Install Google Analytics with Google Tag Manager (using new google tag)

Have you seen the new Google Tag template in Google Tag Manager? It replaces the old GA4 Configuration tag and you can use it to quickly install Google Analytics 4 with Google Tag Manager. Here's how.
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[@RajenderPalOfficial]

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[@rooted-digital]

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[@ManiSaintVictor]

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[@rooted-digital]

You're most welcome. I'm glad to hear it was helpful. :)

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[@rooted-digital]

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[@rooted-digital]

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[@rooted-digital]

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[@rooted-digital]

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[@IsaacDanna]

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[@rooted-digital]

Yo man! Glad you found it useful and super pumped by your enthusiastic gratitude. Have an awesome rest of your day and God bless!~

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[@rooted-digital]

Thank you for the video idea. This is new ground for me and I will add it to the list for future things to explore. Until then, I found this video resource from MeasureSchool that might be worth checking out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/on2ZpqOkgaqWic0&pp=ygUYZ2E0IGVuaGFuY2VkIGNvbnZlcnNpb25z Good luck!

[@kadianwitter6]

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[@rooted-digital]

Well that's awesome news to hear. Thanks for sharing. Glad it was helpful for you!

[@MeerNahro-ss8nw]

Just for me to understand better, the Google Tag Manager is connected to the website via its own container code then you connect Google Analytics with the Google Tag Manager using the property's measurement ID? Thank you in advance!

[@rooted-digital]

Yes, you've got it. The connection between Tag Manager and Google Analytics was very confusing to me as well. And it makes it more confusing because Tag Manager can perform multiple functions for Google Analytics properties: 1.) setting up the GA4 measurement ID / Google tag 2.) creating "custom events" to send additional data into the GA4 property If you've got 12 minutes to spare, this Tag Manager beginner's guide might be worth checking out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn7Hm394nth3fqs Best wishes!

[@user-ds9ts3vn7g]

Do we not need to add any changes in code? like adding the measurement id in your website pages?

[@rooted-digital]

When you install the Google tag as outlined in this video, you are - in fact - adding the GA4 measurement ID to your website pages. This used to be called the "GA4 Configuration tag" in Google Tag Manager. It got a new name and some new functionality last fall and is now called the Google tag. Same idea though.

[@christopherlouisys.vertus5487]

Hey Man, I really appreciate this content 🙏🏾🙌 Actually can I follow the same steps to add google analytics 4 to my printify pop up store?

[@rooted-digital]

Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate you taking the time. Regarding Printify, I can say two things: 1.) If you already have Google Tag Manager installed on your store, then YES, the process shown in this video will work. Once Tag Manager is installed successfully, the process for installing GA4 is the same for any type of web site / online store (since the work is done in Tag Manager) 2.) If you don't have Tag Manager installed on your store and don't know how to do that, it looks like there's another way to add GA4 to Printify. Here's the support article I found in case you don't have it: help.printify.com/hc/en-us/articles/14813624741393-How-can-I-set-up-marketing-tools-for-my-Pop-Up-Store Best of luck!

[@christopherlouisys.vertus5487]

Hey man, I set it up, thanks for your help🙌🏾

[@rusticwaters]

I followed your instruction but my web stream in GA4 shows this alert: Data collection isn't active for your website. If you installed tags more than 48 hours ago, make sure they are set up correctly.

[@rooted-digital]

Hello there. Two thoughts / questions: 1. You might want to double check to make sure you published your container in Google Tag Manager. From personal experience I know how easy it is to do everything but then not actually hit submit and publish the container in GTM. 2. If you've done that, I'd give it a little time. As Google's message implies, it can take up to 48 hours for data to start showing up (although it's typically faster than that). Best wishes.

[@Zii73]

I'm getting started with GTM and GA4 and I'm still confused. At 3:22 I can see that you can choose "google tag" from the list but also you can see the same "google tag" option when you click on Google Analytics, Are these "google tag" tag types the same? so you can choose anyone you like?

[@juniormoture4506]

Hi where can I get more advance course on this

[@Adin4Christ]

Does this mean we dont need to install GA4 script to our site anymore?

[@rooted-digital]

You can install the GA4 script on your site multiple ways. One way is to use Google Tag Manager (GTM) and push the GA4 tag to your site via GTM. That's what this video shows. Another way is to hardcode the GA4 script in the backend of your website. In that case, you wouldn't use GTM at all. If this is what you have done in the past, it will still work and you don't need to do what is shown in this video. However, my personal preference is to use GTM because it opens up some other options for GA4. Like creating some cool custom events like: button click tracking (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gICppZ2Cpdx1gqc) internal link click tracking (kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipPFq3-mm9mfock) And related. Hope that clears things up. Best wishes!

[@kieranjohn81]

why do you add it as a vaiable?

[@rooted-digital]

You don't *need* to do this step, but it will make things easier in the future if you create more tags (so you don't always need to check back to GA4 to see what your measurement ID is).

[@dzulhelmi81]

Why choose Initialization, not All Pages?

[@rooted-digital]

Either way will work just fine. If you're interested, you can check this article out with more info on the GTM Page View triggers: www.rootandbranchgroup.com/dom-ready-trigger/