What is Google Analytics 4 and how is it connected to ikas?
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) helps you understand your website visitors’ behavior and improve the performance of your ikas store. Here’s how to use GA4 effectively for your marketing and sales.
Why use Google Analytics?
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Understand how users interact with your store
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Identify optimization opportunities (e.g., bounce rates, conversion paths)
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Build the foundation for targeted marketing and data-driven decisions
How to set up Google Analytics 4
If you are already signed in to your Google account, you will be taken directly to the overview page. In that case, start with Step 1 via the Admin menu (⚙️ in the bottom left).
If you have not created an account yet, you will automatically be guided through the setup process.
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Open Google Analytics and click Create Account if you don’t have one.
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Enter your brand name as the account name, enable all options, and click Next.
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Create a property: enter a name, select your time zone and currency.
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Answer the business questions and proceed.
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Select the desired reporting types, create the property, and accept the terms.
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Choose Web as the platform.
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Enter your domain, name the data stream, and click Create and Continue.
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Close the setup instructions pop-up and copy the Measurement ID (e.g., G-XXXXXXXXXX).
Add the Measurement ID to ikas
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Open your ikas dashboard.
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Navigate to Sales Channel > Extensions.
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Under Web Analytics & Tracking Tools > Google Analytics 4.0 ID, click Connect, paste your Measurement ID, and save.