Does GAS with analytics.js (universal analytics)?

[hannesjohansson]

Hi,

I couldn't find any documentation on this; but google is switching from ga.js to analytics.js (AKA universal analytics). Is this supported by GAS?

[tomfuertes]

There is not currently a universal analytics supported version of GAS. Though, this might be a good milestone for a 2.0 release.

[BenEfrati]

Any ETA for 2.0 release?
thanks

[simonmadsen]

I will +1 this as well

[tomfuertes]

For those interested, check out #60

[BenEfrati]

@tomfuertes Doesn't work for me

[manishie]

any update on this? now that universal is out of beta, i'm wondering how long before google forces up to upgrade....

[lkraav]

Can gas loading ga.js dynamically on top of an existing primary analytics.js tag, using the same property ID, on the same page cause any issues? Since gas + ga.js are only used for tracking this one specific item, it should be OK? I can see there being a problem when pageviews are duplicated for example.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17036884/how-to-use-both-ga-js-and-analytics-js
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22386108/issue-using-google-analytics-ga-js-and-universal-analytics-analytics-js-at-t

[tomfuertes]

Pretty sure this wouldn't tie the events to the same pageviews as ga.js would generate a different unique userid than analytics.js. So in the end you'd have one unique visitor with only ga.js/gas events - and the rest of your analytics.js pageviews would be a different visitor.

[uxjw]

Google's warning that "Universal Analytics is the new operating standard for Google Analytics. All accounts will soon be required to use Universal Analytics." I just wonder how soon

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2790010?hl=en

[tomfuertes]

2 Years: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/upgrade/#phase-4

[simonmadsen]

thanks for the link Tom.
just adding minimum (to the 2 years)

[chanteux]

I'm in for an upgrade of GAS.