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Vue Tag Manager
Simple Google Tag Manager implementation for Vue
Usage
Simple setup:
import Vue from "vue"
import VueTagManager from "vue-tag-manager"
// Do this before creating the Vue app
Vue.use(VueTagManager, {
gtmId: 'GTM-XXXXXX'
})
new Vue({...})
Later in app:
Vue.gtm.push({ event: 'some-event' })
// or in a component
this.$gtm.push({ event: 'some-event' })or in a template:
<button @click="$gtm.push({ event: 'some-event' })">Configuration Options
| Option | Description | Type | Default | Is Required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
gtmId |
Google Tag Manager ID | string |
- | Yes |
queryParams |
Additional parameters to add to the script URL, including gtm_preview and gtm_auth for environment switching |
object |
{} |
No |
dataLayer |
Initialise the GTM datalayer with variables. | object |
undefined |
No |
dataLayerName |
The Data Layer variable name | string |
"dataLayer" |
No |
Usage
push(entry: Object)
const entry = {event: 'something'}
this.$gtm.push(entry)
// or
Vue.gtm.push(entry)On a TagManager instance, this method allows you to push events onto the initialised data layer. See the Google Tag Manager documentation for more details on event tracking with GTM.
Native Implementation
While this library is mainly for Vue, the core Tag Manager is just a javascript object, so it's been exported too. It can be used as such:
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/vue-tag-manager@x.x.x/lib/TagManager.js"></script>
<script>
VueTagManager.initialize({
gtmId: 'GTM-KG7LSMH'
})
</script>
</head>
<!-- In code later -->
<script>
window.TagManager.push({event: "something"})
</script>To-do
- <input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Initital implementation from React GTM
- <input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Basic Vue Plugin
- <input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Shell out tests
- <input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Simplify the URL + snippet generation and injection
- <input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Vue prototype property
- <input disabled="" type="checkbox"> Basic implementation - don't break on SSR
- <input disabled="" type="checkbox"> Vue auto-track router
- <input disabled="" type="checkbox"> Vue track directive
- <input disabled="" type="checkbox"> More through docs with examples
- <input disabled="" type="checkbox"> SSR support
Why need another GTM library?
Initially used vue-gtm which is a great library, but wanted to be able to programatically configure the GTMID and initial DataLayer.
Really liked the React GTM script injection dev experience, and liked the Vue GTM dev and track experience (as a Vue Plugin, with the $gtm interface). So this plugin aims to combine both of them into this simple library.