For a website migrated to Google Analytics 4 that’s recieving data from the corresponding Universal Analytics [connected site tag](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9973999?hl=en&utm_id=ad)
When we configured the Google Tag module with the GA4 tag instead of the connected site tag, it did not collect data.
The tag was placed as follows in the site’s html:
The workaround we found was to configure the Google Tag module with the connected UA-XXXXXXXX site tag, which allowed data to be collected instantly.
The html changed as follows:
This didn’t happen with the deprecated Google Analytics module when a G-XXXXXXXX tag is used the UA-XXXXXXXX connected site tag is not placed.
1. Drupal 10.2.4 site
2. Google tag module 2.0.4 installed and enabled.
3. Configure the module with the GA4 G-XXXXXXXX tag of a property that has a UA connected site tag
4. The rest of the settings are default.
5. After a while check the Realtime in Google Analytics report, no data should be collected.
It’s probably enough warn users that are migrating from the other Google Analytics modules that if their GA4 property is collecting data vía the UA connected site tag then they should configure the module with the UA-XXXXXXX tag or recommend them to disconnect the UA tag from the GA4 property data stream if they prefer using the new G-XXXXXXXX tag
Closed: duplicate
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The problem was actually https://www.drupal.org/project/google_tag/issues/3424623 🐛 "Enforce Privacy Consent Policy" checkbox default value is checked even when it is disabled RTBC , issue can be closed.