Shopify intergration vs Google Tag Manager
Shopify and google analytics 4 / tag manager setup
As far as I understand it (from a post thread on the Shopify forum) Shopify haven’t updated to GA4 yet and because you can’t access checkout (unless you’re on Shopify plus) you can’t add the script yourself. So for now best bet is to run both GA4 and Universal together (using the latter for the sales bit).
More on reddit.comTutorial: Setup Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with Ecommerce Tracking on Shopify (No App Needed - Free Solution)
Is it possible to preview Google Tag Manager on a Shopify preview tab?
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Hi everyone,
I am currently optimising an account for a couple of friends who are using the Shopify CMS to sell his products. In Shopify every Google feature and META (Search Console, Analytics, Google Ads) are linked as of now.
To my understanding and experience, adding a GTM container to the website and add the tags for each platform, for instance the META config, Google Ads tag and the appropriate conversion events. This manual set-up gives greater flexibility and more control, analysis capabilities and reporting.
However, they insist on using the connections made by Shopify with these tools. I do think a new environment with a solid set-up helps them in the future.
What is your take / experience on this and how to tackle such an issue?