i find “By March 2023, you’ll be able to switch to Google Analytics 4 on Shopify.” being writen in shopify help center page, as i tried to use the tracking code provided by the google anylitics inside the shopify..it says “Analytics snippet does not look valid (UA-xxxx-x)”. should i anyhow have to use UA- for now to access the data or i shouuld wait till july to use googly anylits 4? can any one help me on this ?
Topic summary
Switching to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) on Shopify and handling tracking IDs.
- A user saw Shopify Help Center note: “By March 2023, you’ll be able to switch to GA4 on Shopify,” but adding the GA code triggers: “Analytics snippet does not look valid (UA-xxxx-x).”
- Core issue: Shopify’s field appears to expect a Universal Analytics (UA) ID format (UA-xxxx-x), while GA4 uses a different format (G-xxxxxxxx).
Key terms:
- GA4 = Google Analytics 4 (new property type), tracking ID starts with G-.
- UA = Universal Analytics (legacy), tracking ID starts with UA-.
Suggested actions:
- Log into GA4 to obtain the correct G-xxxxxxxx measurement ID.
- Inspect the site’s source code to confirm the GA4 JavaScript snippet is present.
Status:
- No confirmed resolution on whether Shopify’s built-in field accepts GA4 IDs yet or if UA is temporarily required.
- Timing questions (March vs. July) remain unanswered; thread is open without definitive guidance from Shopify.
- Log in to your GA4 (Google Analytics 4) account to locate the correct tracking ID—this ID will follow the format:
G-xxxxxxxx(wherexrepresents alphanumeric characters). - On your website, inspect the page source code to verify that the GA4 JavaScript snippet is present in the source code.