--- title: "#google-analytics articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 91 articles tagged #google-analytics on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/google-analytics" --- Tag # #google-analytics 91 posts · 101 followers [Kilowott](https://hashnode.com/@kilowott) · [6h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/gemini-missing-utm-tags/6af2f30bd9721946fd2c6546) ### [AI Referral Attribution: What Gemini’s Missing UTM Tags Mean for Your Analytics](https://kilowott.hashnode.dev/gemini-missing-utm-tags?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Gemini briefly tagged the links it cites, then stopped. Here’s why AI traffic often shows up as Direct, and how to measure it more honestly. 8 min read · [kilowott.hashnode.dev](https://kilowott.hashnode.dev/gemini-missing-utm-tags?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mahrab Khan](https://hashnode.com/@mahrab) · [2h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/is-the-google-analytics-certification-still-worth-it-a-complete-guide-to-ga4-certification-in-2027/6af31f0ca998182dfd8f0ff1) ### [Is the Google Analytics Certification Still Worth It? A Complete Guide to GA4 Certification in 2027](https://techgreek.hashnode.dev/is-the-google-analytics-certification-still-worth-it-a-complete-guide-to-ga4-certification-in-2027?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When Google officially retired Universal Analytics in favor of Google Analytics 4 (GA4), the entire digital marketing and analytics ecosystem shifted beneath our feet. Gone were the familiar session-b 5 min read · [techgreek.hashnode.dev](https://techgreek.hashnode.dev/is-the-google-analytics-certification-still-worth-it-a-complete-guide-to-ga4-certification-in-2027?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Kunj Hirapara](https://hashnode.com/@kunjhirapara) · [Nov 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/your-analytics-tag-is-slowing-your-site-down/6ae7002f1b18644e2a9d75e8) ### [Your analytics tag is slowing your site down](https://kunjhirapara.hashnode.dev/your-analytics-tag-is-slowing-your-site-down?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Originally published on kunjdeveloper.com. One Google Analytics tag, pasted into the the way the setup guide says, cost a plain article page 10 Lighthouse points and 424 ms of blocking time on 10 min read · [kunjhirapara.hashnode.dev](https://kunjhirapara.hashnode.dev/your-analytics-tag-is-slowing-your-site-down?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Robert Breen](https://hashnode.com/@rjb7607) · [Oct 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/google-analytics-4-three-channels-one-hour-each-no-idea-which-works-sort-traffic-acquisition-by-engagement-rate/6ae09a8112f67f843ac2b5fb) ### [Google Analytics 4: Three Channels, One Hour Each, No Idea Which Works. Sort Traffic Acquisition by Engagement Rate](https://stepthrough.hashnode.dev/google-analytics-4-three-channels-one-hour-each-no-idea-which-works-sort-traffic-acquisition-by-engagement-rate?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Here's a week I see in a lot of small offices. Someone posts on LinkedIn twice. Someone keeps the Google Business Profile up to date. Someone writes the monthly newsletter. Each of those takes hours, 6 min read · [stepthrough.hashnode.dev](https://stepthrough.hashnode.dev/google-analytics-4-three-channels-one-hour-each-no-idea-which-works-sort-traffic-acquisition-by-engagement-rate?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Robert Breen](https://hashnode.com/@rjb7607) · [Oct 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/looker-studio-replace-the-monday-ga4-screenshot-email-with-a-one-page-website-dashboard-scorecards-trend-channels-date-picker/6adf4f4c92cceff05c10bcee) ### [Looker Studio: Replace the Monday GA4 Screenshot Email With a One-Page Website Dashboard (Scorecards, Trend, Channels, Date Picker)](https://stepthrough.hashnode.dev/looker-studio-replace-the-monday-ga4-screenshot-email-with-a-one-page-website-dashboard-scorecards-trend-channels-date-picker?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In a lot of small offices, the website report is a ritual. Every Monday someone opens Google Analytics 4, takes three or four screenshots, pastes them into an email and sends it before the team meetin 6 min read · [stepthrough.hashnode.dev](https://stepthrough.hashnode.dev/looker-studio-replace-the-monday-ga4-screenshot-email-with-a-one-page-website-dashboard-scorecards-trend-channels-date-picker?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Subash kafle](https://hashnode.com/@subashkafle) · [Oct 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-track-website-traffic-in-ga4/6adef2a164202913cdb8eca4) ### [How to Track Website Traffic in GA4: 5 Reports That Matter](https://subashkafle.hashnode.dev/how-to-track-website-traffic-in-ga4?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn how to track website traffic using five essential GA4 reports. Discover where visitors come from, which pages perform best, and what actions they take. 10 min read · [subashkafle.hashnode.dev](https://subashkafle.hashnode.dev/how-to-track-website-traffic-in-ga4?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Yap Pat Yih](https://hashnode.com/@yappatyih) · [Oct 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-made-my-analytics-wait-for-the-page-here-is-what-it-cost/6aced67d9c144a4a753bbc53) ### [I made my analytics wait for the page. Here is what it cost](https://yappatyih.hashnode.dev/i-made-my-analytics-wait-for-the-page-here-is-what-it-cost?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) First published on yappatyih.com. TL;DR Deferring Google Tag Manager means the page asks for Google's analytics scripts only after its own content has loaded, when the browser is idle or when the read 10 min read · [yappatyih.hashnode.dev](https://yappatyih.hashnode.dev/i-made-my-analytics-wait-for-the-page-here-is-what-it-cost?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Anshul Sandal](https://hashnode.com/@anshulsandal) · [Oct 7](https://hashnode.com/posts/stop-finding-out-your-shopify-tracking-broke-from-a-dashboard-test-it-with-playwright/6ac659156553cf45b78d76c7) ### [Stop Finding Out Your Shopify Tracking Broke From a Dashboard: Test It With Playwright](https://web-daries.hashnode.dev/stop-finding-out-your-shopify-tracking-broke-from-a-dashboard-test-it-with-playwright?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn how to automatically test Shopify purchase tracking with Playwright and CI. Catch missing, duplicate and wrong events before they waste ad spend 8 min read · [web-daries.hashnode.dev](https://web-daries.hashnode.dev/stop-finding-out-your-shopify-tracking-broke-from-a-dashboard-test-it-with-playwright?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Everther Studio](https://hashnode.com/@everther) · [Oct 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/lighthouse-100-still-no-sales/6ac0e54ea2bebe23f7a1a69c) ### [Lighthouse 100, Still No Sales: What Devs Miss](https://everther.hashnode.dev/lighthouse-100-still-no-sales?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A fast build can still leak revenue. Real-user Core Web Vitals, GA4 funnel events and checkout form fixes devs can ship, with real client numbers. 4 min read · [everther.hashnode.dev](https://everther.hashnode.dev/lighthouse-100-still-no-sales?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [CottonCloud](https://hashnode.com/@cottoncloudsk) · [Sep 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/wordpress-ga4-delayed-loader-destination-routing/6abd2ecbc05352a2fd05de0c) ### [A Google Tag in Your WordPress HTML Does Not Prove GA4 Collection](https://cottoncloud-engineering.hashnode.dev/wordpress-ga4-delayed-loader-destination-routing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A delayed-loader repair, a destination-routing check, and an acceptance test for a business website. 6 min read · [cottoncloud-engineering.hashnode.dev](https://cottoncloud-engineering.hashnode.dev/wordpress-ga4-delayed-loader-destination-routing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)