It’s possible that there might be some compatibility issues between Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Chrome and Apple’s new M1 chip. This might be causing the lag observed on the website, particularly as you’ve noted issues with overall speed and responsiveness when scrolling or clicking. The fact that the issue has persisted despite trying scripts from… Read more

From July 1, 2023, Google is discontinuing support for Universal Analytics, creating problems for those using custom dimensions with methodologies tied to the current system. Accordingly, if you have a code for custom dimensions that is not working following the transition to Google Analytics 4 (GA4), changes will need to be made. You may find… Read more

Basically, your current tag will only log a page_view when the history (previous pages visited in the session) changes. If you want to manually log a page view yourself, you can, but you’d need to use a GA4 event tag – the screenshot linked shows an example of how to set it up. It’s also generally better to stop the automatic pageviews that the… Read more

If you’re looking to get a count of ‘notification_open’ events per message ID, you would first need to ensure that you’re logging the ‘message_id’ parameter with the ‘notification_open’ events. Assuming that you’re doing so, you should be able to access these logs on your Firebase Console.

If you navigate to the ‘Events’ tab under ‘Analytics’ in… Read more

Hey buddy, were you looking for this?

Don’t sweat it, here’s how you can do it. Just follow these steps and you should be good to go:

First off, navigate through your GA4 like so:

Go to **’Reports’** -> **’Engagement’** -> **’Events’**.

Here, check out this screenshot to give you a better idea:

![Reports, Engagement,… Read more

Hey there, I’m currently bridging from Universal Analytics over to GA4. With a bunch of properties in the mix, I’m thinking it’s a good move to put together a script using API calls to get these new GA4 properties created. Only thing is, I’m keen to avoid Google duplicating any properties when March rolls in.

So, here’s my plan. I either want… Read more

Setting your GA4 configuration tag to fire multiple times instead of just on the page load should not cause trouble. It’s actually quite common in single page apps to do so since users can easily navigate between sections without reloading the page. However, it seems like there’s an issue with ‘fields to set’ not working properly. The ‘fields to… Read more

Hey guys, I need some help. I’ve got a website with ads on it. Each ad has a specific click value. Now, every time a visitor clicks on an ad, I record that event along with the value info.

Here’s the code I use:

`javascript
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
window.dataLayer.push({
‘event’: ‘top_ad_click’,
‘value’: value,… Read more

It sounds like your Google Analytics 4 (GA4) isn’t receiving events from Universal Analytics due to a possible missing link between the two platforms. This could be due to a technical glitch or a setup error. Typically, these platforms should be able to communicate automatically once you have the Measurement ID in place. However, in some cases,… Read more

So, here’s what I did:

1. Turned on the Google Analytics Data API in a GCP project.
2. Made a service account in the credentials part of the Google Analytics Data API’s GCP console.
3. Made a JSON key file, downloaded it from the service account I’d made.
4. Told GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS to check out the JSON key file path.
5. Made the service account an…

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Hey there! So, turns out it was a small hiccup really. I had granted access to my User, instead of the service account itself. But once I switched that around and gave the access to the service account, everything started working perfectly. Oh boy, it was right there all along!

Yes, you can send an app version through the Google Analytics Measurement Protocol API. However, it’s important to note that the way user properties are defined and utilized in Google Analytics 4 is different than previous versions. User properties in GA4 are typically registered and managed in the GA4 UI, so it appears they must be predefined… Read more