Fix Google Analytics

[davorg]

We're using Google's old Universal Analytics - which was turned off in July 2023. If we want to get anything useful out of Google Analytics, then we need to update to GA4.

It seems that the previous owners of the site set up the old version of GA. I think the best approach is to start again with GA4. And I'm happy to do that.

I'm wary, however, of stepping on anyone's toes so if someone else wants to take control of this project, please let me know. But here's my plan:

1. Wait until Monday (3 Jun) to give people a chance to object
2. Add a new perl.com organisation inside my Google Analytics account
3. Add a new property for this site inside that account
4. Edit the site (layouts/partials/header.html) to update the GA code to use GA4
5. Sit back and watch all the lovely data come in

I will, of course, be happy to add people to the organisation so they can also see the data.

[oalders]

@davorg I will follow up with you about this. Apologies for my delaying the process.

[davorg]

@oalders Thanks. I'd also let this slip. I should have prodded (gently!)

Probably, the best way forward is for you to give me access to the GA organisation that David Farrell gave you admin on. I can take it from there. I use my Gmail address (davorg@gmail.com) on GA.

[oalders]

This is what I see, but it's not clear to me how to give you admin on it. 🤔 Any tips are appreciated!

[davorg]

• Click on "Perl.com - GA4" to open the property
• Click the admin cog at the bottom of the left-hand pane
• In the "Property" pane, select "Property access management"
• Click the big blue "+" in the top right corner and choose "add users"
• Enter my email address (davorg@gmail.com) and select a level of access you want to give me
• Click the blue "add" button in the top right corner

Google's more detailed explanation is at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9305788

[oalders]

Thank you! I think I was missing the cog on the bottom left. I had seen a cog on the bottom right. Two cogs is confusing. You should have access now.

[davorg]

Oh. That bottom right cog is new. I'd never noticed it before :-)

I'm in now. Thanks.

[rspier]

FWIW, GA-4 is working fine, we're reusing the UA tag and piping it into a GA-4 property.

Please do not remove the UA tag.

[davorg]

Yes, I'd worked out that's what was happening.

Are you confident that will still work on Monday?

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/11583528

[rspier]

I think so.

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/11583528#:~:text=Can%20I%20delete%20my%20Universal%20Analytics%20property%3F