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Report on File Downloads in GA4

Nico Brooks June 28, 2023

Learn how to report on PDF & other file downloads in GA4 with a custom report and improve it with a custom metric.

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Customizing Automatic Form Submit Events in GA4

Nico Brooks October 26, 2026

GA4’s built-in enhanced measurement form submit event isn’t always perfect. Learn how to track specific forms by page in GA4 and using GTM.

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Understanding GA4 & UA Data Discrepancies

Nico Brooks June 1, 2023

Differences between data in GA4 and UA are not uncommon. These are the seven most common explanations.

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Time-of-Day reporting in GA4 & Looker Studio

Nico Brooks October 26, 2026

GA4's reporting for hour of day & day of week is limited. Learn how to create an easy-to-read chart in Looker Studio & a little about BigQuery along the way.

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Celebrating Volunteer Month

Kris Skavish May 16, 2023

Two Octobers employees got out of the office in March, following their passions to make their communities better.