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If you need to update Magento 2 Google Analytics 4 by Magefan, please follow the steps below.

Note: that the update instructions depend on the method the Google Analytics 4 extension was installed with.

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  1. Update using composer
  2. Update using archive and FTP

Update using composer

If the Google Analytics 4 module was installed via the composer (check if vendor/magefan/module-google-tag-manager folder exists), then you need to run these simple CLI commands in Magento 2 directory:

composer remove magefan/module-NAME
composer require magefan/module-NAME ^x.x.x
# replace NAME with:
# google-tag-manager - for Basic edition
# google-tag-manager-plus - for Plus edition
# google-tag-manager-extra - for Extra edition
# replace x.x.x with the version you want to use
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Note: if you don't want your website to be down during deployment, try these zero downtime deployment commands for Magento 2.

Update using archive and FTP

If the Google Analytics 4 module was installed via FTP (check if app/code/Magefan/GoogleTagManager folder exists), then follow these commands:

1. Download the latest version of the Google Analytics 4 extension archive from magefan.com.

2. Extract archive.

3. Make the backup copy of the app/code/Magefan/GoogleTagManager, or app/code/Magefan/GoogleTagManagerPlus, or app/code/Magefan/GoogleTagManagerExtra folder on your server and then remove it.

4. Using FTP, copy app folder from the archive to your Magento 2 Directory. 

Update Magento 2 extension via FTP

5. Run update CLI commands in Magento 2 directory:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy