GA php code not working

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(@renevdpk)

I just don’t see what I’m doing wrong.

I bought Code Snippets so I don’t have to use all kind of plugins anymore (and ofcourse no child theme). But I can’t get the Google Analytics code to work.

I added a new php snippet with this code.

add_action( 'wp_head', 'wpb_add_googleanalytics' );
function wpb_add_googleanalytics() {
?>
  <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y2ZYXN458M"></script>
  <script>
    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
    function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
    gtag('js', new Date());
    gtag('config', 'G-Y2ZYXN458M');
  </script>
<?php
}

why isn’t it working and show up information in analytics.google.com

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Aakash
(@aakash8)

3 years, 9 months ago

Code looks fine after a quick glance, hmm.

Can you try checking your PHP log for any errors, and share it with us by posting it to a site like PasteBin.

Here’s a plugin to help view PHP errors: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/error-log-viewer/
You can also Google “how to view WordPress PHP error log” for additional methods on how to view it.

Note: I am seeing one line loading a GTM script on your site head here:
<script src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y2ZYXN458M" type="text/javascript"></script>
Plugin Author Shea Bunge
(@bungeshea)

3 years, 8 months ago
It might be possible that you’re not seeing immediate changes do to site caching. I recommend double-checking that you have purged any cache on the server or plugin level after enabling this snippet.

As a precautionary measure, I recommend using anonymous functions over named functions in snippets whenever possible:
```
add_action( 'wp_head', function () {
	?>
	
	<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y2ZYXN458M"></script>
	<script>
		window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
		function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
		gtag('js', new Date());
		gtag('config', 'G-Y2ZYXN458M');
	</script>
	<?php
} );
```

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