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Where to place gtag code
5 replies · Started by Louis on January 8, 2018
I just got a google analytics account and was give the following code below. A couple of questions please:
1. I do not see <HEAD> on any of the pages. Am I missing something?
2. Is there an easier way to use this code? Header? Footer? Widget? CSS?
3. Do I have a Global Site Tag
Thanks.
Global Site Tag (gtag.js)
This is the Global Site Tag (gtag.js) tracking code for this property. Copy and paste this code as the first item into the <HEAD> of every web page that you want to track. If you already have a Global Site Tag on your page, simply add the config line from the snippet below to your existing Global Site Tag.
<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-112123355-1"></script>
<script>
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
gtag('js', new Date());
gtag('config', 'UA-112123355-1');
</script>
Hi there,
Check this out: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/wp-head/
Thank you. I found it. Should I replace this one?:
<!-- Google Tag Manager -->
<script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':
new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=
'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);
})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-538XZ3Q');</script>
<!-- End Google Tag Manager -->
With this one from Google?:
<!– Global site tag (gtag.js) – Google Analytics –>
<script async src=”https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-112123355-1″></script>
<script>
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
gtag(‘js’, new Date());
gtag(‘config’, ‘UA-112123355-1’);
</script>
I believe they are separate code.
See this: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/google-tag-manager/
This is the response I received from someone at stackexchage - Lines have been deleted. what do you think?:
<!-- Google Tag Manager --> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-538XZ3Q');</script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager -->
From my Google Analytics account:
<!– Global site tag (gtag.js) – Google Analytics –>
<script async src=”https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-112123355-1″></script>
<script>
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
gtag(‘js’, new Date());
gtag(‘config’, ‘UA-112123355-1’);
</script>
I’m not sure what you mean?
Google should’ve provided the specific instruction along with the code.
