Everything new in GTM Kit

Fixed

• Permissions were not checked correct on the admin API

Fixed

• Fix a rare case of divisionByZero in calculation of discount.

Changed

• Tested up to WooCommerce 9.7.

Fixed

• Fix an edge case fatal error in admin if $hook for some reason is missing.

Changed

• Require WordPress 6.4.
• Require WooCommerce 8.4.
• Tested up to WooCommerce 9.6.

Changed

• Tested up to WooCommerce 9.4.
• Tested up to PHP 8.4.

Fixed

• If the cart and checkout endpoints were set to the same page in order to skip the cart the ‘checkout’ and ‘purchase’ events would not fire.

Changed

• Tested up to WordPress 6.7.

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.