DavidKuennen/minimal-analytics-snippet.js

CharbelNemnom · 2022-09-13T08:46:40Z

Hello @jahilldev, thanks for the contribution!

I have a question please, how to implement this minimal analytics GA4 on a WordPress site?
Do we copy the script and paste it into the website < head > ?
We are also using Cloudflare as CDN.

The steps are not clear here: https://github.com/jahilldev/minimal-analytics/tree/main/packages/ga4

Your help is highly appreciated.

Thank You!

jahilldev · 2022-09-13T10:33:57Z

Hey @CharbelNemnom,

Could you raise an issue on the repo? That way all of this info will be in one place for anyone else looking for a similar answer 👍

But yes, if you're using a site that doesn't make use of Node, either for page generation, or to build client assets, the easiest route to integrate is to copy the config object and script tag into the <head /> of your document.

It's be a (very) long time since I've made use of Wordpress, but your chosen template should provide a provision for this, without having to necessarily modify the underlying code of Wordpress.

If it doesn't, just find the head tag in the respective PHP file, and add the script.

Just for clarity, this script will get you started:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@minimal-analytics/ga4/dist/index.js" async></script>

<script>
  window.minimalAnalytics = {
    trackingId: 'G-XXXXX', // <-- replace with your GA4 property ID
    autoTrack: true,
  };
</script>

You'll need to swap G-XXXXX with your account ID.

Let me know if you need anything else 👍

CharbelNemnom · 2022-09-13T11:27:01Z

Thank you @jahilldev for your fast response, much appreciated!

The steps are clear now.

After I looked deeper, I copied the entire script from @idarek here: https://dariusz.wieckiewicz.org/en/minimal-google-analytics-4-snippet/#minimal-analytics-4---the-code and put it in WP_Head in WordPress and it works as expected after I cleared the cache.
I can see the Real-Time data in Google Analytics.

I have a couple of follow-up questions, please:

I can use the same approach that you provided above, but you are loading the script first from CDN with async and then passing the Tracking ID (Measurement ID) and auto track set to true.

From a performance perspective, which method is faster? Having the entire script loaded on my site similar to what @idarek described which will be cached with Cloudflare eventually in my case, or using cdn.jsdelivr.net?

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@minimal-analytics/ga4/dist/index.js" async></script>

<script>
  window.minimalAnalytics = {
    trackingId: 'G-XXXXX', // <-- replace with your GA4 property ID
    autoTrack: true,
  };
</script>

Another question, what about Minimal Analytics 4 - masking (hiding) requests?
I tried the script of @idarek with Firefox in private mode and the tracking is not working. Because many people have Ad Blocker enabled, I need to track all visits.
Today, Cloudflare does NOT allow _redirects file, to set not typical redirect with code 200 (OK), working as a proxy URL.

Many Thanks!

jahilldev · 2022-09-13T11:34:21Z

@CharbelNemnom, no worries!

So we're talking at cross purposes, a little, here. @idarek's script is a different implementation to the repo you originally linked to. The only difference, really, is @minimal-analytics/ga4 has more in depth tracking, such as engagement time, download, click, etc.

As for performance, embedding a script directly on the page will always be marginally faster, given you're mitigating a network request. However, the CDN I provided is super fast, and we're talking 10s of milliseconds difference, here.

That said, you can achieve the exact same performance by just embedding the @minimal-analytics/ga4 script directly into the document, as @idarek is doing. There's no requirement on loading it from an external CDN.

Just copy the contents of the script below, and add to your page:
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@minimal-analytics/ga4/dist/index.js

On the flip side, using a CDN ensures you have the latest version of the script loaded on your site; Any updates, feature improvements, or bug fixes that are made, will be automatically applied to your site.

Which method you use, is up to you really. Given the size of the script, and the fact it's loaded asynchronously from a fast co-located CDN, the performance difference in real world terms is negligible, really.

Hope that helps!

CharbelNemnom · 2022-09-13T11:42:49Z

Many Thanks, @jahilldev for the clarification!

So I should copy the entire contents of the script below and add
<script> ..... </script>, right?
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@minimal-analytics/ga4/dist/index.js

Another question, what about Minimal Analytics 4 - masking (hiding) requests?
I tried the script with Firefox in private mode and the tracking is not working. Because many people have Ad Blocker enabled, I need to track all visits.
Today, Cloudflare does NOT allow _redirects file, to set not typical redirect with code 200 (OK), working as a proxy URL.

jahilldev · 2022-09-13T11:47:36Z

@CharbelNemnom, yes that's correct 👍

Minimal Analytics 4 - masking (hiding) requests

Yeh, so someone else wanted the ability to avoid AdBlocker too, so I added a proxy endpoint config that will allow you to do this.

You'll need to specify the following property:

window.minimalAnalytics = {
  /*[...snip]*/
  analyticsEndpoint: '/collect', // <-- your endpoint
};

https://github.com/jahilldev/minimal-analytics/tree/main/packages/ga4#endpoint

This will redirect all analytics calls to your specified endpoint, which if named correctly, will bypass AdBlocking logic / rules. You'll need to provision this endpoint yourself, however, and ensure traffic is proxied from there to the official GA4 API. I'm sure there are guides on how to do this in various environments floating around the interwebs.

Fundamentally though, it's just request forwarding, so should be fairly trivial 👍

CharbelNemnom · 2022-09-13T11:54:37Z

@jahilldev,

Sorry, I got confused about what will be the final script that I want to put on my page including the endpoint to avoid AdBlocker without CDN.

Could you please confirm the below code?

<script>
window.minimalAnalytics = {

!function(e,t){if("object"==typeof exports&&"object"==typeof module)module.exports=t();else if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define([],t);else{var n=t();for(var o in n)("object"==typeof exports?exports:e)[o]=n[o]}}(this,(()=>(()=>{"use strict";var e={508:(e,t,n)=>{function o(e,t=300,n=0){return(...o)=>(clearTimeout(n),n=setTimeout(e,t,...o))}function i(e=16){return e=e>16?16:e,`${Math.floor(1e16*Math.random())}`.padStart(e,"0").substring(-1,e)}function s(e,t=16){let n=0;for(let t=0;t<e.length;t++)n=(n<<5)-n+e.charCodeAt(t),n&=n;return n=Math.abs(n),`${n}`.padStart(t,"0").substring(-1,t)}function r(){const e=document.body,t=window.pageYOffset||e.scrollTop,{scrollHeight:n,offsetHeight:o,clientHeight:i}=document.documentElement,s=Math.max(e.scrollHeight,n,e.offsetHeight,o,e.clientHeight,i)-window.innerHeight;return Math.floor(100*Math.abs(t/s))}function a(e,t){let n=e;for(;n&&(!(null==n?void 0:n.matches)||!(null==n?void 0:n.matches(t)));)n=null==n?void 0:n.parentNode;return 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s=b(t,{type:n,event:o,debug:i}),r=window.minimalAnalytics?.analyticsEndpoint||"https://www.google-analytics.com/g/collect";navigator.sendBeacon(`${r}?${s}`),k(t),m=!0}e.track=D,r&&(window.track=D),a&&D()})(),o})()));

analyticsEndpoint: '/collect', // <-- What Should be here?
};
</script>

Where do I need to put the trackingId: 'G-XXXXX', // <-- replace with your GA4 property ID

Thank You!!!!

jahilldev · 2022-09-13T12:20:28Z

@CharbelNemnom No worries, see below:

<script>
  window.minimalAnalytics = {
    trackingId: 'G-XXXXX', // <-- replace with your GA4 property ID
    autoTrack: true,
    analyticsEndpoint: '/my/analytics/endpoint/can/be/called/anything'
  };

  // GA4 script v1.8.7
  !function(e,t){if("object"==typeof exports&&"object"==typeof module)module.exports=t();else if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define([],t);else{var n=t();for(var o in n)("object"==typeof exports?exports:e)[o]=n[o]}}(this,(()=>(()=>{"use strict";var e={508:(e,t,n)=>{function o(e,t=300,n=0){return(...o)=>(clearTimeout(n),n=setTimeout(e,t,...o))}function i(e=16){return e=e>16?16:e,`${Math.floor(1e16*Math.random())}`.padStart(e,"0").substring(-1,e)}function s(e,t=16){let n=0;for(let t=0;t<e.length;t++)n=(n<<5)-n+e.charCodeAt(t),n&=n;return n=Math.abs(n),`${n}`.padStart(t,"0").substring(-1,t)}function r(){const e=document.body,t=window.pageYOffset||e.scrollTop,{scrollHeight:n,offsetHeight:o,clientHeight:i}=document.documentElement,s=Math.max(e.scrollHeight,n,e.offsetHeight,o,e.clientHeight,i)-window.innerHeight;return Math.floor(100*Math.abs(t/s))}function a(e,t){let n=e;for(;n&&(!(null==n?void 0:n.matches)||!(null==n?void 0:n.matches(t)));)n=null==n?void 0:n.parentNode;return 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</script>

CharbelNemnom · 2022-09-13T12:34:27Z

Many Thanks, @jahilldev, much appreciated!

The current version is v1.8.7, so in the future, I need to update it if you released a new version since I am hosting the minimal script locally.
The latest version will be always here, right? https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@minimal-analytics/ga4/dist/index.js

I still have one more challenge with analyticsEndpoint:

analyticsEndpoint: '/my/analytics/endpoint/can/be/called/anything'

My google search is failing, can you point me in the right direction, please?

Thank You!

jahilldev · 2022-09-13T12:46:40Z

No worries, happy to help!

The current version is v1.8.7, so in the future, I need to update it if you released a new version since I am hosting the minimal script locally.
The latest version will be always here, right? https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@minimal-analytics/ga4/dist/index.js

Yes that's correct 👍

You could watch the repo for releases, or setup a script that checks the CDN url above periodically for updates, and either notify you of a release, or better still, dynamically update the script for you (that's out of scope for now 😉)

I still have one more challenge with analyticsEndpoint

What you do here is really down to your environment. You'll need to create an endpoint, perhaps via Wordpress or even an edge function service. The analyticsEndpoint config property above just tells the script to send all tracking data to that server, instead of directly to the GA4 API. This should bypass any AdBlocker's algorithm.

There are a few (not entirely applicable, but close enough!) articles I found from searching for:

GA4 bypass adblocker

Node:
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/save-your-analytics-from-content-blockers-7ee08c6ec7ee/

Wordpress (CAOS, not sure about this one, but the diagram explains what's needed well):
https://daan.dev/blog/how-to/bypass-ad-blockers-caos/

Good luck!

CharbelNemnom · 2022-09-13T16:02:00Z

Thank you @jahilldev,

Yes, I understood the logic behind creating the request.

I have created the Analytic Endpoint, but still, the Firefox Private Mode browser is not working.
If I access it from a normal browser, I can see real-time data so the endpoint that I created is working.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks!

jahilldev · 2022-09-14T10:04:48Z

@CharbelNemnom It's difficult for me to help without knowing more context around exactly what you're doing.

Given "Firefox Private Mode" does its best to block tracking, it could be that something you're doing is triggering their logic somehow.

Anecdotally, I know people have achieved this by using the custom endpoint, but I haven't personally.

I'd suggest we continue this via an issue below, given this is a little off topic for this Gist.
https://github.com/jahilldev/minimal-analytics

If I have a minute, and you can provide some kind of repo outlining exactly what you're doing, I might be able to help, but can't guarantee anything, I'm afraid.

My initial suggestions:

Attempt to find out exactly what conditions Firefox are using to constitute tracking
Debug where in the code the request is being blocked, if at all
Experiment with different endpoint names, given this is likely the primary condition they're using, in conjunction with known tracking domain names

Let me know how you get on (in a seperate issue, please!)

Thanks 👍

CharbelNemnom · 2022-09-14T10:20:35Z

Thank you so much @jahilldev,

I have opened an issue on your repo: https://github.com/jahilldev/minimal-analytics
So we can continue troubleshooting there.

Many Thanks!

OMEGAYALFA · 2022-12-07T19:02:55Z

Hola a todos, creo que lo logré. Aquí está mi publicación (con código y referencia a Gist) sobre un fragmento muy mínimo de Google Analytics 4

Gracias....

wpsumo · 2023-06-24T10:48:25Z

@jahilldev Any process on inline event tracking like the onclick="ga('send', 'event', 'eventCategory', 'eventAction', 'eventLabel');"

Basically all I want is to do as you had in universal Event: ma.trackEvent('Category', 'Action', 'Label', 'Value')

How would it look for example on a link element.

<a href="https://example.com/link/">Visit</a>

Like

<a class="button" href="#" onclick="gtag('event', <action>, {
		  'event_category': <category>,
		  'event_label': <label>
		});">
	<span class="button_label">Start now
	</span>
</a>

	(function (context, trackingId, options) {
	const history = context.history;
	const doc = document;
	const nav = navigator \|\| {};
	const storage = localStorage;
	const encode = encodeURIComponent;
	const pushState = history.pushState;
	const typeException = 'exception';
	const generateId = () => Math.random().toString(36);
	const getId = () => {
	if (!storage.cid) {
	storage.cid = generateId()
	}
	return storage.cid;
	};
	const serialize = (obj) => {
	var str = [];
	for (var p in obj) {
	if (obj.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
	if(obj[p] !== undefined) {
	str.push(encode(p) + "=" + encode(obj[p]));
	}
	}
	}
	return str.join("&");
	};
	const track = (
	type,
	eventCategory,
	eventAction,
	eventLabel,
	eventValue,
	exceptionDescription,
	exceptionFatal
	) => {
	const url = 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect';
	const data = serialize({
	v: '1',
	ds: 'web',
	aip: options.anonymizeIp ? 1 : undefined,
	tid: trackingId,
	cid: getId(),
	t: type \|\| 'pageview',
	sd: options.colorDepth && screen.colorDepth ? `${screen.colorDepth}-bits` : undefined,
	dr: doc.referrer \|\| undefined,
	dt: doc.title,
	dl: doc.location.origin + doc.location.pathname + doc.location.search,
	ul: options.language ? (nav.language \|\| "").toLowerCase() : undefined,
	de: options.characterSet ? doc.characterSet : undefined,
	sr: options.screenSize ? `${(context.screen \|\| {}).width}x${(context.screen \|\| {}).height}` : undefined,
	vp: options.screenSize && context.visualViewport ? `${(context.visualViewport \|\| {}).width}x${(context.visualViewport \|\| {}).height}` : undefined,
	ec: eventCategory \|\| undefined,
	ea: eventAction \|\| undefined,
	el: eventLabel \|\| undefined,
	ev: eventValue \|\| undefined,
	exd: exceptionDescription \|\| undefined,
	exf: typeof exceptionFatal !== 'undefined' && !!exceptionFatal === false ? 0 : undefined,
	});

	if(nav.sendBeacon) {
	nav.sendBeacon(url, data)
	} else {
	var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
	xhr.open("POST", url, true);
	xhr.send(data);
	}
	};
	const trackEvent = (category, action, label, value) => track('event', category, action, label, value);
	const trackException = (description, fatal) => track(typeException, null, null, null, null, description, fatal);
	history.pushState = function (state) {
	if (typeof history.onpushstate == "function") {
	history.onpushstate({ state: state });
	}
	setTimeout(track, options.delay \|\| 10);
	return pushState.apply(history, arguments);
	}
	track();
	context.ma = {
	trackEvent,
	trackException
	}
	})(window, "XX-XXXXXXXXX-X", {
	anonymizeIp: true,
	colorDepth: true,
	characterSet: true,
	screenSize: true,
	language: true
	});

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