Google has recently released Google Analytics 4, Below are few suggestions for Discourse: Add gtag.js directly to your pages: Add option in Dashboard to add Google Analytics 4 gtag.js directly (Yes, this can be done by embedding gtag directly in head, but for discourse additional configuration ma…

We have this on our radar to implement and phase out analytics.js to gtag.js. We’ll update this topic when the update is ready to go.

We just merged an option to upgrade to GA v4 into core: FEATURE: Add Google Universal Analytics v4 as an option (#11123) committed 08:15PM - 06 Nov 20 UTC (UTC) [image] justindirose …

Do we need to change the ga universal tracking code to this new App + Web Id too or just leave it with the old UA-xxxxxxx-x id number?

Setup 1 [image] Result 1 [image] Setup 2 [image] Result 2 - OK [image]

[image] datvnn: Setup 1 [image] Result 1 [image] Setup 2 [image] Result 2 - OK [image] Thanks. Now I got it working. :sunglasses: The only con so far is not having the historical data from the universal tracker on the new GA4. :triumph:

Thank you, works well! How can I set the following options to make tracking GDPR-compliant (w/o consent that is): gtag("config", "XYZ", { anonymize_ip: true, client_storage: "none", });

You should be able to add that code in via a theme component, but I haven’t tested it.

Using v4_gtag and entering G-XXXXXXXXXX is resulting into multiple page views for single page visit. Also is there any way to avoid inserting analytics code in admin section?

[image] Paracelsus: The only con so far is not having the historical data from the universal tracker on the new GA4. :triumph: It’s possible to send data into both UA and GA4. That way there is historical data for comparison after the UA data is deleted next year. [UA→GA4] Send eve…

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Paracelsus November 7, 2020, 2:53pm 8

Thanks. Now I got it working.

The only con so far is not having the historical data from the universal tracker on the new GA4.

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