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<\/a>“Universal Analytics introduces a set of features that change the way data is collected and organized in your Google Analytics account, so you can get a better understanding of how users interact with your online content.”<\/p><\/div>\n
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Moving to Universal Analytics is a very simple process:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Step1:<\/strong> Check your Google Analytics account for Universal Analytics tracking code<\/a><\/p>\n Step 2:<\/strong> If necessary, upgrade your Google Analytics property to Universal Analytics<\/a><\/p>\n Step 3:<\/strong> Update your ProductCart store settings<\/a> to use Google Universal Analytics<\/p>\n New Google Analytics accounts will automatically be created to use the new Universal Analytics tracking code. Google Analytics accounts created before 4\/2\/2014 will be automatically transferred to Universal Analytics, but when exactly this will occur for all accounts is not defined by Google.<\/p>\n Before changing your ProductCart store settings to use Universal Analytics, verify that your Google Analytics property has been upgraded. See the next section of this article if your property has not been upgraded for instructions on how to complete the upgrade.<\/p>\n Follow these steps to check if your Google Analytics property has been upgraded to Universal Analytics:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n OR<\/b><\/p>\n No Universal Analytics Upgrade link.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Upgrade to Universal Analytics Link – Transfer Complete<\/p><\/div>\n Universal Analytics – Transfer not started.<\/p><\/div>\n In addition to checking for the \u201cUniversal Analytics Upgrade\u201d link, there are a couple of other ways to verify that you have Universal Analytics. These are outlined in the Other Ways to Check for Universal Analytics<\/a> section of this article.<\/p>\n If you have checked your Google Analytics property and you have the \u201cUniversal Analytics Upgrade\u201d link with text below it that states \u201cTransfer not started\u201d, then you need to upgrade your Property before you change your ProductCart store settings.<\/p>\n Here are the steps for upgrading your Google Analytics property:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Upgrade to Universal Analytics Transfer – Part 1<\/p><\/div>\n Upgrade to Universal Analytics Transfer – Part 2<\/p><\/div>\n Upgrade to Universal Analytics Transfer – Part 3 (image cropped)<\/p><\/div>\n Once you have verified that your Google Analytics property has been upgraded to Universal Analytics, you are ready to change the appropriate ProductCart store settings. The tracking code itself is already built into ProductCart, so you only have to make a simple change in your control panel to complete the upgrade process.<\/p>\n Here are the simple steps to complete upgrade:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Updating Your Store Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n If you are still not sure that your Google Analytics property has been upgraded to Universal Analytics, there are a couple of other things you can check.<\/p>\n With the rollout of Universal Analytics, some additional menu items have been added beneath the \u201cTracking Info\u201d link within the Property section of the Google Analytics admin page. These menu items are not available in Properties that are still using the Classic Analytics code.<\/p>\n Here is a screen shot of the sub-menu items you will see if your Google Analytics property is using Universal Analytics:<\/p>\n Tracking Info for Upgraded Property.<\/p><\/div>\n If your Google Analytics property is using Classic Analytics, when you click on the \u201cTracking Info\u201d menu item, you will not see any sub-menu items; you will be taken to a page with your actual Tracking Code.<\/p>\n One final way to check if your Google Analytics property is using Universal Analytics is by checking the tracking code itself. The tracking code has changed completely between Classic and Universal Analytics, so it should be easy to tell the difference.<\/p>\n The easiest way to determine which version your Property is using is based on the JavaScript library it is using. Classic Analytics used the \u201cga.js\u201d JavaScript library while Universal Analytics uses the \u201canalytics.js\u201d library. Because of this, you can search for these items in your tracking code to identify which one you have.<\/p>\n Here are samples of Classic and Universal Analytics tracking codes, respectively:<\/p>\n Sample Classic Analytics Tracking Code<\/p><\/div>\n Sample Universal Analytics Tracking Code<\/p><\/div>\n Even if all of the properties within your Google Analytics account have been upgraded to Universal Analytics, you still may see a message near the top of your screen asking you to \u201cUpgrade to Universal Analytics.\u201d If you have used the methods listed above to ensure all of your properties have been upgraded to Universal Analytics, you can safely ignore this message.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what the message looks like:<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
Step 1: Check for Universal Analytics Tracking Code<\/h2>\n
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Step 2: Upgrade to Universal Analytics<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Step 3: Update Your ProductCart Store Settings<\/h2>\n
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Other Ways to Check for Universal Analytics<\/h2>\n
Check for Tracking Info Sub-Menu Items<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Check for \u201canalytics.js\u201d in Tracking Code<\/h3>\n
Classic Analytics Tracking Code<\/h4>\n
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