# \#traffic-analysis **URL:** https://community.shopify.com/tag/traffic-analysis/5301.md [Latest](https://community.shopify.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.shopify.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.shopify.com/tags.md) --- ## [Big Challenge for a Start-Up: Acquisition](https://community.shopify.com/t/big-challenge-for-a-start-up-acquisition/684274)
**Author:** [@FEROYAL](https://community.shopify.com/u/FEROYAL)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/big-challenge-for-a-start-up-acquisition/684274 "2026-10-06T13:12:06Z")
What are your tips and tricks to get traffic to a brand new website? No budget or low budget: so this excludes ads, influencer marketing. Let’s also exclude content creation if the person is no influencer. I want to he… --- ## [Getting hit by an influx of bots from China & Singapore, now more bots are coming from Latin America](https://community.shopify.com/t/getting-hit-by-an-influx-of-bots-from-china-singapore-now-more-bots-are-coming-from-latin-america/673347)
**Author:** [@stacytnicole05](https://community.shopify.com/u/stacytnicole05)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/getting-hit-by-an-influx-of-bots-from-china-singapore-now-more-bots-are-coming-from-latin-america/673347 "2026-09-27T16:20:12Z")
Hey all, posting this both to see if others are experiencing the same thing and to get more visibility than I got from support, in case there’s a fix nobody’s mentioned yet. Since October 2025, we’ve had recurring waves… --- ## [Before you blame the pixel: switch the marketing report to first click and see if your ad orders come back](https://community.shopify.com/t/before-you-blame-the-pixel-switch-the-marketing-report-to-first-click-and-see-if-your-ad-orders-come-back/679767)
**Author:** [@Ad-attack](https://community.shopify.com/u/Ad-attack)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/before-you-blame-the-pixel-switch-the-marketing-report-to-first-click-and-see-if-your-ad-orders-come-back/679767 "2026-09-15T09:21:54Z")
Half the tracking threads on this board right now are stores that never checked whether they have a tracking problem or a model choice. Those are different things and they get fixed very differently. Shopifys marketing … --- ## [Why did GA4 fill up with (not set) users the day I switched on server side tracking?](https://community.shopify.com/t/why-did-ga4-fill-up-with-not-set-users-the-day-i-switched-on-server-side-tracking/675159)
**Author:** [@koncz.szabi](https://community.shopify.com/u/koncz.szabi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/why-did-ga4-fill-up-with-not-set-users-the-day-i-switched-on-server-side-tracking/675159 "2026-09-14T06:29:40Z")
Back in August I blocked googletagmanager.com at the network layer and loaded a product page on a store running server side tracking. No \_ga cookie got set, because Google’s tag never ran. The browse events left anyway, … --- ## [Bot traffic in shopify plus](https://community.shopify.com/t/bot-traffic-in-shopify-plus/676473)
**Author:** [@Naresh\_Kansara1](https://community.shopify.com/u/Naresh_Kansara1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/bot-traffic-in-shopify-plus/676473 "2026-10-03T02:31:20Z")
I’m receiving lots of bot traffic from Singapore and china in my shopify plus store I tried to redirect my domain to specific location but still getting bot traffic --- ## [Does this email look genuine?](https://community.shopify.com/t/does-this-email-look-genuine/669989)
**Author:** [@tmccar](https://community.shopify.com/u/tmccar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/does-this-email-look-genuine/669989 "2026-08-25T18:08:58Z")
I received this email from a user after recently opening a Shopify store: I’m a Shopify marketing diretory https://shopify.com/partners/directory/partner/(name hidden) who doesn’t believe in charging upfront fees. I o… --- ## [Does orange to orange allowed by Shopify, if not how to stop bot traffic](https://community.shopify.com/t/does-orange-to-orange-allowed-by-shopify-if-not-how-to-stop-bot-traffic/668292)
**Author:** [@shahan01](https://community.shopify.com/u/shahan01)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 8:06am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/does-orange-to-orange-allowed-by-shopify-if-not-how-to-stop-bot-traffic/668292 "2026-08-20T08:06:42Z")
We’re experiencing a sudden, sustained bot-traffic spike on our Shopify store since August 12. Shopify Analytics shows around 5,344 sessions, of which approximately 3,900 are classified as bots, with traffic coming predo… --- ## [High volume of bot traffic from specific countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal) – bypassing Cloudflare and affecting Shopify Analytics](https://community.shopify.com/t/high-volume-of-bot-traffic-from-specific-countries-bangladesh-india-nepal-bypassing-cloudflare-and-affecting-shopify-analytics/606719)
**Author:** [@BrunnoMagnavita](https://community.shopify.com/u/BrunnoMagnavita)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/high-volume-of-bot-traffic-from-specific-countries-bangladesh-india-nepal-bypassing-cloudflare-and-affecting-shopify-analytics/606719 "2026-08-12T14:29:36Z")
Hello everyone, I’m experiencing a persistent issue with high volumes of suspicious traffic on my Shopify store, and I’d like to understand if this is a known limitation or if there’s any effective solution within Shopi… --- ## [Does Shopify Have Undocumented Session Filtering Beyond Bot Detection?](https://community.shopify.com/t/does-shopify-have-undocumented-session-filtering-beyond-bot-detection/589559)
**Author:** [@abhishektaparia](https://community.shopify.com/u/abhishektaparia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/does-shopify-have-undocumented-session-filtering-beyond-bot-detection/589559 "2026-08-11T14:34:17Z")
I’m investigating a persistent discrepancy between session counts in our third-party analytics platform (Cooee) and Shopify’s native analytics, and I’m curious if others have noticed similar patterns. What We’re Seeing: … --- ## [Anyone else miss being able to add your own notes to your Shopify charts?](https://community.shopify.com/t/anyone-else-miss-being-able-to-add-your-own-notes-to-your-shopify-charts/628710)
**Author:** [@The-Fresh-Lab](https://community.shopify.com/u/The-Fresh-Lab)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/anyone-else-miss-being-able-to-add-your-own-notes-to-your-shopify-charts/628710 "2026-06-11T21:41:56Z")
Something that’s bugged me for ages: I’ll look back at my analytics, see a sales spike or a dip in sessions, and have no idea what caused it. Was it a discount? An email that went out? An ad campaign? An out of stock iss… --- ## [Struggling Shopify Store — Almost No Traffic, No Sales](https://community.shopify.com/t/struggling-shopify-store-almost-no-traffic-no-sales/582077)
**Author:** [@RaionLifestyle](https://community.shopify.com/u/RaionLifestyle)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 7:03am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/struggling-shopify-store-almost-no-traffic-no-sales/582077 "2026-05-11T07:03:03Z")
I launched my Shopify store expecting slow but steady growth, but I’m dealing with almost zero traffic and literally no sales. The site is live, products are uploaded, and everything functions correctly, yet no one is sh… --- ## [Sessions not updating. Is it affecting traffic to site?](https://community.shopify.com/t/sessions-not-updating-is-it-affecting-traffic-to-site/621549)
**Author:** [@HTX-Fluid-Power](https://community.shopify.com/u/HTX-Fluid-Power)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/sessions-not-updating-is-it-affecting-traffic-to-site/621549 "2026-05-09T09:50:10Z")
Today and yesterday, I have had the message below appearing for the sessions on my site. It started yesterday morning and went away late in the day and reappeared this morning. Yesterday and today, sessions have been q… --- ## [Shopify sessions are woefully less than Google Ad traffic (or any of our paid sources) - how to think about this delta?](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-sessions-are-woefully-less-than-google-ad-traffic-or-any-of-our-paid-sources-how-to-think-about-this-delta/615171)
**Author:** [@AmandaFON](https://community.shopify.com/u/AmandaFON)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-sessions-are-woefully-less-than-google-ad-traffic-or-any-of-our-paid-sources-how-to-think-about-this-delta/615171 "2026-05-01T10:51:06Z")
We’re often told by partners to expect Shopify to show more sessions than our ad platforms. Some days it does. Most of the time, however, Shopify is showing as much as 80% less traffic than our Google paid click data or … --- ## [What to measure in your first 90 days (traffic, conversion, CAC, LTV)](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-to-measure-in-your-first-90-days-traffic-conversion-cac-ltv/572316)
**Author:** [@jasonh](https://community.shopify.com/u/jasonh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-to-measure-in-your-first-90-days-traffic-conversion-cac-ltv/572316 "2026-04-08T15:16:05Z")
What numbers should you really be watching in your first 90 days of business? What metrics actually matter when you’re just starting out? Should you be focusing on traffic (how many people are visiting my site), convers… --- ## [How can I drive traffic to my shopify store with out a huge media presents?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-can-i-drive-traffic-to-my-shopify-store-with-out-a-huge-media-presents/599957)
**Author:** [@Goodies.com](https://community.shopify.com/u/Goodies.com)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-can-i-drive-traffic-to-my-shopify-store-with-out-a-huge-media-presents/599957 "2026-03-30T19:49:50Z")
Store URL:goodies-com-2779.myshopify.com Screenshots (Click the image icon and upload screenshots from your local device): What we are trying to achieve and what outcome we expect: I want to get some sales, I jus… --- ## [Www.theredsquirrel.co.uk](https://community.shopify.com/t/www-theredsquirrel-co-uk/599476)
**Author:** [@Blakey](https://community.shopify.com/u/Blakey)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/www-theredsquirrel-co-uk/599476 "2026-03-27T11:45:16Z")
Store URL: www.theredsquirrel.co.uk We are a UK based independent Gift Shop. Having never used Shopify before I have spent time reading about it and have build this website to help compliment our physical shop. The… --- ## [Sales](https://community.shopify.com/t/sales/592848)
**Author:** [@Adrianbrad](https://community.shopify.com/u/Adrianbrad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/sales/592848 "2026-03-24T17:37:54Z")
Hi, I am new to this my store have been launched for a few weeks now, it’s received traffic, but no orders. I run campaigns and ads to social media. I am trying to see if I need to do something different or more of som… --- ## [What actually converts traffic into sales?](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-actually-converts-traffic-into-sales/587988)
**Author:** [@Ayse.AfilliateGrowth](https://community.shopify.com/u/Ayse.AfilliateGrowth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-actually-converts-traffic-into-sales/587988 "2026-03-19T06:35:04Z")
Hi everyone :hand\_with\_fingers\_splayed: , A lot of store owners focus on driving more traffic ads, creators, SEO, partnerships. But traffic alone clearly isn’t the problem. I’m curious what actually made the differenc… --- ## [How do you know when your traffic is “good”?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-your-traffic-is-good/591568)
**Author:** [@Ayse.AfilliateGrowth](https://community.shopify.com/u/Ayse.AfilliateGrowth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-your-traffic-is-good/591568 "2026-03-12T09:19:05Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been looking at store analytics lately, and something caught my attention. Sometimes traffic numbers go up, but sales don’t really change. Other times, with much less traffic, orders start coming in. … --- ## [Traffic Doesn't Fix Everything](https://community.shopify.com/t/traffic-doesnt-fix-everything/590893)
**Author:** [@Ayse.AfilliateGrowth](https://community.shopify.com/u/Ayse.AfilliateGrowth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/traffic-doesnt-fix-everything/590893 "2026-03-05T14:46:02Z")
Hi everyone :hand\_with\_fingers\_splayed: More traffic don’t always mean more sales. Sometimes the real problem isn’t how many people visit your store, It’s about what happens after they land. Slow pages, unclear value … --- ## [What’s Your Biggest Shopify Tracking Headache?](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-s-your-biggest-shopify-tracking-headache/590601)
**Author:** [@Ayse.AfilliateGrowth](https://community.shopify.com/u/Ayse.AfilliateGrowth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-s-your-biggest-shopify-tracking-headache/590601 "2026-03-02T16:45:48Z")
Quick question for those running creator or affiliate programs on Shopify. Where does tracking get messy for you? Is it Attribution accuracy, Coupon leakage, Cross-channel overlap Or reporting delays? let me know what… --- ## [How we aligned marketing + finance on creator ROI](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-we-aligned-marketing-finance-on-creator-roi/589077)
**Author:** [@Ayse.AfilliateGrowth](https://community.shopify.com/u/Ayse.AfilliateGrowth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-we-aligned-marketing-finance-on-creator-roi/589077 "2026-02-23T11:45:53Z")
Has anyone else struggled to explain creator work results to a finance team before? what a Marketing team excels at is noticing the potential. Finance team wants immediate results. For many brands, alignment only happ… --- ## [At what point does ‘more traffic’ stop being the answer?](https://community.shopify.com/t/at-what-point-does-more-traffic-stop-being-the-answer/588085)
**Author:** [@Ayse.AfilliateGrowth](https://community.shopify.com/u/Ayse.AfilliateGrowth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/at-what-point-does-more-traffic-stop-being-the-answer/588085 "2026-02-11T15:23:00Z")
Hello :hand\_with\_fingers\_splayed: , Something I keep noticing with Shopify stores is that when growth stalls, the first instinct is usually to drive more visitors. But in many cases, traffic isn’t the real bottleneck. … --- ## [What’s the first thing you check when traffic doesn’t convert?](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-s-the-first-thing-you-check-when-traffic-doesn-t-convert/587792)
**Author:** [@Ayse.AfilliateGrowth](https://community.shopify.com/u/Ayse.AfilliateGrowth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-s-the-first-thing-you-check-when-traffic-doesn-t-convert/587792 "2026-02-10T13:50:47Z")
Hello everyone, Many experienced store owners seem to quickly recognize when traffic is unlikely to turn into sales. When traffic comes in but never converts, what’s the first metric you look at that tells you this tr… --- ## [Why high traffic doesn’t always mean high sales](https://community.shopify.com/t/why-high-traffic-doesn-t-always-mean-high-sales/586706)
**Author:** [@hamza4\_1](https://community.shopify.com/u/hamza4_1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/why-high-traffic-doesn-t-always-mean-high-sales/586706 "2026-01-31T06:42:59Z")
Hi everyone, One thing I keep seeing with influencer campaigns is this: Traffic spikes. Clicks look great. Sales… don’t always follow. High traffic doesn’t automatically mean high intent. Sometimes it’s audience mi… --- ## [Pic de visites de Chine - blocage impossible](https://community.shopify.com/t/pic-de-visites-de-chine-blocage-impossible/572378)
**Author:** [@twistero](https://community.shopify.com/u/twistero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/pic-de-visites-de-chine-blocage-impossible/572378 "2026-01-26T14:11:10Z")
Bonjour, Je gère une boutique Shopify depuis 3 ans et demi et depuis ce mois-ci je fais face à un pic de visites asiatiques (Chine, Hong Kong,…) visiblement de fermes de bots. Même si cela n’influence pas mon référencem… --- ## [GA4 vs platform data mismatch](https://community.shopify.com/t/ga4-vs-platform-data-mismatch/585477)
**Author:** [@hamza4\_1](https://community.shopify.com/u/hamza4_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/ga4-vs-platform-data-mismatch/585477 "2026-01-23T22:27:26Z")
Hi everyone, GA4 is often seen as the main “source of truth,” but in reality it rarely matches the numbers you see in platform dashboards. Some days GA4 shows fewer conversions. Other days the platform data looks much… --- ## [Turn Holiday Traffic Into Real Sales](https://community.shopify.com/t/turn-holiday-traffic-into-real-sales/574149)
**Author:** [@TheSaturnTeam\_Agency](https://community.shopify.com/u/TheSaturnTeam_Agency)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/turn-holiday-traffic-into-real-sales/574149 "2025-12-26T08:49:56Z")
:christmas\_tree: Attention eCommerce Business Owners! The holiday season is right around the corner — and this is the most crucial time of the year for your online sales. If your store isn’t performing at its best — wh… --- ## [Does anyone else find Shopify analytics overwhelming?](https://community.shopify.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-shopify-analytics-overwhelming/577960)
**Author:** [@Raj0802](https://community.shopify.com/u/Raj0802)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/does-anyone-else-find-shopify-analytics-overwhelming/577960 "2025-12-02T16:48:38Z")
Hey everyone, quick question for those of you running smaller Shopify stores. How do you all stay on top of your weekly performance? I’m finding Shopify’s analytics dashboard a bit overwhelming, especially when I just … --- ## [Getting your first sale](https://community.shopify.com/t/getting-your-first-sale/575625)
**Author:** [@user2966](https://community.shopify.com/u/user2966)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/getting-your-first-sale/575625 "2025-11-25T10:21:37Z")
I have just launched my new store \[email removed\] https://sukeys-all-you-need-variety-store.myshopify.com/. Any advice on how i can drive more sales and traffic to my store? [Next page](https://community.shopify.com/tag/traffic-analysis/5301.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=traffic-analysis)