Hey there, folks. I’ve tossed in google-api-php-client (I’m using version v2.2.2) to my project for google analytics.

I stumbled upon this piece here which says that the current version of google analytics is heading for the retirement home.

Before I start sweating bullets here, I just want to clarify: is my current use of google-api-php-client…

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Hey everyone, I need a little help with Google Tag Manager. I’ve been using it to trigger some GA4 events alongside some existing UA events. However, the GA4 events are only triggering in the preview mode, and not when the website is live. The UA events don’t seem to be having this issue, they’re triggered in both modes.

I have a GA4 configuration…

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To track how long a user has a modal window open, you can use the ‘Timer’ trigger in Google Tag Manager (GTM). Essentially, you want to start the timer when the modal is opened and stop it when the modal is closed. Send events to Google Analytics at these two points capturing the timestamp. The difference in time will give you the total time the… Read more

Sure, I’d be happy to explain. Essentially, Google Analytics uses a system of first party cookies. These cookies hold onto an ID that tags the user’s browser while they’re on your website, right? Unfortunately, these can’t be directly used in your Data Management Platform (DMP).

Moving or copying these cookie IDs to your DMP isn’t impossible… Read more

Yo, I need to pull the user_pseudo_id from the API. I know it has to be set up as a custom metric, but I’m stuck with that for now. I’ve read about getting the client_id like they did with UA, but some dude
on this thread
said it only works on pages with a UA tracker, not just GA4.

There’s also the _ga cookie method, but Google is like “Don’t… Read more

It appears like you’re missing some essential fields for authentication: ‘refresh_token’ and ‘client_secret’. The refresh token is used to refresh the access token which is required for the authentication process. The client secret is used to authenticate the client. You’ll have to ensure you’re providing these in your authentication request.… Read more

It seems like you’re encountering a fairly common issue when dealing with custom dimensions or metrics in platforms like Google Analytics 4. When you create a new custom dimension or metric, the data collection for that specific dimension/metric starts from the point it was created, it won’t retroactively pull data from before that creation… Read more