Add a note about what options to toggle in GA4 about minimal-analytics

[rbn30117]

Alright! Now you have answered my question. Do outbound clicks need a custom event setup with the code?

[rbn30117]

Thank you. I will keep that in mind.

[jahilldev]

Hi @stullesha,

By default, the official GA4 script tracks page_view, user_engagement, scroll and click events "out of the box". No additional config is required in the UI, or elsewhere.

This minimal version is exactly the same, e.g it "Just Works".

I've actually just added click event tracking in v1.6.0, so you'll now get those events too, bringing it to default feature parity with the official script.

If I've missed something, or I haven't answered your question, please let me know.

Thanks

[rbn30117]

I am actually referring to the ''Enhanced measurement" section of GA4.

[jahilldev]

@stullesha Unfortunately I don't think this is in scope for the @minimal-analytics/ga4 package.

Things like how to use various features of GA4 can be found elsewhere, including the official GA4 docs.

[rbn30117]

I think you are misunderstanding my question. If a user doesn't toggle search and scroll in the ga4 property, will your code still track those features? This is what I am referring to!

[jahilldev]

If a user doesn't toggle search and scroll in the ga4 property, will your code still track those features?

@stullesha Oh right, I see, yeh your question wasn't super clear, you probably should have lead with this in the first place!

So, of the default events that GA4 can track, this package only supports the first four:

• Page View
• Scrolls
• Outbound Links
• Site Search

This is kind of briefly mentioned in the opening paragraph, but I see your point, it could be clearer 👍

But to answer your actual question:

If a user turns off, or does not turn on, one of the supported tracking event types, does it still track those events?
Yes, if it's a supported event type, these will still be tracked. The reason being, we are not requesting or receiving any GA4 UI defined config here, we're merely sending data to an endpoint. The flow of data is one way.

If you want to have more fine grained control over the GA4 tracking events, it's advised you use the official library. Implementing the complete suite of features of GA4 is, as I say, out of scope unfortunately for this particular package.

I hope that better answers your question!

[jahilldev]

Great! 👍

Yes, outbound clicks are now being tracked, from v1.6.0 onwards, as mentioned above. You don't need to setup anything in the GA4 UI, it'll just work.

[rbn30117]

Okay. Which event name is for outbound links? I am using the CDN version. (So far I have these https://prnt.sc/VImkFmyjUF2U)

[jahilldev]

@stullesha It will show up in your GA4 reports as click:

You can see relevant event params tracked as part of that event by clicking on it. I'd suggest looking up the official docs on how to generate reports on these. Some of the params tracked as part of this event are:

ep.outbound = whether the link was outbound (mostly true)
ep.link_id = element ID of the link clicked
ep.link_url = href of the link clicked
etc, etc

Also remember there's some lag between events being tracked, and showing up in your reports.

[rbn30117]

I can confirm the click event is now live.