Moving wordpress themes, any best practices on setting up Google Analytics for the change?
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We currently have a mess of filters and views in our Google Analytics instance. We have a chance to make a clean start.
Wondering if creating a whole new property is a good idea? Or just some additional views? Any other pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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I would keep the same property and create new views.
Also it’s always recommended to create one view which is completely untouched so that you have access to raw data at any time
I hope this helps!
Cheers,
Casey
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There's no need to make a new property. The comparative data may be useful one day.
Just delete all your views (if obsolete) and start with a single view.
Move towards using segments if you want to segment the data. Do you have segments already in mind?
Maybe look at excluding spam referral traffic if you have any.
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