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AutomationActive·2024

Tracking & Automation Stack

An internal reference stack for GA4, GTM, server-side tracking and MailerLite automation, the infrastructure layer I build on client projects.

T&TRACKING & AUTOMATION STACK · SYSTEMAUTOMATION

01Overview

Tracking and automation isn't a single feature, it's a stack. This project is a reusable, documented architecture for ecommerce measurement and marketing automation that I apply across client work.

02The Challenge

Most stores collect data with default plugins and then wonder why dashboards lie. The challenge is building a measurement layer where the data in GA4 matches the orders in WooCommerce.

03What I Built

  • A GA4 + GTM setup with consistent event naming across the funnel.
  • Server-side tagging for the events that matter most, reducing reliance on client-side scripts.
  • MailerLite automation wired to real store events, not guessed triggers.
  • Documentation so the setup can be audited and extended by the next engineer.

04Technical Architecture

  • GTM acts as the single dispatch layer; events are schema'd before they exist.
  • Server-side container forwards verified events to GA4 and marketing tools.
  • Automation flows trigger only on confirmed, deduplicated events.

05Technologies

GA4GTMServer-side TaggingMailerLiteAPIs

06My Role

Systems engineer, measurement architecture, implementation and documentation.