Six checks for the events, settings and attribution rules behind your GA4 reports, followed by the journey tests that confirm whether the numbers mean what you think.
A high Direct total does not explain where visitors came from. Follow your links, check what reaches GA4 and separate collection problems from reporting rules.
GA4 uses first-party cookies, but browsers can still limit how long it recognises a returning visitor. See what changes and how to investigate your own setup.
Follow a purchase from the browser or order system to your reporting tools. Understand where server-side tracking helps, what it cannot fix and what it takes to maintain.
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