How to configure Custom Dimensions in Google Analytics 4 (Custom Parameters in GA4)

Learn how to configure Custom Dimensions in Google Analytics 4 with Google Tag Manager. There are many differences compared to the previous version, called Universal Analytics.

**UPDATES**

2. at 12:22, I mentioned that we can use a custom event name "form_submission". However, there is a recommended event called "generate_lead" that you can use instead.
Sorry for that, stupid mistakes.

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You don’t have to create custom dimensions in Google Analytics 4. It’s enough to just send them. But if you plan to use them in GA interface, then don’t forget to register them in All Events → Manage Custom Definitions.

Also, keep in mind that there are some limits related to Google Analytics 4 custom parameters. All of that (and more) are covered in this GA4 tutorial.

=== LINKS ===

⭐⭐ Google Analytics 4 course ⭐⭐

✭ Blog post: How to track Contact Form 7 with Google Tag Manager

✭ Blog post: How to track events with Google Analytics 4 (complete guide)

✭ GA4 Collection and configuration limits:

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[alicerunion]

Wow, thank you!! This was extremely helpful. Just getting started in GA, and your videos have helped me hit the ground running.

[ecilota]

Awesome insights! 😍🙌 Hope next video is about user properties it is very confusing to set things up for logged users and make reports for their behaviour.

[soapassion]

Great video! One question - How can I send custom UTMs variable to GA4? In UA, I was setting up variables in GTM that I was including as Custom Dimensions in the GA tag, so they would fire on any page of the site. Since GA4 is using the variables as parameters in the event tags only, what would be the best way to send custom UTMs variable without double tracking page views?

[facundosalade]

Please make a video covering custom metrics. I just don't understand how to see them on my reports

[laurentiumarin]

Great video. What if I have Class instead ID? I ll create the form class variable right?

[ldlt]

Hey bro. Love your channel. Do you have a tutorial to track forms in hubspot?

[allencoin]

This may be a stupid question, but are there any WordPress plugins or GTM packages that take care of integrating a lot of the standard WordPress taxonomy and data points (including categories/tags, author) as parameters for GA4 pageview events? I.e. WordPress author name becomes a parameter for the page_view dimension.

[payalrawat]

Thank for this informational video. I'm not getting this form_id parameter in data layer.What may be reasons any idea??

[yanissif]

Hi ! Thanks a lot for this video. The custom dimensions attribute their value to page_view automatically, when it's configured at Config level. Unfortunately, in my case, the values of my custom dimensions are not attributed automatically to events session_start and first_visit. Did you face the same issue ?

[Frangelo]

17:15 Why use Field to Set? Should it be User Properties in GTM when creating user property in GA4?

[AbdulRashid-zmxq]

Hi Analytics mania, i am using GA4 for Ecommerce Tracking, i have one issue GA4 Tracking data not showing in google data studio, like purchase, checkout, add-to-cart and other metrics not showing, what can i do for this issue

[saqibiqbal]

hi very helpful video. you can help me learn about checking keywords in g4 or configuring search console with g4 as it was in UA? it will be a great help. and if search console is not available in g4 is there any other way to check keywords? thanks

[CharTheStarMeetsLadyBleak]

I am noticing when I drill down on certain events, that it is showing custom dimension/parameter that is registered even if they were not added to that event in GTM. For example a video event has click text event though it isnt an associated parameter. Click text is a parameter for other events, but not the video event. Has this happened for anyone else ? It is making the interface confusing and messy.

[kiranguduru]

Hi, can you please help me how to track stats for my blogger viewed on mobile, currently for my google analytics, I am able to see the stats for users using desktop but when users are opening my website from mobile no stats are reflecting.

[Sam_kashyap]

Hi,

How to create a variable for Add to cart which passes the value of items that were added to cart?

[capachrisphoto]

Hi, first I wanted to thank you for your tutorials... they've learned me a lot. However, I've still got a specific problems. I need to track the name of downloaded files for periods > 30 minutes... and whatever I do, I do not get that information in my event reports... I only get it for the standard 30 minutes. Do you have any idea how to solve that?

[pimadavide]

very good job! but I don't undestand what's Hit?

[frankc]

why can't just use form submission in Engagement as the Trigger?

[respecteveryoneytchanel]

Unable to get products name, id, price while added in parameters and ga custom dimensions

[chiragsolanki]

Hi Bro
can you help to guild us how to track array of parameter in customer dimension