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Direct link to the article Comparing Data in Google and Netlify Analytics
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Comparing Data in Google and Netlify Analytics

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Jim Nielsen:

the datasets weren’t even close for me.

Google Analytics works by putting a client-side bit of JavaScript on your site. Netlify Analytics works by parsing server logs server-side. They are not exactly apples to apples, feature-wise. Google …

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Shared by Chris Coyier on Aug 25, 2020
Direct link to the article The Analytics That Matter
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The Analytics That Matter

I’ve long been skeptical of quoting global browser usage percentages to justify their usage of browser features. It doesn’t matter what global usage of a browser is, other than nerdy cocktail party fodder. The usage that matters is what users …

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Chris Coyier on Jun 25, 2020 (Updated on Jul 2, 2020)
Direct link to the article Extending Google Analytics on CSS-Tricks with Custom Dimensions
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Extending Google Analytics on CSS-Tricks with Custom Dimensions

The idea for this article sparked when Chris wrote this in Thank You (2018 Edition):

I almost wish our URLs had years in them because I still don’t have a way to scope analytic data to only show me

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Jacob Worsøe on Mar 11, 2019 (Updated on Mar 22, 2019)
Direct link to the article Google Analytics Data Studio
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Google Analytics Data Studio

I’ve said a number of times in the past:

I wish I could just check a checkbox and make certain Google Analytics data public.

I get that analytics can be a very private thing for some sites. I think there …

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Chris Coyier on Feb 26, 2017 (Updated on Oct 4, 2017)
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Google Analytics Can Show You Screen Resolution ≠ Browser Window

It was five years ago when I wrote Screen Resolution ≠ Browser Window. The idea was that, at the time, there was a lot of talk about monitor size in relation to how we design websites. JavaScript is happy …

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Chris Coyier on Dec 13, 2016 (Updated on Dec 14, 2016)
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#146: Getting More from Google Analytics with Philip Walton

I pair with Philip Walton (who works for Google on Google Analytics) in this screencast. It complements the case-study we put together: Learning to Use Google Analytics More Effectively at CodePen.

I learned a ton about how Google Analytics …

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Chris Coyier on Mar 7, 2016 (Updated on Feb 26, 2017)
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Learning to Use Google Analytics More Effectively at CodePen

Here’s how most people use Google Analytics: you copy and paste the default tracking snippet into your templates. Look at the pageview data that comes in. That’s all good, but that isn’t the most useful analytics for many sites. Google …

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Track Window Resizes through Google Analytics

Sparkbox has this snippet to help figure out how often browser windows really are resized.

(function() {
  var resizeTimer;
  
  // Assuming we have jQuery present
  $( window ).on( "resize", function() {
    
    // Use resizeTimer to throttle the resize handler
    clearTimeout( 
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Chris Coyier on Apr 3, 2013 (Updated on Feb 26, 2017)
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#31: Introduction to Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a free service to track all sorts of information about the visitors to your website. I recently had a weird experience with the Analytics on CSS-Tricks, so I thought it would be a good time to introduce …

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Chris Coyier on Jan 1, 2009 (Updated on Feb 26, 2017)
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Track Outgoing Clicks in Google Analytics with jQuery

Ian Pitts sent me this trick a while back and I’m just getting around to publishing it. Thank Ian!

Google Analytics (intro video here) is powerful stuff, but one notable lacking feature is data on outgoing clicks. …

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Chris Coyier on Dec 8, 2008 (Updated on Feb 26, 2017)
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