#GTMTips: Introducing the customTask Builder

One of the coolest features of Google Analytics and, as a result, Google Tag Manager is customTask
. It is a method that you can use to add and execute code Where the Google Analytics result is generated.
I have written a lot about customTask
, and a lot of the comments I’ve received revolve around the issue How to combine all these different tricks into one customTask
script. The problem, you see, is that a tag or result can only contain one tag customTask
The script is attached to it, so the code inside it should collect all the different tricks I’ve been writing about for the past months.
To help with programming struggles, I wrote a tool that you can find behind this link. Here is a short introduction to it.
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The tool itself is fairly simple. Just select a file customTask
The features you want to use in the script, then it creates a JavaScript block that you will then need to modify to change the default values to something meaningful.
At this point, head to customTask Builder itself, and read the instructions inside. Be sure to read my guide on customTask
to understand what customTask
It is and why it might be useful to you.
And keep checking the tool at regular intervals. I will update it when I come up with new ideas for the cool feature customTask
He is.