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Can Google Analytics track a subdomain?
The Google Developer site for Google Analytics has very few references to subdomains. A search for “subdomains” points you to documentation for cross-domain tracking, and cookie domains. When using automatic cookie domain configuration, your users will be tracked across subdomains without any extra configuration.
How do I manage subdomains in Google Analytics?
All we have to do now is go to the Google Analytics account and check the Real-Time reports option and click on the “Overview”. Open up an incognito window in your browser and enter a page with the subdomain. If everything is correct, you will see an active user on your subdomain, that shows up under the main settings.
Why do I have two properties in Google Analytics?
The first reason why using multiple properties is my prefered choice is that in most cases it enables you to use complete data, not just sampled data. For example, if your site generates 1,000,000 visits per month, Google Analytics will use sampled data as the default on your reports.
Where can I find subdomains in Google Analytics?
The Google Developer site for Google Analytics has very few references to subdomains. A search for “subdomains” points you to documentation for cross-domain tracking, and cookie domains. The former makes no mention of sessions or subdomains.
What does it mean to have multiple properties in Google Analytics?
Each property has its own tracking code with its own unique ID for identifying data from that property. Views – Each property can contain one view or more. “A view is a defined perspective of the data from a property, and provides access to the reports for that property” (Google’s documentation).
How to correctly track subdomains in Google Chrome?
A search for “subdomains” points you to documentation for cross-domain tracking, and cookie domains. The former makes no mention of sessions or subdomains. The latter describes tracking users across subdomains, but makes no mention of connecting sessions across subdomains. It also highlights the following quote:
Can a root domain have more than one subdomain?
A single root domain can have any number of subdomains (even zero!), and website owners can use them however they want. Most of the time, if a user moves from one subdomain to another on the same root domain, you would want to view their behavior as a single session in Google Analytics.