Configuring GA4 Properties
Once your account is created, configure your GA4 properties for your website and possibly your Android and iOS mobile applications. Click “Add Property” and follow the instructions to set up the data feed for your data source. Name your property and specify the website URL, time zone… mOnce the property is created, configure your data feeds on Google Analytics 4 to collect data from different sources.
Go to your property’s ‘Data Feed’ tab and click ‘Add Data Feed’. Choose the appropriate data stream type, such as “Web”, “Application” or “Server”. Follow the steps specific to each type of data feed to configure data collection from the respective source. Specify details: website URL, application name, tracking parameters…
Get tracking code for each data stream
Once your data feed is created, embed the corresponding tracking code into your website or application. In the “Data feeds” tab, click on “Data collection settings” for the desired data feed. Then select “Web Data Feed” or “Application Data Feed”. Copy the data feed specific GA4 tracking code. Add it to your website or app according to the instructions provided.
Note : tools like Google Tag Manager or Google Site Kit make it easy to add the GA4 tracking code to your website. They take care of inserting the code on all the pages of your site, without you having to do it manually.
With Google Tag Manager (GTM), you easily Belgium Phone Number List manage your tracking tags , including the GA4 tracking code. Once GTM is configured on your website, add the GA4 tracking code to it by pasting the code into a custom tag.
On a WordPress site, install the Google Site Kit extension , which makes it easy to integrate Google products, including GA4. Once configured the plugin, activate the integration of GA4.
Verification of data collection
Once the tracking code has been added, check the “Real Time” reports to check if the data is collected correctly. I also recommend that you UK Email Database enable debug mode (DebugView reports) so you can diagnose data collection whenever needed. For that : Install the Google Analytics Debugger Chrome extension . Once installed, enable it and refresh the page. Or, use Google Tag Assistant . Tag Assistant will take care of adding the parameter to enable debug mode.
