LPS Page | base3.php | Name of the Offer Redirect for Landing Page Sequence campaigns page |
| Tracking Pixel / Postback URL Page | adclick.php | Name of the Tracking Pixel / Postback URL |
| Tracking Pixel iframe Page | adclickf.php | Name of the Tracking Pixel iframe |
| Tracking Pixel script Page | adclicks.php | Name of the Tracking Pixel script |
| Subscribers/Lead Pixel Page | adsub.php | Name of the Subscribers/Leads Pixel |
| Double Meta Refresh Page | baseredirect.php | Name of the Double Meta Refresh page |
| Redirect Loop Refresh Page | baseloopredirect.php | Name of the Redirect Loop Refresh Page |
True Caching Settings
- Whether to use cached data in reports; you must also setup the Cache Cron job for this.
- Here you can find more details about True Cache
- By default it is Off
| Option Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clicks to process at once | 10000 | The maximum number of clicks processed in a single Cron job execution |
| Delay in aggregating clicks | 10 Minutes | The delay in aggregating clicks in order to keep the most recent clicks not aggregated |
| Click removal delay | 30 Days | The interval after which already aggregated clicks are removed from the non-aggregated table |
| Conversion removal delay | 30 Days | The interval after which conversions cannot be marked in the aggregated data |
Geo Cron Job Settins
- Whether to use a separate Cron Job for capturing GEO data; you must also setup the Cache Cron job for this.
- Here you can find more details about Capturing Geo Data
- By default it is Off
| Option Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clicks to geo-encode at once | 2000 | The maximum number of clicks geo-encoded in a single Cron job execution |
Possible issues and revert settings
- If you get an error message like below when accessing the Configuration Editor page, then you need to assign write permissions (666) to the
constants-user.phpfile from the‘lib’directory.- You can use an FTP client (like Filezilla) for this or the File Manager utility in cPanel.
- If you ever need to revert all settings to their default values, then you need to:
- remove the current
constants-user.phpfile from the 'lib' directory in your CPV Lab Pro install
- remove the current
- rename the file
constants-user-default.phpfrom the 'lib' directory toconstants-user.php
- rename the file
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