Google Analytics

Excluding WordPress preview traffic in Google Analytics
A common issue with Google Analytics is internal traffic crowding your reports. The standard way to exclude such traffic from

Fixing Facebook referrer tracking in Google Analytics
When trying to report on traffic from coming Facebook to your site, you can come across multiple instances of Facebook

Tracking 404 pages in Google Analytics
One of the classic use cases for Google Analytics is identifying 404 pages on your site. With this report you

Filtering multiple IPs in Google Analytics
Filtering an IP in Google Analytics is pretty simple (see post). But in many cases, a company will have multiple

Generic Pageview tracking for Single Page Applications (SPA) using Google Tag Manager
When working with a client to implement a measurement plan in Google Tag Manager (GTM), I often need to set

Planning a new site? First run these 4 essential Google Analytics reports
Planning a new site is like planning your wedding. You set out with great expectations and innocent optimism that are

Generic event tracking in Google Tag Manager
When working with a client to implement a measurement plan in Google Tag Manager (GTM), I often need to set

Easily creating Day/Hour heatmaps from Google Analytics in Data Studio
In this post I'd like to suggest a simpler alternative to this approach that uses Google Data Studio. This alternative

Creating filters in Google Analytics
In this post I will explain how to create filters with examples of common filters I use.

Validating your Google Analytics installation
After you’ve added the Google Analytics (GA) code to your site, it’s recommended that you validate that it’s firing correctly.