# 📦 plugin-google-gtag

The default [Global Site Tag (gtag.js)](https://developers.google.com/tag-platform/gtagjs) plugin. It is a JavaScript tagging framework and API that allows you to send event data to Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Marketing Platform. This section describes how to configure a Docusaurus site to enable global site tag for Google Analytics.

:::callout{intent="tip"}
You can use [Google's Tag Assistant](https://tagassistant.google.com/) tool to check if your gtag is set up correctly!
:::

:::callout{intent="warning" title="production only"}
This plugin is always inactive in development and **only active in production** to avoid polluting the analytics statistics.
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## Installation

```bash npm2yarn
npm install --save @docusaurus/plugin-google-gtag
```

:::callout{intent="tip"}
If you use the preset `@docusaurus/preset-classic`, you don't need to install this plugin as a dependency.

You can configure this plugin through the [preset options](/guides/using-plugins#docusauruspreset-classic).
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## Configuration

Accepted fields:

```mdx-code-block
<APITable>
```

| Name          | Type                 | Default      | Description                                                                   |
| ------------- | -------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `trackingID`  | `string \| string[]` | **Required** | The tracking ID of your gtag service. It is possible to provide multiple ids. |
| `anonymizeIP` | `boolean`            | `false`      | Whether the IP should be anonymized when sending requests.                    |

```mdx-code-block
</APITable>
```

### Example configuration

You can configure this plugin through preset options or plugin options.

:::callout{intent="tip"}
Most Docusaurus users configure this plugin through the preset options.
:::

```js config-tabs
// Preset Options: gtag
// Plugin Options: @docusaurus/plugin-google-gtag

const config = {
  trackingID: 'G-999X9XX9XX',
  anonymizeIP: true,
};
```

## Related pages

- [Docusaurus plugins](./api-plugins-overview.md)
- [📦 plugin-content-docs](./api-plugins-plugin-content-docs.md)
- [📦 plugin-content-blog](./api-plugins-plugin-content-blog.md)
- [📦 plugin-content-pages](./api-plugins-plugin-content-pages.md)
- [📦 plugin-client-redirects](./api-plugins-plugin-client-redirects.md)
- [📦 plugin-debug](./api-plugins-plugin-debug.md)
- [📦 plugin-rsdoctor](./api-plugins-plugin-rsdoctor.md)
- [📦 plugin-svgr](./api-plugins-plugin-svgr.md)
- [📦 plugin-google-tag-manager](./api-plugins-plugin-google-tag-manager.md)
- [📦 plugin-ideal-image](./api-plugins-plugin-ideal-image.md)

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