On my site I'm currently trying to work out the typical paths that users follow within my site in order to get to an end result of a certain page.I have discovered how to use landing page- to see where users go once they start on a certain page. However what I am looking for is kind of the opposite- how users navigate to that particular page in the first place.just looking at the behaviour flow normally doesn't really work as I have a huge site and this page is just one amongst many. I would like to filter out everything else and look exclusively at the flow to page X.Is there anything like this available somewhere in GA?
In Google analytics, how do I see the paths through my site that users took to get to a page?
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This data calculation could be complex and you are already aware of Behavior flow which is the best way to do comparative analysis.However, try these alternatives:Set up goal to a particular URL and funnel it down. (recommended, if you have to track any specific channel)OR Create a custom report for a particular Page Depth filter (say 3)and the target Page (say xyz.htm).Add dimension level 1 as landing page, dimension level 2 as next page path, dimension level 3 as page. Use a preferred metric to compare data (say Unique pageviews).Identify the % of pages from different sections of the website.Note: Reports might be very different for different sessions and date ranges. For accurate results, it is highly recommended to do such analysis for one particular session at a time.