Google Analytics Demos & Tools
As a member of the Google Analytics
Developer Relations team, I often hear from our community that they want to do more with GA
but don't always know how. They know the basics but want to see full examples and demos that
show how things should be built.
Well, we've been listening, and today I'm proud to announce the launch of
Google Analytics Demos & Tools, a
new website geared toward helping Google Analytics developers tackle the challenges they face
most often.
The site aims to make experienced developers more productive (we use it internally all the
time) and to show new users what's possible and inspire them to leverage the platform to
improve their business through advanced measurement and analysis.
Some highlights of the site include a full-featured
Enhanced Ecommerce
demo with code samples for both Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, a new
Account Explorer tool
to help you quickly find the IDs you need for various Google Analytics services and 3rd party
integrations, several examples of easy-to-build
custom dashboards, and some
old favorites like the
Query
Explorer.
Google Analytics Demos & Tools not only shows off Google Analytics technologies, it also
uses them under the hood. All pages that require authorization use the
Embed
API to log users in, and usage statistics, including outbound link clicks,
authorization status, client-side exceptions, and numerous other user interaction events are
measured using
analytics.js.
Every page that makes use of a Google Analytics technology lists that information in the
footer, making it easy for developers to see how all the pieces fit together. In addition, the
entire site is open sourced and
available on Github, so
you can dive in and see exactly how everything works.
Feedback
is welcome and appreciated!
Posted By Philip
Walton, Developer Programs Engineer
