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20 days ago
Server-side GTM no longer loads gtag.js with GA4 Client; all Google JS libraries load via Web Container Client. To load gtag.js, create or modify a Web Container Client and allowlist Measurement IDs. The "Automatically serve all dependent Google scripts" option auto-handles tags without separate ID listing. Using the Web Container Client for gtag.js loading is optional.
Trending ️🔥29 days ago
The readAnalyticsStorage sandbox API lets developers safely read Google Analytics client and session IDs in custom templates, replacing unreliable reverse-engineering methods. This prevents issues from cookie format changes. It is part of Google Tag Manager's custom template APIs, which use sandboxed JavaScript with require() statements. Another API, addConsentListener, registers functions to track consent state changes.
1 months ago
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2 months ago
Google Tag Manager now lets users choose which domains to monitor with the Container Diagnostics tool and ignore others. Domains inactive for over 60 days are automatically deleted. This update offers more control to reduce noise and false positives from the tool.
3 months ago
Google introduced AI-driven tools to improve advertisers' measurement and first-party data strategies. Incrementality testing now has lower spend thresholds and better methods to identify value. Cross-channel measurement in Google Analytics will provide deeper customer journey insights. Data Manager consolidates data with privacy protections and a new API to boost ROI. These tools help marketers prove ad ROI, manage data, and understand consumer journeys.
3 months ago
Cloudflare and Google have introduced first-party domain mapping for Google Tag, part of all Cloudflare plans. This feature allows users to mask Google Tag URLs with a first-party domain, redirecting them to Google in the backend. While it improves performance, more complex setups are needed for additional destinations. Any domain proxied through Cloudflare can serve Google tags, enhancing measurement signals and campaign performance, with early testers seeing an uplift.
4 months ago
Google has introduced new diagnostic alerts in the Tag Diagnostics tool to help users address implementation issues. The alerts include notifications for restricted tag data, missing gtag config commands, and missing Google tags. Users can enable first-party mode, adjust configurations, or add missing tags to resolve these issues. Additionally, some alerts can be dismissed, but critical issues will remain visible. These features improve tag implementation and data collection.
Trending ️🔥5 months ago
Google is updating Google Tag Manager (GTM) containers to enhance tracking with Google Ads starting April 10, 2025. Containers will load a Google tag before sending events, improving tracking reliability and increasing measurement data volume. Benefits include easier access to features like enhanced conversions and smoother data collection for users who accept Google's data terms. Google recommends adding the Google tag to preview impacts.
6 months ago
Google has updated Google Tag to use service workers for server-side Google Tag Manager data transmission, enhancing measurement performance and reliability. This change improves upon the navigator.sendBeacon() method by enabling offline data storage, deferred transmission, and better reliability during poor network conditions. Website owners may need to adjust their Content Security Policy to accommodate this functionality.
