As I learn, I’ll share with you, so we can all evolve together.
I’ll aim to keep it light-hearted and fun, although there will be some geeky stuff too.
It will all be helpful to someone!
Some events not appearing in GA4 Existing Events list
I’ll get straight to the point. I had a situation that was driving me mad trying to understand. I had set up website events in GTM (Google Tag Manager) and tested that the flowed through to GA4 properly in debug view, and in real-time view. The tests were successful. But some of the events were […]
Sending GCLID via Contact Form 7 CF7 mail submission
If a WordPress website is using Contact Form 7 for form submissions, you might want to demonstrate that a form was submitted by a visitor from a Google Advert. Google uses a GCLID (Google Click ID) to keep track of users from ads. So we can grab the GCLID and send it in the form […]
Simple Astra Sticky header CSS for WordPress Astra theme
If you are using the free version of the excellent Astra theme for WordPress, then you might like to have an Astra sticky header so the menu is always available at the top of the page for your visitors. You can do this yourself in less than five minutes! There are various plugins that do […]
How to track Shopify conversion events in Microsoft Bing Ads with UET Tag
For a long while I was struggling to track Shopify purchase conversion events in Microsoft Bing Ads using the UET Tag and event scripts. I tried followed all the instructions from Microsoft Support, tried doing my own thing and eventually solved it with the old method of “pressing all the buttons”. I’ll go through all […]
Shopify GA4 revenue tracking via Google Tag Manager
Shopify has its own analytics tracking reports which include an exact amount for revenue income. Getting Shopify GA4 revenue tracking to match up in Google Analytics 4 is a bit more tricky and you’ll never get it to match up perfectly, especially if you use 3rd party checkout solutions for some transactions, for example subscription […]
Shopify Inappropriate currency mismatch Google Merchant Center
If you are using multiple currencies for different markets in Shopify, you may find that your Google Merchant Center account is suspended. The reasons given might be: Inaccurate price status due to inconsistency between feed and landing page Inconsistent currency between your product data and your website, with “Inappropriate currency” or “Currency mismatch“. When you […]
Bluetooth On/Off button missing Windows 11 but driver is installed
I woke up, turned on the Windows 11 PC (TUF GAMING X570-PLUS WI-Fl motherboard), and tried to connect to my Bluetooth speakers, but they wouldn’t connect. Then I noticed the Bluetooth On/Off button was missing in the Windows 11 quick settings area, even though the driver was installed. I checked Device Manager (press Start > […]
Shopify invalid floating point number in property price
When working with multiple Shopify Markets, with different currencies in some of the markets, you may find you that get the following error in Google Search Console > Merchant Listings: shopify Invalid floating point number in property “price” (in “offers”). This is a problem stemming from the way rich snippet microdata is generated on Shopify. […]