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Descriptive UTM Source Names: Complete Best Practices Guide
Learn how to create clear, descriptive utm_source values that make campaign attribution obvious and actionable in Google Analytics 4.
By Alex ParkerRead article
UTMGuard Blog
Campaign attribution, tracking, and source identification best practices.
Learn how to create clear, descriptive utm_source values that make campaign attribution obvious and actionable in Google Analytics 4.
GA4 cost data showing $0 despite active campaigns? Learn why missing gclid, fbclid, and other click IDs break cost data import.
Discover how incompatible source-medium combinations destroy channel grouping and attribution in GA4. Learn which pairs to avoid.
Understand when to use platform auto-tagging (gclid, fbclid) vs manual UTM parameters for paid campaigns