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9 Easy Steps to Track Fragment URLs in Universal Analytics with Google Tag Manager

Track fragment URLs with GTM steps

 

Ah, fragment URLs – you know these URLs with a hashtag (such as www.example.com/categoryA.html#filter1=abc&page=2), that can’t be tracked with Google Analytics…

Indeed Google Aanalytics strips out everything after the hashtag. Yet seeing what’s after the hashtag can be useful to know what are the most popular filtering options for example or to check if your visitors go beyond the first page of your product listing.

With Google Tag Manager, tracking these URLs as virtual pageviews becomes relatively easy. No need to be a developer or adding any codes on your web pages.

Here is how to do it.

 

New Google Analytics Benchmarking Reports Gives Powerful Insights and Competitive Intelligence

Google Benchmarking Reports

 

This morning (U.S time) Google announced that new Google Analytics Benchmarking Reports are now available. According to Google, “benchmarking leverages the footprint of Google Analytics and can help you set meaningful targets, spot trends occurring across industries and answer a whole array of questions: Which channels should you be investing more in? How does your mobile engagement compare to your peers? How unique is your audience?”

Find out how these reports can help you gain insights and competitive intelligence.