<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Task for Daniel — Guides</title><description>Guides on conversion tracking for Shopify and ecommerce brands: GA4, Meta CAPI, server-side tracking, and attribution.</description><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>BFCM 2026: Shopify Tracking Readiness Checklist</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/bfcm-tracking-readiness-checklist-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/bfcm-tracking-readiness-checklist-2026/</guid><description>My Shopify tracking checklist for BFCM 2026: what to check four weeks out, what to freeze, what to monitor and what to reconcile afterwards.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Buy, Integrate or Build? 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Five checks I use to compare consent choices with actual tag behaviour.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ChatGPT, Perplexity and Copilot Visits in GA4 and Shopify: Referrers, utm_source=chatgpt.com and the AI Assistant Channel</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/ai-referral-traffic-ga4-shopify/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/ai-referral-traffic-ga4-shopify/</guid><description>Where AI assistant visits land in GA4 as of October 2026, what utm_source=chatgpt.com covers, and how to reconcile AI-referred orders with Shopify.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shopify Agentic Storefronts, Channel by Channel (October 2026): Where Each AI Order Is Paid and What Your Tracking Sees</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/shopify-agentic-storefronts-channels/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/shopify-agentic-storefronts-channels/</guid><description>Where each Shopify AI channel takes payment, for which buyers, which admin switch controls it and whether GA4 sees the order. One table, October 2026.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What AI Agents Read on Your Shopify Store: agents.md, llms.txt, /.well-known/ucp and robots.txt</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/shopify-agents-md-llms-txt-ucp/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/shopify-agents-md-llms-txt-ucp/</guid><description>Shopify already serves agents.md, llms.txt and a UCP profile on your store. What each file says, which template replaces it, and what robots.txt controls.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Your Conversion Rate Real? Bot Traffic in Shopify Analytics and GA4</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/bot-traffic-shopify-ga4/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/bot-traffic-shopify-ga4/</guid><description>Shopify now filters bot sessions from its reports; GA4 removes known bots before you see them. How to tell a real conversion rate from an inflated one.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Carrier Rates Disappeared After an App Update? Shopify&apos;s 2026-10 Shipping Change, Explained and Fixed</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/carrier-rates-disappeared-2026-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/carrier-rates-disappeared-2026-10/</guid><description>Shopify&apos;s 2026-10 API change stopped auto-adding carrier services to the General shipping profile. Why rates vanish after an app update, and how to fix it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI Agent or Workflow Automation? A Practical Decision Guide</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/ai-agent-or-workflow-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/ai-agent-or-workflow-automation/</guid><description>When fixed rules are enough, when one model step helps and when an agent is justified, shown on one fictional process designed two ways.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google Turned On AI Mode Checkout for Shopify Stores. Here&apos;s How to Get Those Orders Into GA4.</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/ai-mode-checkout-orders-ga4/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/ai-mode-checkout-orders-ga4/</guid><description>Google AI Mode and Gemini now run a Shopify direct checkout, and Google Analytics does not fire inside it. Here is how to capture those orders server-side.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sales Didn&apos;t Drop, Your Pixel Did: The Post–August 26 Shopify Tracking Recovery</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/post-aug-26-tracking-recovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/post-aug-26-tracking-recovery/</guid><description>Shopify&apos;s August 26 deadline retired script tags on the Order status and Thank you pages for non-Plus stores. Here is how to get the lost purchases back.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI request processing: from an email to a reviewed task</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/ai-request-processing-human-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/ai-request-processing-human-review/</guid><description>A practical workflow for AI-assisted business intake: capture the request, extract details, review uncertainty and hand structured information to the team.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>API Integration Brief: What to Define Before Development</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/api-integration-brief/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/api-integration-brief/</guid><description>A checklist for what an API integration brief should define before code: source of truth, fields, direction, cadence and acceptance criteria.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shopify Tracking Audit Checklist: What Each Check Proves</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/shopify-tracking-audit-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/shopify-tracking-audit-checklist/</guid><description>A row-by-row Shopify tracking audit checklist: what each check verifies, which source it reads, how, and what stays unknown once you&apos;ve run it.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A worked example of my diagnostic method, using fictional data</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/worked-example-diagnostic-method-fictional-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/worked-example-diagnostic-method-fictional-data/</guid><description>Read-only reconciliation, written verdict, fixed quote and test-order check, walked through on a labelled fictional store. A demonstration, not a case.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Consent Mode v2 on Shopify: Basic vs Advanced Implementation — What Each Sends Before Consent</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/consent-mode-v2-basic-vs-advanced-shopify/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/consent-mode-v2-basic-vs-advanced-shopify/</guid><description>What basic and advanced Consent Mode v2 each send before a Shopify visitor chooses, how the Customer Privacy API wires in, and what Google models later.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GA4 on Shopify: the Google &amp; YouTube App vs a Custom Web Pixel</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/ga4-shopify-google-channel-app-vs-custom-pixel/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/ga4-shopify-google-channel-app-vs-custom-pixel/</guid><description>How GA4 gets its Shopify data through the Google &amp; YouTube app versus a custom web pixel: event names, transaction_id, consent, and what you own.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google Ads Conversion Tracking on Shopify: the Google &amp; YouTube App vs a GTM Conversion Tag vs Offline Conversion Import</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/google-ads-conversions-shopify-app-vs-gtm-tag-vs-offline-import/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/google-ads-conversions-shopify-app-vs-gtm-tag-vs-offline-import/</guid><description>Three ways Google Ads gets Shopify conversions: the Google &amp; YouTube app, a conversion tag you own, or offline uploads. What each can and cannot prove.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meta Conversions API on Shopify: Native Facebook &amp; Instagram App vs Stape vs Your Own Server-Side GTM</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/meta-capi-shopify-native-app-vs-stape-vs-server-side-container/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/meta-capi-shopify-native-app-vs-stape-vs-server-side-container/</guid><description>Shopify&apos;s native Meta app vs a Stape-hosted setup vs your own server-side GTM: how each handles event_id dedup, user data, consent and refunds.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meta Pixel vs Conversions API vs Both on Shopify: What Each Actually Measures</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/meta-pixel-vs-conversions-api-vs-both-shopify/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/meta-pixel-vs-conversions-api-vs-both-shopify/</guid><description>What Meta&apos;s browser Pixel sees, what a server-only Conversions API sends, and why the recommended setup runs both with a shared event_id on Shopify.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Server-Side GTM vs Shopify Native Pixels vs Elevar/Littledata: Which Tracking Setup Fits Your Store</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/server-side-gtm-vs-shopify-pixels-vs-elevar-littledata/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/server-side-gtm-vs-shopify-pixels-vs-elevar-littledata/</guid><description>How Shopify&apos;s native pixels, your own server-side GTM container and managed apps (Elevar, Littledata) differ on ownership, refunds, dedup and consent.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build vs Buy a Shopify Support Agent: Costs, Integrations and Human Handoff</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/build-vs-buy-shopify-support-agent/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/build-vs-buy-shopify-support-agent/</guid><description>Compare Fin&apos;s outcome pricing with the build, hosting, model usage and maintenance costs of a custom Shopify support agent.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Offline Conversions to Google Ads After June 15: Scheduled Imports vs the Data Manager API</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/offline-conversions-google-ads-after-june-15/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/offline-conversions-google-ads-after-june-15/</guid><description>The June 2026 upload restriction and September access change are separate. How I check an existing import and choose a file schedule or the Data Manager API.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tracking ChatGPT Ads in the EU: OpenAI Pixel + Conversions API, Consent-Gated</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/chatgpt-ads-tracking-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/chatgpt-ads-tracking-eu/</guid><description>How I connect OpenAI&apos;s pixel and Conversions API: consent before measurement, shared event IDs and a saved oppref click reference.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your AI Search Dashboard: GSC Impressions, Bing Citations and GA4 Revenue by Page</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/ai-search-dashboard-gsc-bing-ga4/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/ai-search-dashboard-gsc-bing-ga4/</guid><description>Put Google AI impressions, Bing citations and GA4 visits beside each other by page. Keep visibility and attributed revenue separate.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocky Is Gone: Rebuilding Reorders and Purchase Orders With a Small Shopify App</title><link>https://taskfordaniel.com/guides/stocky-gone-rebuilding-reorders/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://daniilmaximkin.com/guides/stocky-gone-rebuilding-reorders/</guid><description>Stocky stopped inventory operations after 31 August 2026. 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