Re: Shopify & GA4

When will Shopify adapt to the GA4 Google Analytics update?

MehdiY
Shopify Partner
20 0 6

Hello,

After Google Analytics updated their analytics system to GA4, all new accounts made come with G- not UA-

When will Shopify support the change?

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Shopify Partner | mwwared.com | Providing Shopify Solutions for Arab Merchants and eCommere businesses operating in the MENA & Gulf Region.
Replies 12 (12)

Michael023
Visitor
1 0 0

Google Analytics has undergone a major update, but unfortunately Shopify doesn't seem to keep up in time. I hope Shopify can complete these updates before the end of 2020.

AustinHutchison
Shopify Partner
52 1 18

The Enhanced Ecommerce Shopify integration is only available with UA.

You can add the G- tag code to your theme files if you want to use the GA4 dashboard, or you can still create a UA property during setup (recommended).

I'm trying to outline the options here and will update as new info is released: https://aloagency.com/blog/shopify-and-ga4-analytics-setup

TAGinstall
Shopify Partner
5 0 0

Hey guys,

I'm Radi from TAGinstall.

We do have a GA4 implementation in our app Easy Tag - GTM & Data Layer https://apps.shopify.com/google-tag-manager-installer

Shoot me an email to support@taginstall.com if you need more details.

 

Cheers,

Radi

JoshuaFishman
Visitor
1 0 2

Please @Shopify remove this out of date validation.

ekuplu
Shopify Partner
47 0 17

I'm pleased to inform you that we have created a free tool & video tutorial to set up Google Analytics 4 with eCommerce features on your Shopify store - without any app. 

The current tutorials and solutions in the market(except for the paid app) didn't include the e-commerce tracking but only the global site tag that doesn't show you the sales in GA4. We have created a special code block to be executed in your thank you page that sends the data to Google Analytics 4 and it is working perfectly! 

Here is the video URL > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0kUtXVi0cE 

You can check more details in this thread.

Complete Tutorial: Setup GA4 on Shopify including E-comm Reports

Data Analytics & Marketing Focused Content Platform for Shopify Merchants: Analyzify Hub

Check out our free Shopify - Google Tag Manager Course on Youtube
DonnaLadan
Visitor
1 0 0

Looks great as an option. Do the current Channel configurations make changes to each of the pages? 

melaniemicah
Visitor
1 0 1

Agree, can we get an update Shopify? Universal Analytics will soon be obsolete and GA4 is the standard. GA4 has been available for 2 years now and your platform still doesn't support this basic marketing need.

Kate_Collinson
Shopify Partner
7 0 8

There's no native integration yet - here are some short term solutions to get you up and running sooner. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/google-analytics-4-how-setup-shopify-right-way-kate-collinson/?tracki...

opinnock
Tourist
3 0 1

Kate, I read your article and it applies to Shopify Plus accounts. Any way for basic shopify accounts track the extra features we are accustomed to with UA?  

Kate_Collinson
Shopify Partner
7 0 8

Hi! It should apply to both standard Shopify and Plus accounts. Analyzify works with both.

TAGinstall
Shopify Partner
5 0 0

Hi everyone,

GA4 tracking with Google Tag Manager works on all Shopify plans. The only difference is that you can track the checkout steps on a Shopify Plus plan. All other events like

  • view_item
  • view_item_list
  • select_item
  • add_to_cart
  • remove_from_cart
  • etc....

are pushed to the data layer, and should work just fine on both plans.

We've done this with Easy Tag - GTM & Data Layer https://apps.shopify.com/google-tag-manager-installer on many stores.

ekuplu
Shopify Partner
47 0 17

Thanks, Kate! Have you seen our latest video? We now have a free - open source solution for the Shopify & GA4 implementation. 




Complete Tutorial: Setup GA4 on Shopify including E-comm Reports

Data Analytics & Marketing Focused Content Platform for Shopify Merchants: Analyzify Hub

Check out our free Shopify - Google Tag Manager Course on Youtube