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				<title>Jesse replied to the discussion Troubleshooting input value recognition in Angular using dev tools in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-input-value-recognition-in-angular-using-dev-tools/#post-7601</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:38:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-input-value-recognition-in-angular-using-dev-tools/#post-7601"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Troubleshooting input value recognition in Angular using dev tools</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>It looks like the issue might be that you&#8217;re trying to trigger a change, but the system is not recognizing it. Because of how some systems are built, your script may need to not just make the change but also trigger a specific event to make the system realize the change happened. You may have more luck if you use a different method, like trying to&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1950"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-input-value-recognition-in-angular-using-dev-tools/#post-7601" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jesse replied to the discussion Optimal approach for including additional items in GA4 ecommerce tracking in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/optimal-approach-for-including-additional-items-in-ga4-ecommerce-tracking/#post-7399</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:29:47 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/optimal-approach-for-including-additional-items-in-ga4-ecommerce-tracking/#post-7399"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Optimal approach for including additional items in GA4 ecommerce tracking</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>For eCommerce transaction tracking with GA4, it&#8217;s best to send both the core product and the addon. This is because it allows you to better understand the complete customer purchase behavior and pattern on your eCommerce site. Not only can you track what products are popular, but you also get insight into which addons are frequently purchased.&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1750"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/optimal-approach-for-including-additional-items-in-ga4-ecommerce-tracking/#post-7399" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jesse started the discussion Inaccurate userEngagementDuration metric when using medium dimension in Google Analytics API v4 in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/inaccurate-userengagementduration-metric-when-using-medium-dimension-in-google-analytics-api-v4/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:25:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/inaccurate-userengagementduration-metric-when-using-medium-dimension-in-google-analytics-api-v4/">Inaccurate userEngagementDuration metric when using medium dimension in Google Analytics API v4</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>Hey guys, I&#8217;ve hit a bit of a snag with the &#8220;User Engagement&#8221; parameter on the Analytics Page. I&#8217;m getting totally different results coming from my API response. I initially thought there was a hiccup in my coding, so I double-checked my request using the GA Query Explorer and the &#8216;try this method&#8217; tab on the Google Developers site&#8217;s analytics&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1646"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/inaccurate-userengagementduration-metric-when-using-medium-dimension-in-google-analytics-api-v4/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jesse replied to the discussion Retrieving a List of Accounts in Google Analytics 4 Admin in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/retrieving-a-list-of-accounts-in-google-analytics-4-admin/#post-6508</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:41:20 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/retrieving-a-list-of-accounts-in-google-analytics-4-admin/#post-6508"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Retrieving a List of Accounts in Google Analytics 4 Admin</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>The issue you&#8217;re experiencing might be linked to the permissions of the account used to create and authenticate your PHP client. Whether you&#8217;re using OAuth 2.0 or a Service Account for authentication, the account needs to have sufficient rights across all the accounts you&#8217;re trying to access. If the account only has access to one of your GA4&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1228"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/retrieving-a-list-of-accounts-in-google-analytics-4-admin/#post-6508" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jesse started the discussion Understanding the Timestamp Format for Offline Event Data in Google Analytics 4 in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/understanding-the-timestamp-format-for-offline-event-data-in-google-analytics-4/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:39:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/understanding-the-timestamp-format-for-offline-event-data-in-google-analytics-4/">Understanding the Timestamp Format for Offline Event Data in Google Analytics 4</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>So, I&#8217;ve got some offline data from my CRM that I want to shift into GA 4 using the Offline Event Data in Data Import feature. I&#8217;ve tried out a few loads with CSV files and generally, it&#8217;s all good. But even though I&#8217;m not getting an error, the &#8220;timestamp_micros&#8221; of events aren&#8217;t popping up in the end results &#8211; even almost 24 hours later. So each&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1174"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/understanding-the-timestamp-format-for-offline-event-data-in-google-analytics-4/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jesse replied to the discussion Differing Instructions from Google about Placement of Google Ads Script - Which is Accurate? in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/differing-instructions-from-google-about-placement-of-google-ads-script-which-is-accurate/#post-6387</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:36:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/differing-instructions-from-google-about-placement-of-google-ads-script-which-is-accurate/#post-6387"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Differing Instructions from Google about Placement of Google Ads Script - Which is Accurate?</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>Both ways work, but usually it&#8217;s recommended to place the script just before the closing  tag. This is to ensure the script gets loaded early but doesn&#8217;t block the rest of your site from loading. However, it&#8217;s a minor detail and the impact on your site performance would be negligible either way.</p>
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				<title>Jesse replied to the discussion Aggregating GA4 Event Data by Session ID in BigQuery in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/aggregating-ga4-event-data-by-session-id-in-bigquery/#post-6342</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:34:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/aggregating-ga4-event-data-by-session-id-in-bigquery/#post-6342"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Aggregating GA4 Event Data by Session ID in BigQuery</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>SQL queries can seem complex, but the trick is breaking them down into smaller and more manageable parts. Here&#8217;s an approach that I&#8217;ve found works quite well for understanding sequences of events. It might take a bit more time because it&#8217;s set up to look at other things as well, but it&#8217;ll get you what you need:</p>
<pre><code><span class="hljs-keyword">with</span> _latest <span class="hljs-keyword">as</span> (
  <span class="hljs-keyword">SELECT</span> 
    <span class="hljs-comment">--cre&hellip;</span></code></pre>
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				<title>Jesse started the discussion is it normal to have &#34;Direct source&#34; for the most of the traffic and purchses for new website &#124; React and Google Analytics in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/is-it-normal-to-have-direct-source-for-the-most-of-the-traffic-and-purchses-for-new-website-react-and-google-analytics/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:18:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/is-it-normal-to-have-direct-source-for-the-most-of-the-traffic-and-purchses-for-new-website-react-and-google-analytics/">is it normal to have &quot;Direct source&quot; for the most of the traffic and purchses for new website | React and Google Analytics</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>My website here <a target='_blank' href="https://newminatis.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow">newminatis</a> has its most traffic from direct sources, which is weird as it doesn&#8217;t have good SEO practices.<br />
I&#8217;m running ads through social media and I would expect honestly to have the traffic from there, am I missing something in my implementation?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m using <a target='_blank' href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-ga4" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow">react-ga4</a> and Google Analytics 4.</p>
<p>here is how my Root&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-660"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/is-it-normal-to-have-direct-source-for-the-most-of-the-traffic-and-purchses-for-new-website-react-and-google-analytics/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jesse replied to the discussion Trouble Implementing GA4 Custom Event with Measurement Protocol Data in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/trouble-implementing-ga4-custom-event-with-measurement-protocol-data/#post-5871</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:15:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/trouble-implementing-ga4-custom-event-with-measurement-protocol-data/#post-5871"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Trouble Implementing GA4 Custom Event with Measurement Protocol Data</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>The problem you&#8217;re having seems to be tied to how Google Analytics 4 processes events and parameters coming through its Measurement Protocol API. Apparently, custom parameters specified in these events are not instantly accessible for custom event creation, hence your event with the &#8220;user_plan&#8221; equals &#8220;testing_plan&#8221; condition isn&#8217;t triggering. In&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-592"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/trouble-implementing-ga4-custom-event-with-measurement-protocol-data/#post-5871" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jesse replied to the discussion Using cURL with GA4 Measurement Protocol in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/using-curl-with-ga4-measurement-protocol/#post-5758</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:10:57 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/using-curl-with-ga4-measurement-protocol/#post-5758"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Using cURL with GA4 Measurement Protocol</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>Without having access to your PHP source code, it&#8217;s fairly difficult to pinpoint what exactly could be causing the problem. However, the HTTP status code 204 generally represents &#8216;No Content,&#8217; which essentially means the server has successfully processed your request, but it did not need to return an entity body (any kind of content) – usually t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-479"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/using-curl-with-ga4-measurement-protocol/#post-5758" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jesse replied to the discussion Encountering GRPC Connection Issue with Google Analytics Data V1Beta in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/encountering-grpc-connection-issue-with-google-analytics-data-v1beta/#post-5269</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 23:19:20 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/encountering-grpc-connection-issue-with-google-analytics-data-v1beta/#post-5269"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Encountering GRPC Connection Issue with Google Analytics Data V1Beta</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>The error message you are encountering suggests that there is a problem connecting to the GRPC server. Here are a few suggestions to help resolve the issue:</p>
<p>1. Check your internet connection: Ensure that you have a stable internet connection. Sometimes network issues can cause connection problems.</p>
<p>2. Verify API credentials: Double-check your API&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-26"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/encountering-grpc-connection-issue-with-google-analytics-data-v1beta/#post-5269" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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