Free Form Reports in Google Analytics 4 (GA4 Explorations)

Updated: November 25th, 2025 In the Google Analytics 4 interface, you have several options for viewing data (Reports section, Explore, Advertising). This time, we’ll focus on the Explore (a.k.a. Explorations). It’s the place where you can do ad-hoc analysis and dig deeper into your data. In today’s blog post, I wanted to focus on one […]
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Not set in Google Analytics 4. How to fix it?

Updated: November 24th, 2025 In Google Analytics 4, (not set) is a placeholder that appears in your reports when GA4 has not received any information for a specific dimension. For example, if you are analyzing website data, any app-related dimensions like App store will naturally show as (not set) because they don’t apply. On the […]
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Custom JavaScript variable in Google Tag Manager

Updated: November 21st, 2025 When it comes to tracking user interactions and customizing data collection, Google Tag Manager (GTM) offers incredible flexibility through its built-in variables. However, sometimes the default options just arenā€™t enough for the specific insights you need. Thatā€™s where the Custom JavaScript variable comes in. With a bit of JavaScript, you can […]
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Click Element Variable in Google Tag Manager

Updated: November 21st, 2025 Google Tag Manager offers a whole bunch of variables that are at your disposal, built-in and user-defined ones. While I have posted many blog posts about user-defined variables (and I mean many, many, many, many…), this time, I’d like to spotlight the unsung hero of built-in variables, Click Element. To keep […]
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Track Vimeo Player with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4

Updated: November 21st, 2025 Google Tag Manager offers a built-in YouTube video trigger, and GA4’s ‘Enhanced Measurement’ also automatically tracks YouTube videos. But that’s about it. If you are dealing with some other player, you will need to implement custom solutions. And that’s exactly what we are going to do in this blog post. I […]
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Guide: How To Use Timer Trigger in Google Tag Manager

Updated: November 21st, 2025. Are you looking for ways to fire a specific tracking script or pop-up after a 20-second delay? If your answer is Yes, hop on board because Iā€™ll show you how to use the timer trigger in Google Tag Manager.   Table of Contents What is a Timer Trigger? Create a Timer […]
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Demystifying user_engagement Event in Google Analytics 4

Updated: November 21st, 2025 If you are at least a little familiar with event tracking in Google Analytics 4, you already know that one of the automatically tracked events is calledĀ user_engagement. When exactly does it fire on a website? After looking at the official Google Analytics documentation, you’ll see this:Ā user_engagement fires when the app is […]
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