Form Submission Tracking With GA4 + GTM and Contact Form 7 (UA as well)

This video is a walkthrough of how to set up form submission tracking for Contact Form 7 (a popular plugin for WordPress sites) using Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.

Note: if you want to set up form submission tracking and aren't using Contact Form 7 (or even WordPress) and have a Thank You page, this video is a walkthrough of how to set up that tracking using GA4 and Google Tag Manager:    • How to Set Up a GA4 Form Submission C...  

Ok, back to Contact Form 7. We review 9 steps to the process for setting up the tracking. Here's an overview:
1. In Google Tag Manager: Create a Custom HTML Tag as our Contact Form 7 Submit Listener

(Note that in step 1, you'll need to grab a piece of HTML code which you can copy from the top of the page at the link below:

https://www.analyticsmania.com/post/c...)

2. In Google Tag Manager: Create a Data Layer Variable for formId

3. In Google Tag Manager: Create a Custom Event Trigger for the Form Submission

4. In Google Tag Manager: Create a Tag to Send CF7 Submission Data to Google Analytics (for Universal Analytics)

5. Pair Up Your New Tag With the Custom Event Trigger from Step 3

6. Test With Preview and Debug Mode and Then Publish Container

7. If Desired, Configure Your Form Submission Event as a Goal (Conversion) in Google Analytics

8. For GA4, Create a Separate GA4 Event Tag and Pair Up With the Same Trigger (then test and publish your container again)

9. Register Any GA4 Event Parameters as Custom Dimensions in GA4 So You Can Actually See the Event Data

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0:00 Introduction
3:49 In Google Tag Manager: Create a Data Layer Variable for formid
6:26 In Google Tag Manager: Create a Custom Event Trigger for the Form Submission
7:57 In Google Tag Manager: Create a Tag to Send CF7 Submission Data to Google Analytics
10:55 Pair Up Your New Tag With the Custom Event Trigger from Step 3
11:23 Test With Preview and Debug Mode and Then Publish Container
12:14 If Desired, Configure Your Form Submission Event as a Goal (Conversion) in Google Analytics
16:12 9. Register Any GA4 Event Parameters as Custom Dimensions in GA4 So You Can Actually See the Event Data