It seems like your scripts are interfering with the browser’s ‘back’ button function. Maybe they’re adding extra history states or changing the URLs. Try to debug your scripts line by line checking how they interact with browser history. Thankfully, this problem isn’t happening when a JS plugin is installed in the browser, so the issue might be… Read more

For authentication purposes, you don’t inherently need to manually pass an access token when using Google APIs on the server. The JSON config file that you have is used to auto-authenticate your client. The PHP client library for Google APIs uses a service account key file (JSON) referenced in the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment… Read more

Yes, your current use of google-api-php-client could potentially be affected. The notice you’ve linked to is indicating Google’s plan to phase out the universal analytics and replace it with Google Analytics 4. Any project relying on Google’s universal analytics might face issues or stop functioning correctly once the retirement is completely… Read more

Hey there! Hmmm, it appears there might be an odd bug causing this confusion. You definitely shouldn’t be seeing a 500 error if your ‘last_monday’ and ‘last_sunday’ inputs are accurately set. This merits some attention for sure.

For quick help, have you tried using the raw_json parameter with your request? This assumes you have valid JSON data… Read more

Yes, it is possible to manage and list your Google Tag Manager (GTM) tags and triggers using Java. Google provides the Tag Manager API which allows you to access and update your GTM configuration programmatically. You can use this API to create, read, update, and delete tags, triggers, and other configurations. Google provides client libraries for… Read more

Based on your description, it seems like your view_item event is not being fired, hence isn’t showing up in GA4 Debug View or in the Chrome Dev Tools network tab.

If your script is correctly placed and there’s no error in the console, it might be a timing issue. Sometimes, the gtag function you’re calling isn’t fully loaded when you’re trying to… Read more

Ah, you see, Google Analytics has a bit of a quirk. Even if you set your property or view to your own local currency, Analytics still does a conversion whenever it processes a hit for any currency that isn’t USD. What’s more, it does this conversion all over again whenever you generate a report.

So, even if everything else is in order – your… Read more

“Hey everyone, I’m having a bit of a pickle with my website landing pages. I’m using a service called Unbounced and I’ve noticed that they wrap the CTA buttons on my pages. The issue is that it makes the CTA button first go to an internal link, then redirects it to the final external link where I need it to go.

The problem here is Google’s… Read more

The discrepancy between your Bigquery data and GA4 data for the same parameters could be due to multiple reasons. It could be from how GA4 segments and counts active users, as the methodologies may be different from yours. Check how active users are defined in GA4– they might be basing it on different parameters for activity. The issue could also… Read more

So here’s the deal—I’ve been working on integrating Google Analytics into my Laravel Lumen project using this package https://github.com/akki-io/laravel-google-analytics. I followed the instructions for installation and configuration to the letter, still a lil’ issue has cropped up that’s got me stumped.

I’ve been pulling this code into my c…

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Hey there, I’m a newbie to GA4 and have managed to get tags fired up on class elements, but I’m puzzled as to why this particular one isn’t firing. I’ve played around with “strip-section” so I’m sure it’s not just a typo error or anything like that. I’m stumped. Here take a look:

This tag is supposed to fire on a class click. Any tips? I’d… Read more

Based on the format of your current table in BigQuery and your desired table, it seems like you are trying to unnest JSON into individual columns. To achieve this, you will need to use some SQL functionality.

Firstly, extracting JSON data into columns in BigQuery can be done using the JSON_EXTRACT_SCALAR function in SQL. The function requires two… Read more

In Google Analytics 4, you can indeed use a large number of custom event parameters, which can be beneficial for detailed usage tracking. The downside you discovered is that too many custom events can convolute and overwhelm your ‘Event’ reporting. In GA4, defining a custom ‘click’ event different from the automatic click tracking performed by GA4… Read more

The discrepancy in total transaction value in GA4 when using the measurement-api to send e-commerce transactions can be due to numerous reasons. One could be a delay in data processing or reporting on GA4. There could also be a difference between how GA4 and Analytics Universal handle or interpret transaction data. Data filters, sampling, or… Read more