Website Tracking & Analytics Audit
Free SEO + tracking audit — see exactly what's broken in under 60 seconds
The audit of your homepage tracking setup reveals some areas for improvement. Currently, Google Tag Manager (GTM) is not implemented, and instead, a direct gtag.js script is used, which is not firing any data to Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This means no analytics data is being collected from your homepage, which is a critical gap. Additionally, Google Consent Mode is not active, which may affect data collection compliance. Your site is built on WooCommerce, not Shopify, so Shopify-specific analytics like Trekkie or Web Pixels API are not applicable here. To ensure comprehensive tracking, I recommend auditing other key pages such as product pages, cart, and checkout to verify if similar issues exist. Given the current gaps, it would be beneficial to connect your store to PayHelm AI for a more detailed analysis and solutions.
Tag setup present but not confirmed loading.
GA4 configured but no hits observed (may be consent-gated).
4 of 4 key funnel stages look healthy.
No data-quality issues found in tracked events.
Consent Mode not detected.
Tag load timing not measured.
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.
No tag load timing was captured (the container may not have loaded, or timing was unavailable).
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.
SEO basics are mostly in place with a few opportunities to improve.
Title is only 13 characters. Google shows 50–70 chars — consider expanding.
China Minutes (13 chars)Meta description is 110 characters — within the ideal 70–160 character range.
China News and Chinese-British community news from those in the know. Focused on society, culture, a… (110 chars)No H1 heading found. Search engines use H1 to understand the page's primary topic — every page should have exactly one.
No H1 tag found.No noindex directive — the page is eligible to be indexed.
robots: index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1Canonical tag points to the page itself — no duplicate-content signals sent to search engines.
https://chinaminutes.com/All core Open Graph tags found — links display richly when shared on social media.
og:title ✓ og:description ✓ og:image ✓Structured data found — search engines can use it to generate rich results (star ratings, FAQs, products, breadcrumbs, etc.).
JSON-LD script foundViewport meta tag found — the page is set up for mobile-friendly rendering.
viewport meta tag presentWooCommerce markup (woocommerce / wc-* classes) in HTML
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-0N4V3Z6XGX — no /g/collect hit observed.
GA4 is configured but we did not see it send data on this page — it may be gated behind cookie consent or misconfigured.
Fix this issueWooCommerce markup (woocommerce / wc-* classes) in HTML
This site runs on WooCommerce. Tracking setup and common pitfalls differ by platform, which is factored into this audit.
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 issueDOMContentLoaded 967ms
No tag load timing was captured (the container may not have loaded, or timing was unavailable).
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.
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