Most Website owners use Google Tag Manager & Universal Analytics to monitor their Web traffic. However, as of July 1, 2023, these metrics will no longer be available & Google will replace them with a new schema called GA4, which is a more compliant form of visitor tracking.
Many Site owners are unaware of the changes, but Google is sure to inform all users before the updates go into effect. If you set up Google Analytics for your Website prior to October 14, 2020, then you will need to set up the new format. GA4 tracks all users’ apps & Websites in one place. The thing is that Google’s analytics dashboard is a complex conundrum of options, screens & buttons; most users simply want to see the basics so that they can get an overview of the number of users they have, where they’re coming from & which pages are the most popular.
But now there’s a quicker version of GA4. “GAClient”, developed by Raja Simon, offers an alternate dashboard to Google Analytics, & displays only a few pared down metrics to give a quick & easy overview to Website & app owners. It’s simply to use the service & users can sign up with no more than their Google Account email address. Naturally, for the service to work, users must already have GA4 set up on their Google Account & have installed the system on their Website or apps.
Once GA4 is up & running, users can turn to GAClient to view their metrics as an alternative to the standard Google offering. GAClient offers a graphics-chart based metrics dashboard, giving users instant, at-a-glance information about their visitors in the simplest format possible – number of visitors per selected period, with their point of origin & their destination on the users’ Site/app.
GAClient comes at a cost with 2 months free if users pay for a year in advance. The service also offers a month’s free trial to new sign ups.
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