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   bravewarriorposted 2 years ago

   I know I brought this up before, but I've received two emails from GA recently regarding the UA version no longer processing new date as of July 1, 2023. This banner appears at the top of my GA page: Notification
   Universal Analytics will no longer process new data in standard properties beginning July 1, 2023. Prepare now by setting up and switching over to a Google Analytics 4 property.
   
   What do we need to do as far as HP is concerned?

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      Matt Wellsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      You don't need to make any changes until HubPages switches to the G4 Analytics code. We will announce this when it happens.

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         bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks, Matt. Will you give us instructions at that time as well?

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            Matt Wellsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Yes!

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               bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

               

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   Misbah786posted 2 years ago

   Please see this: https://hubpages.com/forum/post/4240238
   
   Matt said that HP is aware and that they will implement the Google Analytics changes. There is still over a year to comply.
   
   Don't worry!
   
   Sending Blessings and Love to you, Shauna

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      bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Misbah, it's been over 11 years since I tied GA to my HP account, but if I recall, I had to set it up then put the code in my HP account. HP didn't do it for me.
      
      It seems to me, we need to update the link in HP so GA recognizes our articles.
      
      Hopefully, Matt will come in and respond to my concern.

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         Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         When I first set up my Google Analytics account about 14 months ago, I was confused as to which GA code I need to enter in my HP account. As far as I remember, HubPages currently does not accept any other code other than the Universal Analytics (UA) Code of Google Analytics. In my opinion, HP will only accept the GA4 code when the system is updated to accept it. Right now HP only accept UA code of Google analytics.

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            bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Yeah, you're right, Misbah. But come July 1, 2023, the UA code will be obsolete.

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               Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

               Yes!

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   Jodahposted 2 years ago

   Well, I hope it is all under control. Not that it affects me because I find GA to almost be in another language or advanced maths to me. I can understand very little and seldom even bother to check it. I know it is important to others though.

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      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I like it because it tells me where people are reading my articles from around the world, even though my own family isn't interested in reading anything I've written. Lol! It's quite encouraging, you know.
      
      Ssshhh... Please don't tell anyone else. It's a secret...

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         bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         It also tells you which articles are the most read. I think GA is a better gauge of traffic than the stats in our HP account. I don't know how to use all the features, either, but it's cool to see how many readers I have in real time and from where they're accessing my work.

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            Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            All in all, it's really encouraging.

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   Jodahposted 2 years ago

   Your secret is safe with me, Misbah

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      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      

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