Copy of Google Analytics 4 Setup Checklist - Analytics Mania
Copy of Google Analytics 4 Setup Checklist - Analytics Mania
#1. Planning
1.1 Prepare a measurement plan 0
1.2 Prepare a tag implementation plan 0
#2. Property settings
Think about how many properties and data
2.1 0
streams
If you aredoonyou need
paid GA, consider using
2.2 0
subproperties
2.3 Verify time-zone settings in the property 0
2.4 Verify currency settings in your property 0
2.5 Review user permissions 0
#3. Data stream settings + installation
3.1 Create data stream(s) 0
3.2 Install GA4 and use DebugView to test 0
Configure site search event in Enhanced
3.3 0
Measurement
3.4 Configure cross-domain tracking 0
3.5 Filter internal traffic 0
3.6 Filter developer traffic 0
3.7 Configure unwanted referrals 0
3.8 Review session-timeout settings 0
If needed, adjust timer for engaged
3.9 0
sessions
Do not use "Collect Universal Analytics
3.10 0
events" option in the data stream
#4. Data collection settings
4.1 Set data retention to 14 months 0
4.2 Consider enabling Google Signals 0
#5. Events, conversions
5.1 Configure event tracking 0
Mark the most important events as
5.2 0
conversions
Register event parameters as event-
5.3 0
scoped
Registercustom dimensions
user properties as user-scoped
5.4 Don't import conversions from GA3 and 0
custom dimensions
5.5 GA4 to the same Google Ads account at 0
#6. the same time
Integrations
6.1 Link Google Analytics with Google Ads 0
6.2 Link Google Analytics with BigQuery 0
Link Google Analytics with Google Search
6.3 0
Console
Link Google Analytics with Google
6.4 0
Optimize
#7. Other things
7.1 User ID tracking 0
Send User ID as a user-scoped custom
7.2 0
dimension
Try to create useful Audiences as soon as
7.3 0
you can
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Admin > Property settings
Admin > Property settings
Admin > Property access management. Make sure that only those who need to see the data actually
have access. Also, make sure that admins are only those who should have that permission.
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so. That would trigger a new session. So right now, I think that setting the session duration to something
longer than 30 minutes would be a good idea, e.g. to 4 hours.
Currently, I set the timer to at least 30 seconds. More often - 60 seconds. In my opinion, 10 seconds on
a page does not mean anything.
you won't be able to control the event data structure and this will be problematic. Implement your own
event tracking from scratch as I explain in the course.
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