How do I track a user cross device?

How do I track a user cross device?

Method 1: Cross-Device Tracking Using User ID

1. Step 1: Install MonsterInsights Plugin. The first thing you’ll need is to install MonsterInsights on your WordPress website.
2. Step 2: Enable User ID Tracking in MonsterInsights.
3. Step 3: Enable User ID Tracking in Google Analytics.
4. Step 4: View Cross-Device Tracking Reports.

What is cross device analytics?

Cross-Device Analytics is a feature that transforms Analytics from a device-centric view to a person-centric view. As a result, analysts can understand user behavior that crosses browsers, devices, or apps.

How does Google Analytics track your browser cookies?

Google Analytics doesn’t track people, it tracks unique browser cookies (specifically, the Client ID field) to determine users. Google tracks each unique Client ID they see as a unique user in your analytics reports. Here is what the Client ID looks like when you visit a webpage.

How does cross device tracking work in Google Analytics?

Cross-device tracking is pretty “heavy” stuff. You start by identifying your users as they hit your website. You could identify logged-in users of your site or app. Or it could be because they clicked through to your site from their email. Either way, you will begin the identification process outside of Google Analytics.

How to see device overlap in Google Analytics?

There are three types of cross-device reports available in Google Analytics for the user ID view: #1 The device overlap report uses a Venn diagram to visualize the percentage of users who used one or multiple devices. This diagram can display a maximum of three device categories (desktop, mobile, and tablet) at a time.

Which is the best cross domain tracking plugin?

Warning: Properly implementing cross-domain tracking is complex and error prone. This guide explains the concepts, but it’s strongly recommended that you use the official Linker plugin instead of trying to implement cross-domain tracking yourself.