Google Cross Domain Tracking
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Cross Domain Tracking
This page explains how to use cross domain tracking with Google when using the booking page under your own domain.
1 Setup
Step 1: Create an Account at TagManager
- Go to google tag manager https://tagmanager.google.com/?hl=en#/admin/accounts/create and create an account.
- In Add New Account set:
Account Name: example: Beds24
Country: Germany (example)
Under Container Set up add:
Container Name:Example: www.Beds24.com
- Target Platform: Choose Web
- Click on Create.
- Agree the Terms of Use of Google
2 Beds24 Setup
- Go to (SETTINGS) > BOOKING ENGINE > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE > DEVELOPERS under Advanced HTML Settings in Insert in HTML <HEAD>
- Add the Code
Example code:
<script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:;j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-123456');</script>
- Additionally, paste this code immediately after the opening <body> tag. You can add it in any field in Source code in (SETTINGS) SETTINGS > BOOKING ENGINE > BOOKING PAGE > CONTENT
Example Code:
<noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-123456" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>
3 Google Tag Manager dashboard
- On the Workspace Overview screen, click New Tag:
- Click Tag Configuration and choose Universal Analytics:
- Select Pageview as the Track Type.
- Create a new Google Analytics Settings Variable
- Enter your Tracking ID: Example: UA-12345678-9
- Click More Settings -> Cross Domain Tracking
- Under Auto Link Domains enter "Beds24.com" and click Save
- Click Triggering
- Choose All Pages (or appropriate choice for your setup)
- Click Save, Submit and Publish
