Basic understanding of filters
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:24 am
One thing is for sure: when someone goes to see what your site looked like in 2015, they have no intention of buying anything from your site — they’re just doing it out of curiosity, so this traffic isn’t useful.
In which reports can you find traffic from web archive sites and cache services?
You can also identify this traffic on the hostname report.
The solutions described below use Google belgium number data filters , so to avoid problems and confusion, you will need some basic understanding of how they work and check some terms.
Things to consider before using a filter:
1. Create an unfiltered view.
Before you do anything, it is highly recommended to create an unfiltered view . This will help you track the effectiveness of your filters. Plus, it acts as a backup in case something goes wrong.
2. Make sure you have the correct permissions.
You will need edit permissions at the account level to create filters. Editing permissions at the view or property level will not work.
3. Filters do not work as expected.
In GA, aggregate historical data cannot be deleted, at least not permanently. So the sooner you apply filters to your data, the better.
4. Changes made through filters are permanent!
In which reports can you find traffic from web archive sites and cache services?
You can also identify this traffic on the hostname report.
The solutions described below use Google belgium number data filters , so to avoid problems and confusion, you will need some basic understanding of how they work and check some terms.
Things to consider before using a filter:
1. Create an unfiltered view.
Before you do anything, it is highly recommended to create an unfiltered view . This will help you track the effectiveness of your filters. Plus, it acts as a backup in case something goes wrong.
2. Make sure you have the correct permissions.
You will need edit permissions at the account level to create filters. Editing permissions at the view or property level will not work.
3. Filters do not work as expected.
In GA, aggregate historical data cannot be deleted, at least not permanently. So the sooner you apply filters to your data, the better.
4. Changes made through filters are permanent!