Add Google Analytics

Want to know how many people visit your weather site, where they come from and which pages they look at? Connect a free Google Analytics 4 (GA4) measurement ID and Pro Weather loads Google Analytics on your public site for you. There's no code to add, you just paste one ID.

1. Get a GA4 measurement ID

If you don't already have a Google Analytics account, you'll create a free one and set up a property (a container for your site's data) with a web data stream. The data stream is what gives you a measurement ID in the form G-XXXXXXXXXX.

1. Go to analytics.google.com and sign in, or create a free Google Analytics account.
2. Open Admin (the gear icon), then under Property choose Create property. Give it a name and set your time zone and currency.
3. When prompted to start collecting data, choose Web as the platform. Enter your site's address (your yourname.pro-weather.com address or your custom domain) and a stream name.
4. Google shows your web stream details, including the measurement ID at the top, in the form G-XXXXXXXXXX. Copy it.

Already have a property? Open Admin → Data streams, click your web stream, and copy the measurement ID shown at the top.

2. Connect it to your site

1. In your Pro Weather dashboard, open your site and go to Settings.
2. Find the Google Analytics card and paste your ID into the Measurement ID field.
3. Choose Save settings.

Changes apply to your public site immediately. To stop loading Google Analytics later, clear the field and save again.

How tracking and cookie consent work

Pro Weather respects your visitors' privacy choices. Your site shows a cookie consent banner, and Google Analytics only loads after a visitor accepts analytics cookies. Visitors who decline aren't tracked.

That means your GA4 reports cover consenting visitors rather than every single person, which is exactly what privacy rules like GDPR expect. You don't need to configure anything for this; it's handled for you.

Check that it's working

1. Open your public site in a new tab and accept analytics cookies on the consent banner.
2. In Google Analytics, open Reports → Realtime. Within a minute or so you should see yourself counted as an active user.

If nothing shows up, see the troubleshooting steps below.

Troubleshooting

I don't see any data in Google Analytics

• Give it a moment. Realtime data appears within a minute or two; the standard reports can take 24-48 hours to populate.
• Accept cookies first. Analytics only loads after a visitor accepts analytics cookies on the consent banner. If you declined earlier, clear the site's cookies (or use a fresh private window) and accept this time.
• Check the ID. Make sure you pasted the G-XXXXXXXXXX measurement ID, not a GTM- or UA- ID, and that it matches the web stream for the URL you're visiting.

The Measurement ID field rejects my ID

The field expects a GA4 measurement ID in the form G-XXXXXXXXXX. Copy it from Admin → Data streams → your web stream to be sure you have the right value.

Handy resources

• Google Analytics for web (developer guide): Google's official overview of how GA4 collects data from a website.
• Set up Analytics for a website: Google's step-by-step help article for creating a property and data stream.

Next steps

• Use a custom domain
• Customize the appearance
• Manage your plan