How do I add Google Analytics 4 to XF?

[RobParker]

Google is nagging me to migrate from the Universal Analytics to their new system but I don't see where I get the new property ID from?

I've used their setup assistant to connect the old one to a new one but where do I get the new code snippet/ID? What else needs setting up?

 

[Mr Lucky]

I use this:

[DigitalPoint] Better Google Analytics

digitalpoint submitted a new resource: [DigitalPoint] Better Google Analytics - Extends Google Analytics to "track all the things". Features Serve Google Tag Manager JavaScript from your own domain Normally, Google forces browsers to re-download the JavaScript every 15 minutes, which can...

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Not only makes it easy but integrates the analytics into your ACP.

 

[RobParker]

Thanks

I planned to install that once I found my tracking ID. It seemed to be a bit buried beneath several menus compared to UA but I think I found it now.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Does installing the Digital Point addon make it so that no changes need to be made at the Google Analytics site? Or do you still need to convert there?

 

[Harvey]

There has to be a way to do this without a pluggin right?

 

[Ricsca]

i prefer not to install add-ons so i just put the code google gives me in "Search engine optimization (SEO)" and saw that it detects well.

 

[Harvey]

i prefer not to install add-ons so i just put the code google gives me in "Search engine optimization (SEO)" and saw that it detects well.

So you added (what number?) in place of your UA- and it worked?

Is it G- added to my property ID?

 

[Ricsca]

Yes

 

[Paul B]

Support for GA 4 was introduced last year.

Fixed - Error with new Google Analytics 4 ID

As discussed here: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/add-google-analytics-4.187101/ Solution is as simple as editing google_analytics template, but for new users it can be a bit confusing. So even though I guess the developers are already working on it, I remember it here :)

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