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• Ga4 import Report an error

  “Plausible Analytics allows you to import your historical stats from Google Analytics 4 (GA4).”

• Ga4 import filters Report an error

  “You can apply basic filters to imported data and export it using our regular exporting methods (CSV and stats API).”

• Ga4 import email notification Report an error

  “You'll receive an email when the import has been completed.”

• Ga4 import include toggle Report an error

  “You can turn this off by opening the options menu (the ⋮ icon in the top right of the chart) and toggling off Include imported data.”

• Ga4 import aggregate only Report an error

  “Data is imported in aggregate for each date, from your first Google Analytics visitor until your first Plausible Analytics visitor. This is to avoid double-counting visits.”

• Ga4 import API Report an error

  “Plausible imports aggregated reports through the Google Analytics Data API, rather than raw user-level or event-level records.”

• Ga4 import delete Report an error

  “Data you have imported can be deleted by returning to your site's Imports & Exports settings page and clicking the bin icon in the Imports section. This action won't affect the native data you have collected using our script directly.”

• Ga4 google account deletable after import Report an error

  “We no longer need access to your Google Analytics account after the import has been completed successfully. If you're happy with the way your Google Analytics stats look in your Plausible Analytics dashboard, you can safely delete your Google Analytics account. Your imported data will stay in your Plausible account.”

• Ga4 import replace native possible Report an error

  “This isn't recommended as the native data is superior to the imported data but it's possible if you wish to do so. You can reset the Plausible stats first and make the import after that”

• Ga4 import utm mapping Report an error

  “The importer also maps session medium, campaign name and manual ad content to Plausible's UTM medium, campaign and content fields where available. The UTM term field comes from GA4's Google Ads keyword dimension, rather than a general-purpose UTM term field.”

• Ga4 import end date Report an error

  “The import tool sets the end date of the import to one day before your first Plausible native data point, so it can't fill a gap that comes after that date”

• Ga4 import no modeled data Report an error

  “GA4 uses modeled data and consent mode to estimate traffic for users who declined cookies. Plausible does not use modeled data.”

• Ga4 import cookie consent Report an error

  “Plausible does not require cookie consent and is blocked far less often than Google Analytics by browser-level tracking protection.”

• Ga4 parallel run recommendation Report an error

  “Install Plausible alongside your existing Google Analytics setup. Run both for at least 2-4 weeks before removing GA.”

• CSV import exists Report an error

  “for example; see CSV imports for a way around it”

• Ga4 import session model Report an error

  “GA4 uses an "engaged session" model; Plausible uses a simpler session model with a 30-minute inactivity timeout.”

• Ga4 unique visitor method Report an error

  “Plausible counts unique visitors using a daily hash of IP address and User-Agent. GA4 uses device-based identifiers and cookies.”

• Ga4 import order flexible Report an error

  “You can choose the order in which you import your historical properties into Plausible. For instance, if you've used different GA properties simultaneously for some time, import the property whose data you prefer first.”

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