Extension:GTag

MediaWiki extensions manual

GTag Release status: stable
Implementation	User activity
Description	Add Google Analytics tracking to pages
Author(s)	Skizzerztalk
Latest version	1.4.0 (2025-02-09)
Compatibility policy	Master maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.39+
Database changes	No
License	MIT License
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history
Parameters $wgGTagAnalyticsId $wgGTagAnonymizeIP $wgGTagEnableTCF $wgGTagHonorDNT $wgGTagTrackSensitivePages
Added rights gtag-exempt
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay

The GTag extension lets you insert the new Google Analytics tracking tag on your MediaWiki site ("gtag.js"). It additionally supports making use of a GTM ID to insert a Google Tag Manager container instead of the gtag.js tracker, for people who make use of Google Tag Manager.

Download

• Download a .zip of the most recent extension version (compatible with MediaWiki 1.39+)
• Clone the extension via git into your wiki's extensions directory: git clone https://github.com/SkizNet/mediawiki-GTag GTag

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called GTag in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'GTag' );
  $wgGTagAnalyticsId = 'UA-xxxxxxxxx-x' or 'G-XXXXXXXX'; // replace this with your Google Analytics id
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration parameters

$wgGTagAnalyticsId (string)

Google Analytics ID or Google Tag Manager container ID, for example 'GT-NNVDXRX5' or 'GTM-MG9RFZQQ'. Required.

$wgGTagAnonymizeIP (boolean, default false)

If true, anonymize the IP address sent to Google Analytics. Ignored when operating in Google Tag Manager mode.

$wgGTagEnableTCF (boolean, default false)

If true, support the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework used by many 3rd party cookie consent widgets. You will need to implement such a widget yourself into your wiki; the extension does not come with one. Ignored when operating in Google Tag Manager mode.

$wgGTagHonorDNT (boolean, default false)

If true, honor "Do Not Track" requests from browsers. If false, ignore such requests.

$wgGTagTrackSensitivePages (boolean, default true)

If true, insert tracking code into sensitive pages such as Special:UserLogin and Special:Preferences. If false, no tracking code is added to these pages.

User rights

gtag-exempt

Users granted this right will not be tracked by Google Analytics. This can be useful to exempt staff groups from being tracked, to get a better idea of what your end users are doing on the wiki.

See also

• Extension:Google Analytics Integration - Provides similar features although it uses a different/older Google Analytics API to perform tracking. The GTag extension makes use of the newer Google Site Tag feature to perform tracking.
• Extension:GoogleTagManager