How To Add Google Tag Manager To Your WordPress Website
Step 1: Create a Google Tag Manager Account and Container
- Sign up for a Google Tag Manager account if you don’t already have one.
- Create a new container for your WordPress website.
Step 2: Install and Activate the Google Tag Manager Plugin
- In your WordPress dashboard, go to the “Plugins” section and click on “Add New”.
- Search for “Google Tag Manager” and select the “Duracelltomi Google Tag Manager” plugin.
- Install and activate the plugin.
Step 3: Configure the Google Tag Manager Plugin
- Go to the “Settings” section of the Google Tag Manager plugin in your WordPress dashboard.
- Enter your Google Tag Manager container ID in the “Container ID” field.
- Select the “Enable Data Layer” option.
- Click on “Save Changes”.
Step 4: Add the Google Tag Manager Code to Your WordPress Website
- In your Google Tag Manager account, click on “Admin” and then “Install Google Tag Manager”.
- Copy the code snippet that is provided.
- In your WordPress dashboard, go to “Appearance” and then “Editor”.
- Select “header.php” and paste the Google Tag Manager code snippet just before the closing “</head>” tag.
- Save the changes.
Step 5: Test Your Google Tag Manager Setup
- Go to your WordPress website and view the page source code.
- Verify that the Google Tag Manager code is present in the header of your website.
- Go to your Google Tag Manager account and preview the container to verify that data is being tracked correctly.