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Google Analytics 4

This guide will help you retrieve your Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Tracking ID, which you can then input into the Beetle Tracking plugin for server-side tracking in WordPress.

Obtain your Google Analytics 4 tracking ID

Step 1: Log in to Google Analytics

  1. Go to Google Analytics.
  2. Log in with your Google account.

Step 2: Navigate to the Right Property

  1. After logging in, you’ll see your Google Analytics dashboard.
  2. In the bottom-left corner, click on the Admin gear icon to go to the Admin panel.

Step 3: Select the Correct Account and Property

  1. In the Admin panel, make sure you are in the correct account (the one that contains your website’s data).
  2. Under the Property column, select the GA4 property for your website. If you haven’t created a GA4 property yet, click on Create Property and follow the setup wizard.

Step 4: Access the Data Streams

  1. In the GA4 property column, click on Data Streams.
  2. Select the data stream for your website. This is typically named something like “Web Stream” and will show your website’s URL.

Step 5: Locate your Measurement ID

  1. In the details of your data stream, you will see a section titled Measurement ID.
  2. The Measurement ID is your GA4 Tracking ID and looks something like G-XXXXXXXXXX.

Step 6: Copy the Measurement ID

  1. Click on the copy icon next to the Measurement ID to copy it to your clipboard.

Step 7: Input the Measurement ID into Beetle Tracking

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Plugins and make sure your Beetle Tracking plugin is installed and activated.
  3. Go to the Platform tab in your Beetle Tracking plugin.
  4. Find the field labeled Google Analytics 4 Tracking ID or similar.
  5. Paste the Measurement ID you copied from Google Analytics into this field.
  6. Save your changes.

With these steps, you should be able to seamlessly integrate Google Analytics 4 with the Beetle Tracking plugin in WordPress. Happy tracking!


Additional information

You can add additional platforms to Beetle Tracking at any time. To do this, simply follow the same steps outlined in the final configuration process for each new platform you wish to integrate.

Important: Whenever you make changes in your Beetle Tracking plugin, be sure to click “Push Settings to Cloudflare” to ensure your updates take effect and are synchronized with Cloudflare.

Tip: Verifying tracking script integration

Please note that tracking script integrations for all platforms, including Meta, LinkedIn, Google Ads, and others, cannot be reliably verified using default browser widgets or testing tools.

This is because the scripts are loaded asynchronously through Cloudflare, making them invisible to traditional browser-based verification methods.

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