[GA4] How to check page views (PV) | How to check by day and by page is also explained.

This article explains how to check the "page views (PV)" in GA4. "page views" in UA has been renamed to "views" in GA4, which complicates things a bit, so be sure to understand and use the specifications correctly.

In the latter part of the article, we will introduce the free version of the GA4 report template.As shown in the capture below, you can check the number of page views very clearly and immediately for free. Both for websites and for e-commerce sites are available, and with a total of four different volumes (over 100 pages in total), it can be used for a variety of needs other than checking page view counts.

GA4 template with monthly page view counts

GA4 template with page view count per page

What is Pageviews?

This is the number of times a page is displayed on the website (or the number of times the screen is displayed in the application). If a page is reloaded, it is counted as the number of times it was reloaded. Systematically, it is the number of times the "page_view" event is recorded. 

The indicator for the number of page views in GA4 is "views".

The "number of page views" in UA has been changed to "views" in GA4. The background is that GA4 allows for integrated measurement of both websites and apps, and since apps do not have the concept of pages, it is thought that the name was changed to "views" as a name that can also be used for apps.

Summary of how to check views in GA4

GA4 provides various reporting functions, such as reports, explore, Looker Studio and BigQuery, which can be summarized as follows

• Report: Overall view of the data
• Explore: Detailed analysis
• Looker Studio: Reporting and KPI monitoring
• BigQuery: Advanced analysis using SQL (for engineers)

From here, we will explain how to check views (page views) in each report, so choose the appropriate report for your purpose. Note that this article does not explain BigQuery, because it requires knowledge of SQL and is not suitable as a means to simply check the number of page views.

How to check views (page views) in report

How to check the overall of views (page views)

Select "Reports" > "Engagement" > "Overview" from the left menu to see the total number of times displayed (number of page views) for the period, trends, number of page views per page title, and other overall views. 

How to check the details of views (page views)

Select "Reports" > "Engagement" > "Pages and Screens" from the left menu to see more detailed data such as average engagement time in addition to the number of page views per page.

This report can also change the items displayed, and can be analyzed by multiplying multiple dimensions.Please refer to the detailed explanation in"[GA4]How to use Reports | Detailed explanation of how to customize them".

How to check views (page views) in explore

Next, let's create an explore that allows you to see views by day and month, and by page, using an explore that allows you to freely set items. An explore can be created in the following three steps

• Select the type of report
• Select the items you want to use for the report
• Set the report items

How to check views (page views) by day and month in the explore

Select report type

First, select "free-form" from the search report types.

Select the items you want to use for your report

Select Dimension：After selecting "Free Format," first select the "Dimension" to be used in the report.

Step1:On the "Variables" tab, select the "+" to the right of "Dimension.

Step2:Type "date" in the search window at the top of the page, check the box for the date that appears in the list, and then select "Import" in the upper right corner. Then follow the same procedure to import the four dimensions below.

• Month
• Year
• Page Title
• Page Path and Screen Class

Step3:When the selected dimension appears as in the capture below, you are done.

Select metrics：Once you have finished adding "dimensions," select the next "metrics" to be used in the report.

Step1:On the "metrics" tab, select the "+" to the right of "metrics."

Step2:Type "views" in the search window at the top of the page, check the box for "views" that appears in the list, and then select "Import" in the upper right corner. Then, follow the same procedure to import all of the following indicators so that you can add other indicators alongside "views".

• Active users
• New users
• Sessions
• Engagement rate
• Average engagement time per session
• Conversion rate per session
• Conversions

Step3:When the selected metrics appears as in the capture below, you are done.

Set up report items

Once you have added the items you wish to use in your report by following the previous steps, you can actually create the report. Set up as follows to complete each report.

daily report

 

• ROWS: Date
• COLUMNS:none
• VALUES:Active users,New users,Sessions,Engagement rate,Average engagement time per session,Conversion rate per session,Conversions

 

monthly report 

• ROWS: Date
• COLUMNS:none
• VALUES:Active users,New users,Sessions,Engagement rate,Average engagement time per session,Conversion rate per session,Conversions

How to check views (page views) by page in the explore

Of the three steps, the top two steps, "Select the type of report" and "Select the items you want to use for the report," are the same as for the daily and monthly reports.

Selecting the report type
Select the items you want to use in the report
Set the report items

Report items should be set as follows.

Page title report

• ROWS: Page title
• COLUMNS:none
• VALUES:Active users,New users,Sessions,Engagement rate,Average engagement time per session,Conversion rate per session,Conversions

 

Page path and screen class report

• ROWS: Page path and screen class
• COLUMNS:none
• VALUES:Active users,New users,Sessions,Engagement rate,Average engagement time per session,Conversion rate per session,Conversions

 

How to check views (page views) in Looker Studio

Using Looker Studio is very easy. All you have to do is link Looker Studio and GA4 to create a data source and then create a report using that data source.

First, let us show you how to link the two, so you can actually follow the steps.

How Looker Studio and GA4 connect

step1

Open Looker Studio and select "Data Source" from "Create" on the home screen.

step2

From the list of connectors screen, select "Google Analytics".

Step3

Next, select the target GA4 account.

If you grant Looker Studio access to your Google Analytics account, you will see the available Google Analytics account properties view; for GA4, there is no view, so select the property that starts with GA4, as shown in the figure below, and in the upper right corner, select " Connections".

 

If the target Google Analytics account does not appear, check the Google account you are logged into.

This screen shows the Google Analytics account associated with the Google account you are currently logged in to. If the Google Analytics you wish to use for reporting does not appear here, please check to see if the Google account you are logged into has permissions to use the target Google Analytics. 

step4

After connecting, you will be taken to the list of fields screen as shown in the figure below, and you have completed the creation of the data source. Select "Create Report" in the upper right corner to proceed to report creation.

How to create a GA4 report using Looker Studio (formerly Data Studio)

Once the report creation screen appears, let's get started. Creating a report is completed in four main steps

Select the type of graph
Set the dimensions and metrics
Set the style
Add controls

Select the type of graph

Looker Studio offers 11 types of graphs. Select the type of graph that best suits the purpose of your report.

• Tables: Display detailed numerical values
• Scorecard: Displays totals for key indicators
• Period: Displays time-series trends
• Bar: Compare the magnitude of values for each item
• Circles: Displays the percentage of each item
• Google Map: Displays regional data on a map
• Map chart: Displays regional data on a map
• Line: Displays time-series trends
• Plane: Displays time-series trends with a breakdown
• Scatter plots: Can show the correlation between two indicators
• Pivot table: Cross tabulation using two dimensions

In this article, we will create a daily report using the graph type "Table" as an example, so go to "Add Graph" and add "Table".

Select dimension and metrics

Once the table is added, set the "Dimension" and "metrics" respectively.

Dimension: Date
Indicators: Active users,New users,Sessions,Engagement rate,Average engagement time per session,Conversion rate per session,Conversions 

Set up  style

After setting up dimensions and metrics, set up styles to make them easier to see.

Adjust column widths

With the table selected, right-click and select "Resize Columns" and then "Distribute Evenly".

Sort by date

In Sort by, select "Date" and then "Ascending".

 

Change chart style

Switch the tab from "Settings" to "Style," change the metrics you want to make stand out (in this case, conversion) to "Bar " and check "Show Number.

 Add a control

Finally, add controls.

Adding controls allows the user with whom the report was shared to select a time period and use filters to refine the data.

Add a Date range control

Step1

Go to "Insert" and select "Date range control".

 Step2

Select the "Auto date range" for the Default date range.

Step3

As shown below, you will be given options such as "this month," "from the beginning of this month to today," or "last month," so choose the most appropriate one. Note that we recommend "From the beginning of this month to today" or "Last month" since the daily report will often track the progress of the current month or summarize the results of the previous month.

 

 

Looker Studio for GA4 report creation that is easy for anyone to understand 

We have explained how to use "Reports," but because of the complexity of how to customize report items (dimensions and indicators) and the lack of design flexibility, "Reports" are only specialized for those in charge to understand the overall situation.

If you want to create a GA4 report that is easy for anyone to understand, we recommend Google's Looker Studio, which is easy to customize items and offers a high degree of freedom in design.

Here is a free trial version of the very popular GA4 Looker Studio template. It is completely free and available immediately, so if you are having trouble creating a GA4 report that is easy for everyone to understand, please give it a try.

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