If you want to learn more about Google Analytics 4, I have a free e-book that you can download here www.analyticsmania.com/p/getting-started-with-google-analytics-4/
@@AnalyticsMania Hey Julius, thanks for this informative video. I got an issue that Purchase Tracking Event tag fired in GTM but doesn't show up in GA4.
Bookmarked! This is one hell of a good tutorial. Congratulations Julius for condensing all this information for us, much better than Google's own documentation. Keep the good work on.
EXACTLY what I was looking for thank you for creating this video. I will need to check the Data Layer article as the push was the piece that I was a little confused by.
I want to thank you for taking the time to really break this down and explain it. As a part time web guy for some fun this was so helpful. Great stuff please keep all the new G4 stuff coming.
Hi Julius! Thanks for the tutorial. I have a question, I did the same as you to track custom events (25:39). I am tracking outbound clicks that send the user to message me in WhatsApp (event I called 'click_whatsapp'). By default, GA4 already tracks outbound clicks so when I check GA4 debug mode, I have two click events (the default 'click' + the custom 'click_whatsapp'). I can get the parameters I need just with the default outbound clicks. The issue is, I want to make the 'click_whatsapp' a conversion in GA4 but I am not sure if it is a problem to have these two click events (doubled) running at the same time or if its better to create this custom event (click_whatsapp) based on the default event as you show in your tutorial "How to track conversions... (10:54)". In other words, I want to make the 'click_whatsapp' a conversion but GA4, with enhance measurement, already tracks outbound clicks. What is the best practice to make this click a conversion? (not sure if it is clear to understand haha) Thank you!
Thanks - this is a great dive in - I'm wondering how to manage tracking site search, when the key-value pairs are in other way than ?key1=value1&key2=value2 definded? i.e. as: key1/value1/key2/value2 and so on - is there a way to specify such a url-logic, that GA is automatically able to track this?
Julius thanks for all your great videos. So when setting up a Custom Event for Click URL and Click Name - as in your tutorial - I can see that Click Classes under the Variables tab does not return a value, just empty quotation marks, "". Why isn't click classes returning a value and how do I get it to return a value? I selected all of the Click variables on Tag Manager and when I select Variables on Tag Manager it displays in the listing. Without a value returned from Click Classes I'm unable to view nav bar clicks i.e. url's and names. Any ideas? : )
Great Tutorial. been such a huge help. Apologies if I've missed it but have you managed to set up virtual pageviews yet? If so would you be able to confirm how? I tried via a second configuration tag with field name page_path and the value being set to the URL I wanted to fire but it looks like the homepage still fires and the VPV is secondary... confused :S
@@AnalyticsMania Thanks for confirming. :) final question, do I need to put anything into the parameter name? I can see the pageview event is now firing but my VPVs are not being populated in the pages and screens report. Is there a way to ensure they exist in there with the rest of the pages? Thanks again in advance. :)
Hi there, I am working wordpress website and using GA4 for analytics. My problem is, I like track user language and I am not able see any data container or in dom section to track same. I seen ur page on language tracking for UA. Can you make short video which variable, trigger have to set for same also I doubt that my theme is not supporting default event name so have to configure somehow.and we don't have any developer for that. Thx. I think u understand my question .Language tracking using GA4
You can't enrich existing events. If you want to have more data with outbound link click, disabled it in enhanced measurement and implement it via GTM by yourself (and then add whatever you want additionally)
Excellent info thanks a lot. I have used GA for 3 years now and I can't get my head around GA4. It looks like a very dumbed down version of the old GA. Does it still have all the functionalities but the UI is different or has it actually lost a lot of its functionalities? Thanks
Please do a session a session as to how we can track events on Firefox and Safari. The recent privacy update has barred the GTM to track third party cookies due to which we are unable to track events happening on safari, Firefox etc.
I am currently migrating from UA to GA4. I have many custom events on GTM for my UA properties. Is there a way to transfer these custom events to GA4 without recreating them one by one?
Great video, one question from me. If for a button I have the following html code: SIGN UP, instead of using in the trigger something like: Click classes equals: btn btn-arc-primary-new and Click Text equals Sign UP (which generates issues with translations, changing of copy text, etc), can I somehow use the data-cy="signup" identifier when setting the Trigger Configuration?
Hi, you are very good and very good. I wanted to ask you something, why in the "CLIcl class" I find myself as a name: "" instead of the usual "nav ..." ??
Because every website is different. You have to adapt. Maybe other variables are available. If. Not, you will need to learn advanced techniques like CSS selectors. I explain how to use them here www.analyticsmania.com/courses/intermediate-google-tag-manager-course/
Hi, thanks for the feedback. If I did a full intro to GTM, then every video of mine would be more than 1-2 hours long and other users who already know GTM fundamentals would be bombarded with same information. Here is a tutorial on GTM if you are not familiar with it th-cam.com/video/1dwk_erXAko/w-d-xo.html
Hey, what a great guide, thanks! However ... Can I still write a note somewhere in the acquisition graph for a specific day, for example, when I start tracking a new event? I didn't find anything like that in GA4. :/
Hi! This tutorial is honestly amazing. Thanks a lot. However (I am really sorry if this is obvious) for some reason, both my Tag Manager and Analytics see what I believe are my Recommended Events as "user_engagement". Am I missing a piece of code in my back end? My guess is that Data Layers are not put in right. Any tips?
Thanks for a great video! Is it possible to set up Universal analytics tracking code on the website via newly created Google account (without no data in google analytics). I tried to do that but I didn't find such an opportunity (It is suggested to set up GA-4 property, but I get used to use Universal analytics interface) If it is possible please, discover that method in your next video or post.
Thank you for this tutorial! It's very useful! I have a question about content grouping. Have you had a chance or need to setup Content Grouping in GA4? I can't find any manual or articles about that. What do you think does it have the same steps in GA4 or smth new? Thank you!
Nice tutorial! When you create an event using GA4 interface as you did it in the final part of the video, is it necesary an extra code implementation?. Thanks in advance
Hei, great guide. When I made some custom tags without any tag parameters, just a tag name connected to a trigger. They get recognized in the live view under the events box but in the event tab they are not in the list. Will they appear after 24 hr. or do I have to make a custom event, if so how does one do that when no tag parameter us used?
How to track SPA with GA4, I have created account and configured with site url. I created container in GTM, added Tag with GA4 settings and configured with GA4 code with All Pages settings. I published the current setting. I tried with preview it can track history, but when i check GA real time tracking it shows one one page( home page ), not showing ( tracking )other pages
Hi, I don't have public content on that but I teach how to track SPA with GA in my course here www.analyticsmania.com/courses/google-tag-manager-course-for-beginners/
how can we check the data for outbound clicks? what I can only see is that I have number of clicks, but no data what the user click and what domain or url.
Please read the accompanying guide to learn a bit more www.analyticsmania.com/post/how-to-track-events-with-google-analytics-4-and-google-tag-manager/ but in general, you will need to register custom definitions to see the data
I have installed and set up Google Analytics but when I visit the site and then go to Google Analytics, it doesn't show up in "users in last 30 minutes". How do I know it is working properly?
@@sotnas31 read more here chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adswerve-datalayer-inspec/kmcbdogdandhihllalknlcjfpdjcleom (if this is the extension that you talk about)
Hi I'm Zayn It was my major manager assistant But I did not work in my field I worked part time jobs Different as well / office receptionist I am taking courses in my field of study I want a job as an Administrative Assistant Part-time (volunteer / free) In return for experience and development of my skills Note: My primary language is Somali / Arabic / English is good
If you want to learn more about Google Analytics 4, I have a free e-book that you can download here www.analyticsmania.com/p/getting-started-with-google-analytics-4/
How do we find the UTM code reports? Can find it anywhere. do you have a video? Thanks
The page says submit the form to download the free e book. Unfortunately, I dont find any forms there!!
You might have a browser extension that is blocking the form. Disable the extension (temporarily)
@@AnalyticsMania Hey Julius, thanks for this informative video. I got an issue that Purchase Tracking Event tag fired in GTM but doesn't show up in GA4.
Bookmarked! This is one hell of a good tutorial. Congratulations Julius for condensing all this information for us, much better than Google's own documentation. Keep the good work on.
Way better than Google's lousy documentation for a product that's not very intuitive
Julius- you are a gifted communicator and educator. I finally have clarity. Thank you!
EXACTLY what I was looking for thank you for creating this video. I will need to check the Data Layer article as the push was the piece that I was a little confused by.
Tip: video is at its best in 1.25x
Thank you so much for the video. Great tips about ga4 and tag manager as well.
Finally I found someone that can explain Google analytics in an easy and actionable way! Thank you!
I want to thank you for taking the time to really break this down and explain it. As a part time web guy for some fun this was so helpful. Great stuff please keep all the new G4 stuff coming.
Thank you. This is the best tutorial on GA 4. The Modify and Create Events feels like Processing Rules in Adobe Analytics
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Very nicely explained and informative. Thank you for sharing such a nice content.
This tutorials are really helping me understand GA4 and GTM. Thank you very much.
Thank you, this is what we need, much better than Google's info! Wonderful channel, keep it up! Liked, subcribed.
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Hi... The most full and useful information about this settings. Unfortunately in my language not enough information like yours exist.
Super duper amazing tutorial, thumbs up! Thank you Julius!
Thanks Man! that was super detailed, Really appreciate all the efforts.You've got new follower!
Amaaaaazing a unbelievably HELPFUL video! Thank you Julius! :) You are real guru! :) THANK YOU A LOT! :)
Hi there, thank you for explaining deep dive. everyone just explaining limited info finally understand some points. Thanks
exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you !
Fantastic tutorial as usual. Great explanation, great sources and tips. Thanks a mill!
Cool tutorial. Many thanks Julius, this is big deal. Bear hug!
That is amazing,Julius, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your amazing tutorial videos 😊
Hi! The course It's really helpful! I was wondering if you could provide the source that you use in 26:32 for the demo? Thanks!
Hi Julius! Thanks for the tutorial. I have a question, I did the same as you to track custom events (25:39). I am tracking outbound clicks that send the user to message me in WhatsApp (event I called 'click_whatsapp').
By default, GA4 already tracks outbound clicks so when I check GA4 debug mode, I have two click events (the default 'click' + the custom 'click_whatsapp'). I can get the parameters I need just with the default outbound clicks.
The issue is, I want to make the 'click_whatsapp' a conversion in GA4 but I am not sure if it is a problem to have these two click events (doubled) running at the same time or if its better to create this custom event (click_whatsapp) based on the default event as you show in your tutorial "How to track conversions... (10:54)".
In other words, I want to make the 'click_whatsapp' a conversion but GA4, with enhance measurement, already tracks outbound clicks. What is the best practice to make this click a conversion? (not sure if it is clear to understand haha)
Thank you!
Thanks for this tutorial I was struggling with this issue. Subscribed
Great Tutorial, loved it! Thanks,👍💚
Great and professional content!
Awesome tutorial. Thank you, man!
Thanks - this is a great dive in - I'm wondering how to manage tracking site search, when the key-value pairs are in other way than ?key1=value1&key2=value2 definded? i.e. as: key1/value1/key2/value2 and so on - is there a way to specify such a url-logic, that GA is automatically able to track this?
Thank you for such a nice tutorial
Thanks Julius for this amazing video please create video on eommerce tracking in ga4
Great job! Thanks for creating this!
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Julius thanks for all your great videos. So when setting up a Custom Event for Click URL and Click Name - as in your tutorial - I can see that Click Classes under the Variables tab does not return a value, just empty quotation marks, "". Why isn't click classes returning a value and how do I get it to return a value? I selected all of the Click variables on Tag Manager and when I select Variables on Tag Manager it displays in the listing. Without a value returned from Click Classes I'm unable to view nav bar clicks i.e. url's and names. Any ideas? : )
Great Tutorial. been such a huge help. Apologies if I've missed it but have you managed to set up virtual pageviews yet? If so would you be able to confirm how? I tried via a second configuration tag with field name page_path and the value being set to the URL I wanted to fire but it looks like the homepage still fires and the VPV is secondary... confused :S
Remember, everything is an event in GA4. If you want to track additional pageview, you need to send an event called "page_view"
@@AnalyticsMania Thanks for confirming. :) final question, do I need to put anything into the parameter name? I can see the pageview event is now firing but my VPVs are not being populated in the pages and screens report. Is there a way to ensure they exist in there with the rest of the pages?
Thanks again in advance. :)
Fantastic stuff! keep up the good work!
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Hi there, I am working wordpress website and using GA4 for analytics. My problem is, I like track user language and I am not able see any data container or in dom section to track same. I seen ur page on language tracking for UA. Can you make short video which variable, trigger have to set for same also I doubt that my theme is not supporting default event name so have to configure somehow.and we don't have any developer for that. Thx. I think u understand my question .Language tracking using GA4
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Julius appreciated 🙏!!!
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Awesome vid, thanks!
Amaaazing guide! How can I find out the source that sent me users which entered in a specific page of my website on a given day?
That's terrific; thanks always for the stellar work
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Hi Julius, How can I 'enrich' existing events (e.g. outbound link click) with additional parameters? Should I use 'modify event'?
You can't enrich existing events. If you want to have more data with outbound link click, disabled it in enhanced measurement and implement it via GTM by yourself (and then add whatever you want additionally)
Great video! Please do it more!
Excellent info thanks a lot. I have used GA for 3 years now and I can't get my head around GA4. It looks like a very dumbed down version of the old GA. Does it still have all the functionalities but the UI is different or has it actually lost a lot of its functionalities? Thanks
A lot of features of GA3 are missing in GA4 unfortunately
Amazing work. Thanks.
Such a great tutorial Julius, can’t thank you enough! Any plans to make a video on cross domain tracking?
No plans for now
So if I run a small website, its enough to just create the events within the G4 Interface? With simple page URL events?
Would love if you could update your post about connecting TH-cam to GA4
No plans for that. Also, I have doubts that GA4 supports youtube integration now.
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Hi! What can I do with the Trigger Link Click - menu item if my CMS specifies the variable string '' instead of Nav_site_link etc?
Many thanks! Very useful! Is there any video for form fills events, as well? Thank you!
Google any video about form tracking and apply new things you learned about ga4
This was amazing!!!
very good tutorial thank you
Please do a session a session as to how we can track events on Firefox and Safari. The recent privacy update has barred the GTM to track third party cookies due to which we are unable to track events happening on safari, Firefox etc.
I am currently migrating from UA to GA4. I have many custom events on GTM for my UA properties. Is there a way to transfer these custom events to GA4 without recreating them one by one?
guide! How can I find out the source that sent me users which entered in a specific page of my website on a given
It was wonderful. thanks
Great video, one question from me. If for a button I have the following html code: SIGN UP, instead of using in the trigger something like: Click classes equals: btn btn-arc-primary-new and Click Text equals Sign UP (which generates issues with translations, changing of copy text, etc), can I somehow use the data-cy="signup" identifier when setting the Trigger Configuration?
yes, use auto-event variable
Link tracking is good, bit complex to setup, question though: how do you look at data that shows ctr on these links?
You would need to use data studio for that
Hi, you are very good and very good. I wanted to ask you something, why in the "CLIcl class" I find myself as a name: ""
instead of the usual "nav ..." ??
Because every website is different. You have to adapt. Maybe other variables are available. If. Not, you will need to learn advanced techniques like CSS selectors. I explain how to use them here www.analyticsmania.com/courses/intermediate-google-tag-manager-course/
Great tutorial. Just to confirm - if i create a tag in GTM, the event will show in GA4 without me having to create an event in GA4?
If that tag is event tag, yes
Thanks a lot, your tutorial are really blessings
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Great video man! I've learnt a lot from you, but I can't find my custom parameters in my G4 report, still no way to see them? Thanks
Custom parameters must be registered as dimensions. Then wait 24 hours.
Brilliant, as always!
Thanks for share your knowledge.
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please teach how to import data(or track) for value in e commerce menu
thankyou
I was expecting a tutorial on tag manager.. this video like a lot of others have assumptions that the user has all this configured.
Hi, thanks for the feedback. If I did a full intro to GTM, then every video of mine would be more than 1-2 hours long and other users who already know GTM fundamentals would be bombarded with same information. Here is a tutorial on GTM if you are not familiar with it th-cam.com/video/1dwk_erXAko/w-d-xo.html
Hey, what a great guide, thanks! However ... Can I still write a note somewhere in the acquisition graph for a specific day, for example, when I start tracking a new event? I didn't find anything like that in GA4. :/
Annotations are not available yet. There are still many features missing.
This is awesome thank you so much!
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Hi! This tutorial is honestly amazing. Thanks a lot. However (I am really sorry if this is obvious) for some reason, both my Tag Manager and Analytics see what I believe are my Recommended Events as "user_engagement". Am I missing a piece of code in my back end?
My guess is that Data Layers are not put in right. Any tips?
Thanks for a great video! Is it possible to set up Universal analytics tracking code on the website via newly created Google account (without no data in google analytics). I tried to do that but I didn't find such an opportunity (It is suggested to set up GA-4 property, but I get used to use Universal analytics interface) If it is possible please, discover that method in your next video or post.
Yes, possible. Check my channel, I already have a video about that.
Very nice
Thank you for this tutorial! It's very useful! I have a question about content grouping. Have you had a chance or need to setup Content Grouping in GA4? I can't find any manual or articles about that. What do you think does it have the same steps in GA4 or smth new? Thank you!
Such a feature does not exist. Use custom parameters for that.
@@AnalyticsMania Thanks
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Hi Analytics mania , can you make one tutorial for ecommerce tracking using GA4 ,with checkout, product views , add to cart ,and others event
The entire process in very great detail is explained here www.analyticsmania.com/courses/intermediate-google-tag-manager-course/
Nice tutorial! When you create an event using GA4 interface as you did it in the final part of the video, is it necesary an extra code implementation?. Thanks in advance
I haven't shown any extra code implementation because there is none.
When I try to find my event id by checking the data layer I cannot find my form submission id. How do you get it to be sent to the data layer?
Hei, great guide. When I made some custom tags without any tag parameters, just a tag name connected to a trigger. They get recognized in the live view under the events box but in the event tab they are not in the list. Will they appear after 24 hr. or do I have to make a custom event, if so how does one do that when no tag parameter us used?
You need to wait 24 hours
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Great Video Julius, but i have a problem: I cant see the variables in debugger. Do you have any idea how i can solve it?
Difficult to say without seeing the actual situation. Try this www.analyticsmania.com/post/google-tag-manager-preview-mode-not-working/
At 20' there is a data.layer push. Was it implemented by you on the login page ?
Yes, but just for demonstration. Let's pretend that a developer did that.
Thanks! It is really useful
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Hi, does setting up all this tracking in GA4 effect the original data in UA account at all?
not at all
Hey Julius. Thanks for the tutorial. Do you have experience using mixpanel analytics?
That was long time ago. No recent experience.
You are awesome
How to track SPA with GA4,
I have created account and configured with site url.
I created container in GTM, added Tag with GA4 settings and configured with GA4 code with All Pages settings.
I published the current setting.
I tried with preview it can track history, but when i check GA real time tracking it shows one one page( home page ), not showing ( tracking )other pages
Hi, I don't have public content on that but I teach how to track SPA with GA in my course here www.analyticsmania.com/courses/google-tag-manager-course-for-beginners/
how can we check the data for outbound clicks? what I can only see is that I have number of clicks, but no data what the user click and what domain or url.
Please read the accompanying guide to learn a bit more www.analyticsmania.com/post/how-to-track-events-with-google-analytics-4-and-google-tag-manager/ but in general, you will need to register custom definitions to see the data
Nice video!
Very helpfully
I have installed and set up Google Analytics but when I visit the site and then go to Google Analytics, it doesn't show up in "users in last 30 minutes". How do I know it is working properly?
Check the debugview
haven't i said that i loves u?
Thanks a lot
Good
Great
Whats chrome extension GTM recommend ?
Extension for what?
@@AnalyticsMania what extension you use in chrome for GTM ?
I use many extensions. What exactly are you looking for? What an extension should do for you?
in your video have a extension of GTM whats her doing
@@sotnas31 read more here chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adswerve-datalayer-inspec/kmcbdogdandhihllalknlcjfpdjcleom (if this is the extension that you talk about)
thanks for your video, can you add subtitles please
Hi, done
Grand mercy
How can I trigger form_submission trigger for GA4 ?
The same way how you would do with Universal Analytics. Just select the GA4 event tag.
Is it possible to connect Google Attribution wiht GA4?
Not at the moment
what about subdomains in ga4? thank you in advance
You can use the same stream or different streams. It's up to you.
best video!
Thank you bro
How can I track outbound links?
Please do help
GA4 does that automatically for you
Hi
I'm Zayn
It was my major
manager assistant
But I did not work in my field
I worked part time jobs
Different as well / office receptionist
I am taking courses in my field of study
I want a job as an Administrative Assistant
Part-time (volunteer / free)
In return for experience and development of my skills
Note: My primary language is Somali / Arabic / English is good
Can i have the spreadsheet? from your link I didn't get to see the spreadsheet
It is in the blog post. I have updated the description
Perfect!
thank you so much
Please, could you activate captions for deaf people? Thanks a lot thanks 😊
for some reason, TH-cam does not add captions for this video. I'll see what I can do
Update: I managed to add subtitles. Enjoy.
@@AnalyticsMania Thanks a lot !