Contents
- 1 What can be used to measure scroll depth in Google Analytics?
- 2 How do you implement scroll depth in GTM?
- 3 What’s a good scroll depth?
- 4 How does scroll depth tracking work in Google Analytics?
- 5 Are there any tools to help you with scroll reach?
- 6 What is the scroll depth threshold in Google Tag Manager?
What can be used to measure scroll depth in Google Analytics?
What can be used to measure scroll depth in Google Analytics?
- A custom dimension.
- Event tracking.
- Scroll Depth is a standard Google Analytics metric.
- It’s not possible to track scroll depth with Google Analytics.
How do you implement scroll depth in GTM?
Enable the built-in scroll variables inside Google Tag Manager. To do this navigate to ‘Variables’ and click ‘Configure’. Then you’ll need to select the ‘Scroll Depth Threshold’, ‘Scroll Depth Units’ and ‘Scroll Depth Direction’ variables at the bottom of the panel.
How do I set up goal conversion tracking in Google Analytics?
Create a new goal
- Sign in to Google Analytics.
- Click Admin, and navigate to the desired view.
- In the VIEW column, click Goals.
- Click + NEW GOAL or Import from Gallery to create a new goal, or click an existing goal to edit its configuration.
What’s a good scroll depth?
What is a good scroll depth? Short-for content of 1250 words per page and under; a scroll-depth of 50% would be good, whereas Long-form content of 2000 words or more per page; 75% scroll depth would be acceptable.
How does scroll depth tracking work in Google Analytics?
Thanks to its scroll depth trigger feature, you can now measure scroll events on your website. As the name suggests, scroll depth tracking is one of the many tracking features offered by Google Analytics. It helps you track the scroll depth of your website visitors. That is, you can see how far they are scrolling through your web pages.
Why is it important to measure scroll depth?
Measuring and analyzing the scroll depth of a website’s visitors has many benefits. It helps understand how users behave on a page as well as how they interact with the website. Example: A user lands on a website from the Google search results and stays there for three minutes without navigating to another page on this website.
Are there any tools to help you with scroll reach?
Yes, we realize there are tools that exist that can help you with this question, such as Crazy Egg’s scrollmap feature or ClickTale’s scroll reach heatmaps. These tools are great, and we use them frequently. However, some clients don’t have access to these tools, and we want to see this data inside Google Analytics.
What is the scroll depth threshold in Google Tag Manager?
Scroll Depth Threshold is the numeric value that determines when the trigger will fire. The scroll depth threshold can be defined by a percentage or pixels (considered the Scroll Depth Units). Scroll Direction can be set to horizontal or vertical page scroll, and works with scroll depth units to cause the trigger to fire.