Generate Data Reports in Universal Analytics before it’s Gone for Good (Don’t Worry, You Have a Year!)What's happening to your Analytics account on July 1, 2023

If you track website traffic using Google Analytics, you’ve probably heard about the change that will go into effect on July 1, 2023. That is when all standard Universal Analytics properties will stop processing new data, and Google Analytics 4 (GA4) will continue to generate data moving forward. According to the latest from Google, you will have access to data in your Universal Analytics property for another year (until July 1, 2024). We know your data is important to you, so we strongly encourage you to export your UA historical reports soon. Below, you’ll find a simple way to export some of the more widely used reports. However, any data that is of interest to you can be exported, including ads and social reporting, e-commerce, and demographics.

• In your Google Analytics account, click on the Universal Analytics property. (Hint…it’s the one that starts with “UA- followed by a string of numbers.)
• Navigate the left bar to find the data sets listed at the bottom of this post.
• Click on one and then, on the right, change the date to a full year (or your preferred date range).
• Click Export  > Google Sheets (or, PDF, Excel or CSV file if you prefer).

• We suggest you set up a separate Google worksheet (tab) for each of the 5 metrics below, and include 3-5 years of metrics in the tab.
• Do the same for any other metrics that you frequently review.

1. Audience  > Overview
2. Acquisition > All Traffic / Source Medium
3. Acquisition > All Traffic / Referrals
4. Audience > Geo > Location
5. Behavior > Site Content >  All pages
6. Behavior > Site Content >  Content Drilldown

It’s that easy! If your account is also set up to track conversions, be sure to include those in your reports. They can be found under Conversions > Goals.