Set up Google Analytics 4 on a Composer site

Lauren Lentini

June 03, 2022 18:24

Google recently released a new analytics property known as Google Analytics 4, which is intended to replace Universal Analytics in 2023.

As of July 1, 2023, standard Google Universal Analytics (UA) properties will no longer process data. New data will only flow into Google Analytics 4 properties. You'll be able to see your UA reports for a period of time after July 1, 2023.

Add GA4 Measurement ID to Composer

Composer now natively supports GA4 Measurement IDs ("G-XXXXXXX") through the interface.

Step 1: Create a GA4 property

Follow the instructions from Google to set up your account and create a Google Analytics 4 property for your site.

Step 2: Copy your GA4 Measurement ID

Then, copy the GA4 Measurement ID to add it to Composer. You can find this in the "Data Streams" tab after you select the property.

Step 3: Paste Your GA4 Measurement ID in Composer

In Composer, click the three-dot menu next to the domain in the Pages menu, then select “Settings.”

Go to the “SEO” tab and paste the Measurement ID into the “Google GA4 ID" field.

Domain Settings SEO tab with GA4 field (second field) highlighted

Note: You can keep your Google Universal Analytics ID in the settings, as well. Until Google stops supporting UA in 2023, both may be used simultaneously to collect data.

Click “Apply” to save the changes.

Create custom dimensions

To allow for more comprehensive reporting and attribution in Google Analytics, we’ve set up automatic event tracking for several features on your Composer site.

Select "Admin" in the left navigation of Google Analytics.
Within "Property" settings, select "Custom Definitions."
Click the “Custom dimensions” tab and enter the following:

Dimension Name	Description	Scope	Event Parameter
button_text	Button Text	Event	button_text
click_text	Click Text	Event	click_text
element_text	Element Text	Event	element_text
element_url	Element URL	Event	element_url
form_text	Form Text	Event	form_text
media_title	Media Title	Event	media_title
resource_title	Resource Title	Event	resource_title
resource_url	Resource URL	Event	resource_url
url_path	URL Path	Event	url_path
video_name	Video Name	Event	video_name
video_state	Video State	Event	video_state
video_title	Video Title	Event	video_title

For more in-depth information on custom dimensions, see the following Google Support article: configure custom dimensions.

We track your site’s Google Analytics stats for you by way of a custom Google Tag Manager (GTM) container, which allows us to make Composer-specific enhancements to how GA tracks website data and manage those enhancements across all our sites. We also use this container to collect platform-wide data that assists us in our constant work to improve Composer. Please contact Support for more information about this container.

If you wish to install a GTM container for your own purposes, we encourage you to request from Support the current version of the container that Composer embeds on your site’s pages and review it to ensure there aren’t any conflicts between it and your container.

Please note that duplicating any part of the provided container may cause your site to report data inaccurately; Support will provide it only to allow you to prevent conflicts.

Acknowledge user data collection policies

Google has specific policy requirements for its advertising features, so you’ll need to ensure your privacy policy is up to date to leverage Google’s cross-device tracking.

Once you have updated your privacy policy to meet Google’s requirements, click “I acknowledge” in the “User Data Collection Acknowledgment” in your Google Analytics Admin Settings.