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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion docs/3.x/tracking-javascript-guide.md
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Expand Up @@ -402,12 +402,14 @@ If you want to create a new visit when your users logout, then you can also forc

// User has just logged out, we reset the User ID
_paq.push(['resetUserId']);
// we also delete cookies to make sure that a new Visitor ID is generated
_paq.push(['deleteCookies']);
// we also force a new visit to be created for the pageviews after logout
_paq.push(['appendToTrackingUrl', 'new_visit=1']);

_paq.push(['trackPageView']);

// we make sure to not again create a new visit afterwards (important for Single Page Applications)
// we finally make sure to not again create a new visit afterwards (important for Single Page Applications)
_paq.push(['appendToTrackingUrl', '']);

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