Google Analytics conversion tracking is different in GA4 compared to Universal Analytics. In many ways, the process of setting up conversions is actually far simpler in the new version of Google Analytics. Let’s check it out in this guide.
Are you ready to learn about Google Analytics 4? This 1 hour Google Analytics tutorial for beginners will get you going with understanding theory and putting that into action.
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The Google Analytics account structure is much different in GA4 compared to UA. The Account -> Property -> View arrangement of Universal Analytics is gone. We now have Account -> Property -> Data Stream in the GA4 account hierarchy.
But Data Streams don’t function anything like Views did. Let’s learn how it all works.
GA subdomain tracking works very differently than cross subdomain tracking in Universal Analytics. The good news is that tracking across subdomains is one of the places where GA4 has a big advantage over UA.
[Updated 3/22/24] There is a lot going on with Google Analytics. This is even more true with GA4 which introduces some new terms. So let’s jump in to this list of Google Analytics definitions and get rolling!
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Updated 11/21/24 – It’s possible to create Google Analytics event data based on what is visible on the screen. We can do that with the element visibility trigger in GTM. And to use element visibility, we also need to know how to use CSS Selectors. This is a non technical guide about CSS Selectors and the element visibility trigger for any non-developers out there.
There’s also a bonus resource at the end of this guide if you want to see another handy application for CSS Selectors in Google Tag Manager.
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