Everything new in GTM Kit

Added

• Added notifications and warnings for missing GTM container, debug log usage, auto-update and event inspector usage. These improvements aim to ensure smooth production operations.

Changed

• Minor refactoring

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Added

• Added support for the Bricks theme builder.

Fixed

• In some cases other plugins or a theme could block GTM Kit from firing JS event like the one that fires the add_to_cart GTM event.

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Added

• A notifications handler has been added to communicate issues and notifications that require the user’s attention.
• Added a warning when other Google Tag Manager plugins that may cause a conflict are active.
• WooCommerce users are advised to install a supported SEO plugin to take advantage of a default category in data layer items.

Changed

• Starting with GTM Kit version 2.0, the add_to_wishlist event is no longer supported in the free version of GTM Kit.
• Increased PHPStan analysis level to 6, enhancing static code analysis and catching potential issues earlier in the development process.
• Require WordPress 6.3.
• Require WooCommerce 8.3.
• Require PHP 7.4.

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Fixed

• Prevent fatal errors caused by invalid filter input from third-party plugins.
• In WordPress versions prior to 6.6, the options pages fail to load due to a missing dependency.

Changed

• Require WooCommerce 8.2.
• Tested up to WooCommerce 9.2.

Added

• The ‘Getting Started’ section the setup wizard has been updated with new content.

Fixed

• An upgrade function was causing problems for multisite installations leading lost configuration.

Added

• Added an option to exclude selected user roles from tracking.
• Improve the flexibility of GTM Kit integrations.

Changed

• Tested up to WooCommerce 9.1.
• Tested up to WordPress 6.6.

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Added

• Improve log and support data.

Fixed

• There was a typo preventing the GTMKIT_WC_DEBUG_TRACK_PURCHASE constant from having any effect.

Changed

• Tested up to WooCommerce 8.9.

Fixed

• The datalayer was not pushed when the container was disabled.

Fixed

• Fix items in add_shipping_info and add_payment_info.

Fixed

• wait_for_update was not printed in Google Consent Mode default settings.

Added

• Added an Event Inspector for verifying that events are being pushed to the datalayer. You can now debug events without using GTM preview mode.
• Added advanced GCM settings: ‘ads_data_redaction’, ‘url_passthrough’ and ‘wait_for_update’.
• Updated the custom container loader for use with Stape.io.

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Added

• Added user-data in the datalayer containing user data formatted for the User-Provided Data variable so you don’t have to map it manually.
• Added Google Tag Manager templates for Google Ads and Facebook.
• Added dynamic template sections that allows for template updates wíthout updating the plugin.
• The tutorial section is now dynamic and based on a feed, so we don’t have to update the plugin to include new tutorials.

Fixed

• JavaScript translations was not loaded correct.

Changed

• Tested up to WooCommerce 8.8.

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Added

• Added a new section for GTM templates that you can use to configure the necessary Tags, Triggers and Variables in Google Tag Manager.
• Added support for the ‘new_customer’ parameter on the ‘purchase’ event, which is used for customer acquisition reporting and Google Smart Shopping campaigns.
• Added a debug log for debugging the ‘purchase’ event without make a purchase.
• Improved the pagespeed of the control panel. The control panel is now loading significantly faster than before.

Fixed

• Add missing ‘currency’ on the ‘view_item’ event.
• Add missing ‘payment_type’ on the ‘add_payment_info’ event.
• On the ‘add_shipping_info’ and ‘add_payment_info’ events the items parameter was cast as an object instead of an array as it should be.

Changed

• Require WooCommerce 8.0.

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Fixed

• Scripts were not enqueued if the container was inactive.

Changed

• Tested up to WooCommerce 8.7.

Added

• Add option to fire a ‘load_delayed_js’ event, which can be used to delay JavaScript execution in Google Tag Manager.
• This release comes with many behind-the-scenes improvements and general enhancements.
• The script settings are the same on all pages and are now cached in the object cache for better performance.
• The function to share system data with the support team has been improved with more data.
• The code has been refactored for extendability.

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Fixed

• Added missing flush of the ecommerce object on the select_item event.
• 1.17 introduced a bug that caused item brand to be limited to a product attribute.

Changed

• Tested up to WooCommerce 8.5.
• Minor refactoring.

Added

• Add support for Google Consent Mode v2
• Added a function to share system data with the GTM Kit support team. If you have registered a support request on WordPress.org and the GTM Kit support team has asked you to send your system data you can now do that in a secure way without posting any private information in the support forum.
• Enhanced support for the select_item event in more WordPress themes. This update significantly improves the compatibility of the select_item event handling in themes such as Woodmart.

Fixed

• When adding a product to the cart from a product category page the quantity was not specified in the add_to_cart event.
• On Single product pages a click on a quantity control would result in an undefined event.

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Added

• Added option to specify the Google Tag Manager environment.
• Performance optimization through optimized database queries and general code improvements.
• Added a filter to deactivate the container, so the container can be deactivated on specific pages.
• Improved support of the ‘add_to_wishlist’ event. Themes and plugins just have to add the class ‘add_to_wishlist’ on the ‘Add to wishlist’ button.

Fixed

• Add missing _sbp cookie in the cookie keeper.
• The constant GTMKIT_EDD_DEBUG_TRACK_PURCHASE and GTMKIT_WC_DEBUG_TRACK_PURCHASE was not overriding correct.
• Because of recent changes in WooCommerce clicks on grouped products in a product list would be treated as add_to_cart and not select_item.
• Clicks on variation products and grouped products in product lists was treated as add_to_cart events and are now select_item events as they should be.
• If a product ID prefix was used the ‘add_to_cart’ event did not work on grouped products.

Changed

• Refactoring code for simplicity and maintainability.

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Fixed

• Fix critical JS bug.