Some web app metrics are useful to be tracked.
- dashboard: https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/
- how to add credentials: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9306384
- To test if tracking is working, realtime users should appear on: https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?utm_source=marketingplatform.google.com&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=marketingplatform.google.com%2Fabout%2Fanalytics%2F#/realtime/rt-overview/a154548494w218059052p208029910/
- post requests to google will be in browser console window
- Ghostery ad blocker will by default suppress google analytics.
- https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/custom-dims-mets
- upgrade to gtag: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/migration
- JavaScript tracking client
- https://piwik.org
- a possible option?