Aug 09, 2023
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Google Analytics 4 + AMP pages.
Currently Google Analytics 4 the only analytics processing data and working from July 1, 2023. Including AMP pages requires Google Analytics 4.
Google Analytics 4 tracking solution for AMP pages, supports the integration with the consent module from AMP.
All the needed pieces of AMP pages tracking information available to perform a fully working tracking with Google Analytics 4, including the session tracking and the needed switched to have the, first_visit, session_start, user_engagment events generated.
So let's dive in...
There are two steps to implement it.
- Custom Code in <body>
- AMP Plugin in <header>
<amp-analytics type="googleanalytics" config="https://amp.analytics-debugger.com/ga4.json" data-credentials="include">
<script type="application/json">
{
"vars": {
"GA4_MEASUREMENT_ID": "G-XXXXXXXXXX",
"GA4_ENDPOINT_HOSTNAME": "www.google-analytics.com",
"DEFAULT_PAGEVIEW_ENABLED": true,
"GOOGLE_CONSENT_ENABLED": false,
"WEBVITALS_TRACKING": false,
"PERFORMANCE_TIMING_TRACKING": false
}
}
</script>
</amp-analytics>
Note: Replace “G-XXXXXXXXXX” with your GA4 measurement ID in the above snippet and place that code in header of AMP pages.
<script async custom-element="amp-analytics" src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-analytics-0.1.js"></script>
| Feature Name | Description |
|---|---|
| GA4_MEASUREMENT_ID | Your Measurement ID, G-XXXXXXXX |
| GA4_ENDPOINT_HOSTNAME | Override the default endpoint domain. In case you want to send the hits to your own server or a Server Side GTM Instance. |
| GOOGLE_CONSENT_ENABLED | a &gcs parameter will be added to the payloads with the current Consent Status |
| WEBVITALS_TRACKING | If you enable this a webvitals event will fire 5 seconds after the page is visible |
| PERFORMANCE_TIMING_TRACKING | Whatever you want to push a performance_timing event including the current page load performance timings |
| DEFAULT_PAGEVIEW_ENABLED | If enabled a page_view event will fire on the page load |
| SEND_DOUBLECLICK_BEACON | Send a DC Hit |