Questions tagged [goal-tracking]
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Google analytics - Goal convesions showing up in "verify" but not in the goal view [duplicate]
Im trying to setup some goal tracking in google analytics on a new website.
The goals were not working, because i missed the trailing / from the URL. Ive now added the / and when i try to verify the ...
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GTM event not linking to event goal in Google Analytics. Is this the correct set up?
I am trying to track views of YouTube videos embedded on a website. I have successfully set up an event tag in GTM using the following metrics:
The events are firing in the Real Time > Events ...
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What motivates users to click on "About Us" versus "Home" after landing on a blog page
My site is a small niche site, primarily using informative blogs to attract readers.
Some users click on "Contact Us" from the footer. Others click on "About us" or "Home&...
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Can I create a Google Analytics destination URL goal funnel that measures if page X is visited before page Y with any amount of intermediary pages?
I only care if the user visits page X before page Y. I do not care if their path looks like page X -> page Z -> page W -> page Y or page X-> page Y. Both are considered conversions for me. ...
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For goal funnels in Google Analytics with a destination URL, does the first step have to occur before the destination step?
Setup: I want to make a simple goal funnel where I want my website's landing page to be the required first step and I want page X to be the destination URL. I want to measure how many people visit the ...
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Google Analytics - Event Type goals, how to create a flow of all the event type goals
I have 3 custom events created using google tag manager pushed into Google Analytics.
Event 1 - Event category is "Search"
Event 2 - Event Category is "Add to Basket"
Event 3 - ...
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Multi step popup tracking using Google tag Manager virtual page url [closed]
I'm tracking multi-step popup but stuck. Let me explain requirement:
I have a website example.com and there is a popup with 3 steps (I can open it from any page of the site). I want to track each step ...
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Google analytics event goal onclick link
I want to use an event goal onclick for tag and the goal I used doesn't work
<a onClick="ga('send', 'event', 'Captain', 'Click', 'Captain telegram', '1');" href="http://1go.ir/FUSeN&...
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Are the funnel urls specified when configuring Google Analytic goals accepting url parameters as default?
I've setup a goal which uses a funnel. For the page that the user has to go to first, which GA calls the "Screen/Page" I've nevered the url of that page, ie
/page-name/
But what about if ...
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Best practice for GA goals and cleaner completion URLs?
Not sure how to look this up but some of what I've come across doesn't seem to answer what I'm looking for.
So two things:
Is there a method to clear or track the URLs with ad parameters? (I still ...
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Data is not showing accurate in Google Analytics funnel
How do I track my correct figure from funnel, I had create 2 funnel and the path are different from each other. But when I check the data in funnel visualization the numbers are showing same, below ...
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Need two pages with different URL inside Required Step for GA Goal
Have a funnel starting with an A/B test through Google Optimize.
Actually I have a redirect test because I'm testing two pages that already exist.
Because of that I need a GA Goal set as a funnel, ...
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GA Goal destination by specific text on site index page
In my case start page = goal page = home page of site. Site Goal is when user go to billing page first, pay and then finally redirected back to home index with message, like: "Now you are premium user....
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Google Tag Manger Event for 301 Redirect
I have an image slider on my website.
The entire slide is a link.
I created a web page just to have a URL to use for a 301 redirect.
Slide links to website.com/sample-page > Redirect is set to ...
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Events as Goals in Google Analytics for funnel visualization & flow
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Can Events (triggered and passed to GA by Tag Manager) be set up as Goals in GA to be used in funnel visualisation & flow without setting up a virtual pageview?
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Our lead funnel is ...
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Is it possible to track conversions if user converts on a different page than the ad?
In google adwords, my client's conversion goal is contact form submission.
They're running ads on different pages of the website.
Is it possible to track the conversion if the site user takes a path ...
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Total Goals and separated ones don´t add the same
I have created four goals. The total goals completions is 5,889. But on its right I see the fourth ones separated: Goal 4 is 343, Goal 5 is 2008, Goal 6 is 201 and Goal 7 is 40. It would have an add ...
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How do I exclude one specific form of several from my Google Analytics form fills Goal Conversion tracking?
I have lots of contact forms on my site. All of them could lead to paying customers except one — the form on the hiring page. I want to track all of the form fills as goal conversions for all of the ...
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Can Google Analytics goal tracking track conversion rates of landing pages and organic keywords?
I have a directory website, include lots of profiles and acetgories i.e Physicians, hospital and clinics
On each page there is a consultation form, I need to track these metrics:
Which organic ...
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Track student from our website to completion of registration on another site
Using Google Analytics we are wanting to track users and then know when they have completed our student registration form, as a goal.
The student registration is from another provider on a different ...
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Separate conversion goals for separate products in Google Analytics when there is a single "thank you" page
I have 6 products, each product has separate application form (different url), but "thanks for application" page I have only one for all application forms.
I set up goal with funnel /product-1-...
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Google Analytics Funnel Goal Funnel using RegEx
I've created goals using Google Analytics to track the number of pageviews and goal conversions. I have 2 goals in mind.
First Goal: User made an appointment without going to other sites > Thank you ...
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Goal isn't triggered when visitors come to the homepage from inner page. Why?
Here's the situation.
On the homepage, there's a CTA that has a goal on it in Analytics.
I have a blog for my website. Lots of links inside the blog to the homepage. Lots of visits on the blog ...
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Realtime conversions not showing destination funnel
I'm trying to make my custom destination funnel work.
Here's how it's set up:
I confirm the individual steps are being recorded in the Content page:
However, when I finish the flow, I don't see the ...
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How to set Google Event Tracking in Facebook Customer Chat Plugin
I am currently using Facebook's Customer Chat Plugin in my wordpress website.
I have been setting Google Analytics Event Tracking in my contact forms, but it seems like most people used the Customer ...
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Require all steps in Google Analytics goals funnel?
I've a funnel with 3 steps. Currently seeing some conversions "missing" step 2 and GA still records it as conversion.
Is there a way to require a user to pass through all steps before GA considers it ...
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Can a Google Analytics goal fire only the first time a user does something?
I have an app where users can create new projects.I would like to create a Google Analytics goal for when a user creates a project for the first time.
I currently have an event set up on the site ...
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Tracking Form Submit using Google Analytics and Tag Manager [closed]
I've set a Google Tag Manager for tracking my website form, I know its working because I saw it on the preview. I've tried to create a conversion goal for track the form submitting but I don't find it ...
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Facebook pixel/Google Adwords conversion tracking setup when running multiple types of ad for the same landing page
Let's say I have a page test.com/page which I'm running ads for.
I'm using both Google Adwords and Facebook Ads. In order to track Adwords conversion, I need to call the below function every time ...
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How to trigger goal completion in SPA with single URL
I have a portal which is a SPA and at the same time single URL app, everything loads on the screen dynamically without the change of URL. My application is actually a chat application where an agent ...
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Google Analytics Goal Funnel wrong results when Date Filter is Changed
I am facing issue in funnel visualization report. In my goal funnel visualization for step 1 for a specific date range, I see one of my page URLs as an exit. But when I expand the date range filter, ...
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Google Analytics - Impact of missing steps in goal funnel
I have a destination page goal D and my first required step page is A. There are couple of pages between A and D(let say B & C). I want to measure conversion from A to D.
Q.1 Is it necessary to ...
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Google analytics reports a higher number of conversions than the a/b test (Google optimize) does for the same period
I'm running an A/B test on a website that uses a goal completion as the primary objective (Sign up form). However, I've noticed that in the goals overview tab the number of conversions is higher than ...
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Funnel visualisation vs Reverse goal path
I manage an e-commerce and I created 10 different goals on Google Analytics - all of them with "destination" that "equals to" the URL of purchase completed.
Also I created for all the goals, the ...
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Do URL Tracking parameters used on internal links override the inital Google Analytics traffic sources?
To test the success of various banners and CTA images that we have put across multiple pages on our website, we are tagging them with URL builders' parameters to track the source, medium and campaign. ...
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Goal Funnel Conversion - Avg for view
In Google Analytics, while visualizing the goal funnel - what is the no. that is under the header "Avg for view"?
Is it the goal conversion rate from the first required step of the funnel? ...
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Are features for creating goals, viewing segments, and creating segments available on the Google Analytics Andoid app?
There are many features that seem to be missing in the Google Analytics mobile (Android) app. Are these features hidden in some "expert mode" menu?
Example:
I can't find how to create a Goal and ...
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How do I link Google Analytics Goal to a Google Tag Manager Tag?
I am attempting to setup a goal for our "Book a Demo" form on our website.
I setup the GTM and it is firing, but I cannot get my Google Analytics Goal to recognize the tag that I have setup. I don't ...
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Find which /?src=<affiliate> is reponsible for goal conversions
I would like to know which source / affiliate link are responsible for a goal conversion. In Google Analytics, I tried Conversions > Goals > Reverse goal path.
But unfortunately, all I see is that ...
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How to detect conversions in a configuration with a simple Paypal Buy button?
I have a simple flow with a Paypal button:
Website example.com ===> Paypal interface ===> Payment success page
[simple Paypal BUY button] example....
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Connecting different goal types to see correlations in Google Analytics
I am looking for a way to connect asset download goals early in the buying cycle with signups at the end of the cycle.
My website has complex buying cycle that happens over the course of months, for ...
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Can I track goals on Bing ads when the destination URL is a virtual page view?
Can I use the universal event tracking (UET) to track conversions on the Bing ad platform when the destination URL is a virtual page view?
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Google Analytics Funnel for One Page Checkout in Magento
Pushing tracking events to Google Analytics for one page tracking in Magento is tracking 100% for every step after proceeding to billing.
Here is the Funnel Visualizaiton:
And Here is the Goal Setup:...
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DoubleClick Conversions Differing to GA Goal Completions
I use GTM to manage the various tags on my site.
Amongst others, I have a GA tag as well as a separate DoubleClick Floodlight tag.
I use GA to track goal completions on my confirmation page (...
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Google Analytics Goal Completed but not Showing
I have Goal 1 set up in Google Analytics, with /thank-you/ as a goal completion destination page that a user goes to after signing up on my Mailchimp list.
Although I get a non-zero conversion when I ...
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Google Analytics for LikeShop Goal Funnel
I'm using Dash Hudson's LikeShop feature for users to shop products in Instagram posts. When A user clicks an Instagram post in LikeShop, they are redirected to the E-comm website page of that product,...
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how to create Google Analytics goal for anchor click to another website?
I'm new to GA, I've got an anchor link set up on my website mysite.com, that leads users to another website site2.com. Is it possible to set a goal in GA dashboard for a click on that anchor?
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Is having a Goal for each Funnel step a good practice?
A little background, I've inherited a problem with Goal/Funnel without a lot of experience with either, but with a bit with Google Analytics in general.
The basic problem is that the goal flow is not ...
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What are best practices for measuring SEO success using the marketing funnel? [closed]
I am new to corporate marketing measurements but not new to SEO. My company is asking for me to use the marketing funnel - something like http://cdn2.business2community.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/...
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How to do Google Analytics conversion/event tracking from organic keywords?
I'm not using Adwords campaigns.
I'm currently using Google Analytics event tracking to record conversion action upon clicking on the submit button.
I can see full referrer stats by selecting ...
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