{"id":38382,"date":"2022-06-12T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=38382"},"modified":"2022-06-24T10:41:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T08:41:40","slug":"how-to-track-website-video-views-in-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-track-website-video-views-in-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Track Your Website&#8217;s Video Views in Google Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most websites which include video as part of their content <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/youtube-or-vimeo\/\">host video externally<\/a> and embed it as part of their post or page content, possibly as a <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-display-latest-youtube-videos-in-wordpress\/\">latest YouTube videos<\/a> feature or in some other way. Similarly, most website operators or admins use <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/best-analytics-tools-for-wordpress\/\">analytics tools<\/a>, including, specifically, Google Analytics, to track user behavior and assess the effectiveness of their efforts. But does Google Analytics track video views automatically? The answer, as you might suspect, is no.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Typically, Google Analytics tracks page views rather than video plays, and that goes for several other user behaviors. In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to use <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-set-up-google-tag-manager-in-wordpress\/\">Google Tag Manager<\/a> to see which of your videos are actually getting played. We won\u2019t be explaining Google Tag Manager in any great detail, though \u2013 if you want to know more, do consult the linked article.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]We will engage in some discussion on what Google Analytics actually tracks and where you can find this data, as well as briefly mention the prerequisites for setting up Google Analytics to track video views. If you feel you already know the basics, feel free to scroll right down to the main tutorial section. Here\u2019s what we\u2019ll be talking about:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#before-you-track-video-views\">What You Need to Do Before You Track Video Views<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-configure-variables-in-google-tag-manager\">How to Configure Variables in Google Tag Manager<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-create-a-youtube-video-trigger\">How to Create a YouTube Video Trigger<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#how-to-create-a-tag\">How to Create a Tag<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-seo-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"before-you-track-video-views\"><\/a>What You Need to Do Before You Track Video Views<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In this article, we will be using some Google products to interact with other Google products. To use them, you need to have a Google account.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]This may be obvious to all but the most inexperienced users, the next thing you need to do is <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/getting-started-with-google-analytics\/\">set up Google Analytics<\/a> for your website. Setting up Google Analytics merits its own attention, and we strongly advise consulting the linked article if you haven\u2019t set up Google Analytics already or if you are not sure you\u2019ve set it up well.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, you need to set up Google Tag Manager. We have linked our article on how that\u2019s done in the introduction to this article.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Once you have done all of the above, you may begin tracking video views.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-configure-variables-in-google-tag-manager\"><\/a>How to Configure Variables in Google Tag Manager<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In order to start tracking video views, you need to configure the requisite tracking variables in Google Tag Manager. To do so, select <strong>Variables<\/strong> from the left hand-side menu.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Variables.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Variables\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Variables.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Variables-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Variables-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Variables-620x380.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Once there, click the <strong>Configure<\/strong> button.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Configure.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Configure\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Configure.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Configure-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Configure-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Configure-620x299.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Scroll down the right hand-side menu until you find the Videos section and check all the variables. Google Tag Manager will now let you create the requisite triggers.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Check.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Check\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Check.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Check-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Check-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Check-620x428.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;78px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-create-a-youtube-video-trigger\"><\/a>How to Create a YouTube Video Trigger<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]After having enabled the video variables, you need to add a YouTube video trigger to your Google Tag Manager workspace (or main screen). As you might expect, you can do that from the <strong>Triggers<\/strong> section of your workspace.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Triggers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Triggers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Triggers.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Triggers-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Triggers-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Triggers-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To add a new trigger, click the <strong>New<\/strong> button.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"New\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You need to give your trigger a name. Make it make sense to you, as you and your staff will need it in the future. Once you have done that, click the <strong>Trigger Configuration<\/strong> box.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Title.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Trigger Title\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Title.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Title-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Title-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Title-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Select the <strong>YouTube Video<\/strong> trigger type from the right hand-side menu.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/YouTube-Video.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/YouTube-Video.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/YouTube-Video-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/YouTube-Video-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/YouTube-Video-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Here, you can configure the trigger to your preference. All these controls are based on various states of the video, and, conversely, various behaviors of the user. You can set the trigger to fire on video <strong>Start<\/strong>, once a video is <strong>Complete<\/strong>, for each <strong>Pause<\/strong>, <strong>Seeking and Buffering<\/strong>, as well as various stages of <strong>Progress<\/strong> of the video, in a comma separated value format, expressed as percentage milestones or time thresholds.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The single <em>Advanced<\/em> option is to <strong>Add JavaScript API<\/strong> to your YouTube videos, which has to do with how a video is embedded (that is, whether an API is used or not). It is of no consequence for our purposes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The <em>Enable this trigger on:<\/em> drop-down menu can be set to <em>Container Load<\/em>, <em>DOM Ready<\/em>, and <em>Window Load<\/em>. This governs when exactly the trigger is fired, in order: once the page is loaded, once the video is parsed, or after all other page content is loaded. We will leave it on its default value: <em>DOM Ready<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, you can set the trigger to fire for <strong>All Videos<\/strong> or <strong>Some Videos<\/strong>, where the latter option will let you set up multiple other parameters.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Once you are happy with your trigger, you need to click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Options.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Options.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Options-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Options-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Options-620x353.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Next, to actually employ the trigger, you need to use it as part of a tag.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"how-to-create-a-tag\"><\/a>How to Create a Tag<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Entirely predictably, tags are created in the <strong>Tags<\/strong> section of your workspace.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tags.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tags\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tags.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tags-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tags-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tags-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To start creating a new tag, click the <strong>New<\/strong> button.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New-Tags.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"New Tags\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New-Tags.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New-Tags-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New-Tags-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/New-Tags-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]A tag has a title, which, again, should be sensible and meaningful: a person should be able to discern what the tag is for. It also has two parts: the <strong>Tag Configuration<\/strong> and <strong>Triggering<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To start configuring the tag, click the <strong>Tag Configuration<\/strong> box.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Title.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tag Title\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Title.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Title-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Title-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Title-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Select <strong>Google Analytics: Universal Analytics<\/strong> from the right hand-side menu.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tag Configuration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration-620x422.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Select <em>Event<\/em> from the <strong>Track Type<\/strong> drop-down menu, and set the parameters. You can give the <em>Category<\/em> whatever name you like (we went with <em>View<\/em>, as we want to track views), and you can select the other variables using the <strong>block<\/strong> icons. You will note that these correspond to the variables configured in the first section of this tutorial. Of course, you can select which variables of any video you want to track.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]We suggest you set the<strong> Non-Interaction Hit<\/strong> drop-down menu to <em>True<\/em>. That way, your video views will not be counted as bounces if the visit does not contain any other interactions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, you need to check the <strong>Enable overriding settings in this tag<\/strong> and add your <em>Tracking ID<\/em>. If you are not sure how to find your tracking ID, hover over the ? Icon and follow the instructions on the screen.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration-Options.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tag Configuration Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration-Options.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration-Options-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration-Options-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tag-Configuration-Options-620x422.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Next, click on the <strong>Triggering<\/strong> box to select your trigger. Choose the trigger you created in the previous section. Finally, click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Options.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Trigger Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Options.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Options-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Options-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trigger-Options-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Once you have done that, all you need to do is click the <strong>Submit<\/strong> button and data about your video views will start trickling in as configured.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Submit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Submit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Submit.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Submit-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Submit-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Submit-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;78px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As you can see, a lot can be inferred from the data volunteered to Google\u2019s services by you and your website visitors. 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