Website Tracking & Analytics Audit
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The audit of your website's home page revealed some important insights. Currently, your site is using Google Analytics 4 (GA4) effectively, as it is firing correctly. However, there are a few issues to address: there is no Google Tag Manager (GTM) container detected, and Google Consent Mode is not being utilized, which could affect data collection compliance. Additionally, your site is not using Shopify's analytics infrastructure, which means Shopify-specific tracking like Trekkie or the Web Pixels API is not present, reducing the risk of duplicate pixel issues but also indicating a lack of Shopify-native analytics. On this home page, the Meta Pixel and GA4 successfully fired, but the 'view_item_list' event, which is crucial for understanding product views on the home page, is missing. Since your site is not on Shopify, the focus should be on improving GTM setup and consent management. Next, consider auditing your product pages, cart, and checkout processes to ensure comprehensive tracking across the customer journey. Given the identified issues, I recommend connecting your store to PayHelm AI for a more detailed analysis and guidance on optimizing your analytics setup.
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.
Neither checkout nor purchase tracking was observed. These are the events that matter most for revenue reporting — confirm begin_checkout and purchase fire end-to-end.
WooCommerce 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 issueGA4 — collect hit observed.
Google Analytics 4 is actively sending pageview/event data.
WooCommerce 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 issueGA4 first hit 2096ms, DOMContentLoaded 1984ms
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=true
Neither checkout nor purchase tracking was observed. These are the events that matter most for revenue reporting — confirm begin_checkout and purchase fire end-to-end.
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.
Meta Pixel script (fbevents.js) found hardcoded directly in the page HTML.
Fix: Remove the hardcoded snippet and use a GTM 'Facebook Pixel' or 'Custom HTML' tag instead.
Risk: If GTM also fires Meta Pixel, you'll double-count conversions and inflate ROAS. Centralising in GTM also lets you pause, version, and conditionally fire without a code deploy.
The audit automatically visited additional page types discovered on the site to verify tags fire across the full funnel, not just on the entry page.
Your tracking has gaps — PayHelm can fix this.
Broken tags mean lost attribution and bad decisions. PayHelm unifies your ecommerce, ad, and analytics data so every number is trustworthy — no guesswork.