GA_SETUP_SUMMARY.md

Google Analytics Integration - Setup Summary

✅ Google Analytics 4 (GA4) has been successfully integrated into your website!

What Was Done

1. Package Installation

• Installed react-ga4 package to handle GA tracking

2. Files Created/Modified

• src/shared/hooks/useGoogleAnalytics.ts — GA initialization and event tracking functions
• src/shared/hooks/useGoogleAnalytics.test.ts — Comprehensive tests for GA functionality
• src/router.tsx — GA initialization on app startup
• src/routes/__root.tsx — Automatic page view tracking on route changes
• .env.example — Template for environment variables
• .env.local — Local configuration (ready for your tracking ID)
• GOOGLE_ANALYTICS.md — Complete setup and usage guide

How to Activate

Step 1: Get Your GA4 Tracking ID

1. Go to Google Analytics Admin
2. Create a new property or use existing
3. Copy your Measurement ID (format: G-XXXXXXXXXX)

Step 2: Add Tracking ID to Environment

Edit .env.local and add your tracking ID:

VITE_GA_TRACKING_ID=G-XXXXXXXXXX

Step 3: Restart Dev Server

npm run dev

Features Now Available

✅ Automatic Page View Tracking — Every route navigation is tracked ✅ Custom Event Tracking — Track specific user actions like button clicks ✅ Fully Tested — All GA functionality has tests ✅ Type-Safe — TypeScript support throughout ✅ Production-Ready — Handles missing tracking ID gracefully

Usage Examples

Track Custom Events

import { trackGAEvent } from '@/shared/hooks/useGoogleAnalytics'

const handleButtonClick = (): void => {
  trackGAEvent('engagement', 'button_click', 'cta_button', 1)
}

Testing

npm run test:run -- useGoogleAnalytics

Documentation

See GOOGLE_ANALYTICS.md for:

• Complete setup guide
• Privacy & compliance considerations
• Debugging tips
• Advanced usage patterns

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Ready to track! Once you add your GA4 tracking ID to .env.local and restart the dev server, page views and events will start flowing to Google Analytics.