# Link rewriting/tracking email clicks and pixel/cookies

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/link-rewriting-tracking-email-clicks-and-pixel-cookies/27859>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 1, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/link-rewriting-tracking-email-clicks-and-pixel-cookies/27859 "2023-05-01T12:32:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![tornmarketing](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/tornmarketing/32/11603_2.png) [@tornmarketing](https://forum.mautic.org/u/tornmarketing)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/link-rewriting-tracking-email-clicks-and-pixel-cookies/27859/1 "2023-05-01T12:32:27Z")

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What specifically does the link rewriting do?

Looking at options for setting retargetting pixels to mirror functionality of [pixelme.me](https://www.pixelme.me/retargeting) or [replug.io](https://replug.io/link-retargeting-pixels/)

When are the circumstances of setting a cookie against a contact?  
Is it on mtc javascript of the final destination url load?

Or is their a mautic loading page/browser script between click and final redirect?  
Thus 1st domain tracking

If we have relevant content to pages not hosted by ourselves, can we still set scripts/pixels against the contact?  
Ie send from [domain1.com](http://domain1.com) send traffic to [domain2.com](http://domain2.com)  
Trigger scripts on browser session on [domain1.com](http://domain1.com) before redirect to [domain2.com](http://domain2.com)

Objective is set fb/google retargeting pixels/scripts on all traffic leaving [domain1.com](http://domain1.com) whilst being careful not to trigger spam.

My alternative is add middleware on all outbound links