Blocking Google Analytics

Yes. We have instructions on how to do just that here: https://gdpr-wp.com/knowledge-base/enabling-or-disabling-functionality-based-on-consent-and-cookies/

Yes, thank you: ten minutes after my post I’ve found this:

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/how-to-set-up-fb-pixel-and-google-analytics-opt-out/#post-10170416

Sorry, didn’t RTFM, lol.

Thank you for the great product, keep up the good work. I’d submit italian translation asap.

Fernando, wonder if you can offer a little help on this. I have set my categories in the GDPR settings for neccessary, Analytics and AddThis (Social Sharing), and confirmed the relevent cookies in each category. However, I am not clear how to tie this up with the javascript code in the article, mentioned, above (since I am using SuperCache, I assume I will need the javascript code);

if ( ! is_allowed_cookie( ‘_ga’ ) ) {
window[‘ga-disable-UA-XXXXXXXX-X’] = true; // Don’t forget to replace X for your actual UA numbers.
}

Can you please confirm where I insert this code, including any javascript tags, and how I match it to my category settings?

For analytics, my code is (inserted in Head) and I want to set it to “Checked” i.e. activated, once accepted by teh visitor);

<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-384975-1"></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());

  gtag('config', 'UA-384975-1');
</script>

For AddThis, my code is and I want to set it to “unchecked” i.e. not activated, once accepted by the visitor);

The code to insert before the closing body tag is;

<!-- Go to www.addthis.com/dashboard to customize your tools -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-5b1e6471881b140b"></script>

The code to insert the Social Share Inline Buttons is;

<!-- Go to www.addthis.com/dashboard to customize your tools -->
<div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div>

Hope you can help.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by bsthp.

See if this works with caching, I haven’t tried it.

add_action( 'wp_head', function() {
    <script>
        if ( ! window.is_allowed_cookie( '_ga' ) ) {
            window[‘ga-disable-UA-384975-1’] = true;
        }
    </script>
} );

Same thing could be done for addthis, replacing _ga for the correct cookie and replacing window[‘ga-disable…’] with their script tag.

If that doesn’t work, try adding this to a separate javascript file.

Fernando, thanks for getting back. You mean put the above code in my functions.php file and remove the existing analytics code from the head tag.

You don’t need to remove the analytics code.

I tried that, by inserting in the functions.php file but, unfortunately, it broke the website i.e. white screen. However, i tried the code via your other forum post, again by inserting the code in functions file, and it nearly works. The code was;

add_action( 'wp_head', 'my_google_opt_out' );
    function my_google_opt_out() {
      if ( ! is_allowed_cookie( '_ga', 'gid', '_gat_gtag_UA_384975_1' ) ) {
        ?>
        <script>
          window['ga-disable-UA-384975-1'] = true; // Don't forget to replace X for your actual UA numbers.
        </script>
        <?php
      }
    }

When visiting the site for the first time, it works as it should by disabling analytic cookies. However, when you accept i.e. turn analytics on, the system activates the cookies as it should. However, when you then go back into preferences and switch them off again, the analytic cookies are still displaying.

Hi @bsthp

However, when you then go back into preferences and switch them off again, the analytic cookies are still displaying.

Did you go back to the page by e.x. the back button of the browser? This does not work, try to reload the page and see if it′s fine then.

Otherwise it might be a caching problem (if you have any caching plugin).

No it was tested on a clean basic install of WP, Caching cleared etc. I have now decided to ditch SpamShield, since, it was causing the conflict with my existing GDPR script and install a new Spam Plugin. This new plugin has no issues with my GDPR script ie. it does not need cookies to work, so will remain with my existing GDPR script. Thank you to everyone who responded.