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In Google Analytics 4 (GA4), you can send a custom URL using Google Tag Manager (GTM) by utilizing its advanced tracking capabilities to customize predefined and custom parameters in an event.
First, you need to implement GA4 in GTM. Then you can start sending the custom URL by creating a new GA4 configuration tag in GTM and setting your desired GA4 Measurement ID. Once you have the GA4 configuration tag set to fire on all pages, you can start customizing events with parameters.
For example, the page_view event automatically sends the URL. If you want to modify this URL or send a custom one, you can create a new variable for it in GTM, then in the event parameters section of the GA4 configuration tag, you will put the parameter name (like page_location which is the default parameter for URL in GA4) and then, in the value, you would assign the custom variable you created.
In addition to this, you can also make use of ‘Fields to Set’ option where you can mention field name and its value which will get reflected in all hits sent from this tag. You should keep in mind that GA4 focuses more on the concept of ‘Events and Parameters’ instead of the traditional ‘Users and Sessions’ approach that was used in the universal analytics.
However, please note that modifying the page_location parameter will not change the URL recorded in GA4, this needs to be done on your website configuration to reflect the changes on GA4. The method suggested above is to send additional or custom data along with your events to GA4.
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Unfortunately, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) does not natively support the extraction of data at minute-level granularity. It primarily provides a breakdown of data at hourly intervals. This limitation is a part of GA4’s design and, at this time, there is no built-in or direct workaround provided by GA4 to extract minute-level data. However, you could possibly investigate third-party tools or additional coding solutions, which could help to extract data at a more precise level. Always remember to stay within Google’s data usage policies when using any data extraction method.
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Sure, basically, even though Google Analytics Universal is wrapping up, you can still get your hands on your data in a bunch of different ways. For example, you can directly download individual reports in various formats like CSV, TSV, Excel, Google Sheets, PDF, and also use the Google Analytics Reporting API. If you happen to be a Google Analytics 360 user, you can also export your data to BigQuery. The key is to take the necessary steps to backup your data before the service fully shuts down.
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Sounds like you’re on the right track with your setup but dealing with a tiny hiccup. For the event parameters, you could try changing the parameter name like in this example:
However, if the issue persists, then there may be something going on with the {{Click Text}}. It might not be returning the value you’re expecting. Good luck with your setup and I hope this helps a bit! You’re absolutely doing awesome, keep going!
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Sure, the best way to track the traffic from your blog to your main website would be to use utm tags for the links that you have on your blog leading to the main site. This way, you can accurately measure the traffic coming from your blog. This is straightforward and shouldn’t be too complex!
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Sure, it sounds like you are having issues with passing data properly to your Google Analytics 4 (GA4) using Google Tag Manager. The data push should allow you to isolate certain articles based on specific details about them. However, currently, the “article_id” is not being correctly registered, causing mish-mash of the id’s and “(not set)” values in your reports.
Similarly, when you try to register the subcategory as the custom dimension, it’s incorrectly showing up in pages where it’s not supposed to. Basically, your custom dimensions (which are the specific elements or attributes you want to track) are not working properly.
One likely reason could be how your tags are set up in Google Tag Manager and how they are interacting with GA4. The custom dimensions need to be correctly set in GA4 and then properly deployed through Google Tag Manager.
Unfortunately, without having a look at your actual GTM and GA4 setup, it’s hard to provide a definitive solution. This issue typically needs a hands-on approach to identify where things are going wrong.
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Sure, you’re on the right track. In GTM, you do need to make new Event tags for the ‘Completed Purchase’ and ‘Started checkout’ events. Setup each with their corresponding triggers. Then, in GA4, configure custom definitions for these tags under ‘Events’. Ensure to test with GTM’s preview mode before publishing. It might take little time for the events to start showing up in GA4, but they will.
