ECommerce Tracking in Analytics - Should I use a plugin or do it manually?
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Hi,
I have a WordPress site (woocommerce integrated). I would like to know should I use a plugin to enable e-commerce tracking in Google Analytics or I should do it manually with GTM. Which is a better way?
Will using a plugin to enable e-commerce tracking slow down my site? Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
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We recommend hiring a web developer to ensure they put the Google Analytics code on every page- to ensure that your business gets reliable SEO information.
We have had problems with a company building fencing/ garden bars that involved us re adding the code so that we could get seo information from Google Analytics.
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Whenever you install a plugin you will slow down somewhat the performance of your wordpress. But many times you have to value what that plugin offers you versus the knowledge you have to do it manually. That's why I recommend that if you don't have the necessary knowledge to do it manually do it through a plugin, save time and not go crazy. I also recommend you to know more about Google Tag Manager, offers great utilities to create custom events that allow you to carry out a very complete monitoring of your ecommerce.
Regards
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Hi José,
My question is:
Will using a plugin to enable e-commerce tracking slow down my site? or should do it manually with GTM. Which is a better way in regards to page speed?
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Hi,
If you don't have knowledge advanced you could use plugin that integrates woocommerce and google analytics. I attached you a link it's can help you. Is in spanish but have many pictures and he explains it very well.
ACTIVATION AND CONFIGURATION ECOMMERCE GOOGLE ANALYTICS: [https://ayudawp.com/google-analytics-woocommerce/](https://ayudawp.com/google-analytics-woocommerce/) Regards
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