Website Tracking & Analytics Audit
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The audit of your homepage reveals a few areas of concern with your website's tracking setup. Currently, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is successfully implemented and firing, but there is no Google Tag Manager (GTM) container detected, which is typically recommended for more flexible and centralized tag management. Additionally, there is a warning regarding the absence of Google Consent Mode, which could affect compliance with data privacy regulations. Your site is not using Shopify's native analytics tools, which is expected since Shopify is not detected. On the homepage, the GA4 tag, Meta Pixel, and Google Ads tags fired correctly, indicating that basic tracking is operational. However, there is a high-priority gap with the 'view_item_list' event not being observed, which is important for understanding product list interactions on your homepage. There are no duplicate pixel risks since Shopify's Trekkie or Web Pixels API is not present. Next, I recommend auditing your product pages, cart, checkout, and order-confirmation pages to ensure all necessary events are firing correctly. Given the issues identified, it would be beneficial to connect your store to PayHelm AI for a more comprehensive analysis and to address these gaps effectively.
Tag setup present but not confirmed loading.
GA4 is installed and sending data.
4 of 4 key funnel stages look healthy.
No data-quality issues found in tracked events.
Consent Mode not detected.
Tags load quickly.
No conflicting analytics IDs.
No Google Consent Mode was detected. Since March 2024 Google requires Consent Mode v2 for sites with EEA/UK traffic running Google Ads — without it, conversion and remarketing data is lost for users who haven't consented.
Tags loaded quickly — no performance concern.
No cross-domain (linker) tracking was detected. If your checkout or other steps live on a different domain, set up linker tracking so visits aren't split into separate sessions.
Google Ads Enhanced Conversions were not detected. They send hashed first-party data (email/phone) to recover conversions lost to cookie restrictions — worth enabling if you run Google Ads.
GA4 User-ID tracking was not detected. If you have logged-in users, setting a User-ID lets GA4 join their activity across devices and sessions.
We couldn't reach the checkout or order-confirmation page during this audit, so purchase tracking is unverified. Purchase is the single most important event to get right — test it with a real or test order and confirm the 'purchase' event fires once on the thank-you page.
No GTM-XXXX container; gtag.js present instead.
Tags are loaded directly via gtag.js rather than through Tag Manager. That works, but you lose GTM's centralised management, versioning, and conditional firing controls.
Fix this issueG-CC79N4QSRQ — collect hit observed.
Google Analytics 4 is actively sending pageview/event data.
1 error(s) logged.
JavaScript errors were logged during page load. These don't necessarily affect tracking — only errors that directly interrupt pixel execution matter. See any vendor-specific errors below for actionable issues.
No consent API calls observed
No Google Consent Mode was detected. Since March 2024 Google requires Consent Mode v2 for sites with EEA/UK traffic running Google Ads — without it, conversion and remarketing data is lost for users who haven't consented.
Fix this issueGA4 first hit 1196ms, DOMContentLoaded 1022ms
Tags loaded quickly — no performance concern.
No linker configuration observed
No cross-domain (linker) tracking was detected. If your checkout or other steps live on a different domain, set up linker tracking so visits aren't split into separate sessions.
Not detected
Google Ads Enhanced Conversions were not detected. They send hashed first-party data (email/phone) to recover conversions lost to cookie restrictions — worth enabling if you run Google Ads.
Not detected
GA4 User-ID tracking was not detected. If you have logged-in users, setting a User-ID lets GA4 join their activity across devices and sessions.
purchase observed=false, checkout page audited=false
We couldn't reach the checkout or order-confirmation page during this audit, so purchase tracking is unverified. Purchase is the single most important event to get right — test it with a real or test order and confirm the 'purchase' event fires once on the thank-you page.
Fix this issueFunnel events are page-specific: purchase only fires on order confirmation, add_to_cart requires a user click. Events shown as are not observable on this page type — audit each page separately for full coverage.
Discovery
Not observed on this page. Set up 'view_item_list' on your collection/category/search pages for funnel visibility.
Fix this gapNot observed during this load — 'select_item' requires user interaction on collection/category pages. Verify by manually testing the action on that page.
Consideration
Not observable on home pages — 'view_item' only fires on product detail pages. Audit that page type to verify coverage.
Cart Activity
Not observable on home pages — 'add_to_cart' only fires on product pages and cart. Audit that page type to verify coverage.
Not observable on home pages — 'remove_from_cart' only fires on cart page. Audit that page type to verify coverage.
Not observable on home pages — 'view_cart' only fires on cart page. Audit that page type to verify coverage.
Checkout Funnel
Not observable on home pages — 'begin_checkout' only fires on checkout entry page. Audit that page type to verify coverage.
Not observable on home pages — 'add_shipping_info' only fires on checkout shipping step. Audit that page type to verify coverage.
Not observable on home pages — 'add_payment_info' only fires on checkout payment step. Audit that page type to verify coverage.
Not observable on home pages — 'purchase' only fires on order confirmation / thank-you page. Audit that page type to verify coverage.
Post-Purchase
This event fires server-side (server-side or order management system) and cannot be observed by a browser-based audit.
These tracking scripts are hardcoded directly in your page HTML. Moving them into GTM makes them easier to update, pause, version, and conditionally fire — without touching your code.
GA4 gtag.js snippet installed directly in the page HTML (outside GTM).
Fix: Remove the hardcoded GA4 snippet and manage it via a GTM 'Google Analytics: GA4 Configuration' tag.
Risk: Running GA4 both directly and via GTM sends duplicate pageviews and inflates every metric in your reports.
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Your tracking has gaps — PayHelm can fix this.
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