📈 IMPLEMENT GOOGLE ANALYTICS IN VUE.JS

In this tutorial, we'll integrate Google Analytics with your Vue 3 application to help you track user interactions and gather valuable insights.
We’ll cover everything from setting up your tracking ID to configuring the vue-gtag plugin.
By the end, you'll be able to monitor and analyze user behavior effectively.
Let’s dive in!

👣 Steps to Implement Google Analytics

1. Create a Google Analytics Account:

   • Go to Google Analytics and create an account if you don’t have one.
   • Set up a property for your application to get a tracking ID.

2. Install vue-gtag (Vue.js Plugin):

   • You can use vue-gtag to integrate Google Analytics with your Vue.js application. Install it via npm:

     npm install vue-gtag

3. Configure vue-gtag in Your Application:

   • After the installation finish, edit your main.ts as shown below

     import './assets/main.css'
      
     import { createApp } from 'vue'
     import App from './App.vue'
     import VueGtag from 'vue-gtag'
      
     const app = createApp(App)
      
     app.use(VueGtag, {
       config: {
         id: import.meta.env.VITE_GA_MEASUREMENT_ID
       }
     })
      
     app.mount('#app')

4. Track Page Views and Events:

   • By default, vue-gtag tracks page views automatically. To track custom events, use the event method:

     import { event } from 'vue-gtag'
      
     event('book-private-spa', {
       event_label: 'user-book-private-spa',
       value: userId
     });

5. Verify Implementation:

   • Check your Google Analytics dashboard to ensure data is being received. Use the real-time reports to verify that page views and events are tracked correctly.

✍️ Summary

1. Create a Google Analytics account and get the tracking ID.
2. Install vue-gtag using npm.
3. Configure vue-gtag in your Vue.js application to include the tracking ID.
4. Use the event method to track custom events if needed.
5. Verify the implementation on the Google Analytics dashboard.

This process integrates Google Analytics into your Vue.js application, allowing you to track user interactions and gain insights into application usage.

📢 References

• For more details on integrating Google Analytics with Vue.js using vue-gtag, refer to the official documentation: vue-gtag Documentation.

• You can find the source code for this tutorial in my GitHub repository: Source Code Repository.