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Google Tag Manager - event.preventdaulft using Custom HTML
I have a question regarding Google Tag Manager. I am using a custom html tag with the following trigger -> Click Element, CSS Selector match, .className a
After the tag is triggered I want to prevent the link from opening since a contains href = "some url". I was thinking the only way is using event.preventDefault() . However it keeps telling me event is undefined.
Thank you very much.
google-tag-manager asked Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
osman
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I have a question regarding Google Tag Manager. I am using a custom html tag with the following trigger -> Click Element, CSS Selector match, .className a
After the tag is triggered I want to prevent the link from opening since a contains href = "some url". I was thinking the only way is using event.preventDefault() . However it keeps telling me event is undefined.
Thank you very much.
google-tag-manager asked Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
osman
3017
Hi osman! Can you please provide the actual code? Also you might find this link helpful: stackoverflow.com/help/mcve
– Matus
Nov 19 '18 at 14:39
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I have a question regarding Google Tag Manager. I am using a custom html tag with the following trigger -> Click Element, CSS Selector match, .className a
After the tag is triggered I want to prevent the link from opening since a contains href = "some url". I was thinking the only way is using event.preventDefault() . However it keeps telling me event is undefined.
Thank you very much.
google-tag-manager asked Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
osman
3017
I have a question regarding Google Tag Manager. I am using a custom html tag with the following trigger -> Click Element, CSS Selector match, .className a
After the tag is triggered I want to prevent the link from opening since a contains href = "some url". I was thinking the only way is using event.preventDefault() . However it keeps telling me event is undefined.
Thank you very much.
google-tag-manager google-tag-manager asked Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
osman
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asked Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
osman
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asked Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
osman
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asked Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
osman
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asked Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
osman
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Hi osman! Can you please provide the actual code? Also you might find this link helpful: stackoverflow.com/help/mcve
– Matus
Nov 19 '18 at 14:39
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Hi osman! Can you please provide the actual code? Also you might find this link helpful: stackoverflow.com/help/mcve
– Matus
Nov 19 '18 at 14:39
Hi osman! Can you please provide the actual code? Also you might find this link helpful: stackoverflow.com/help/mcve
– Matus
Nov 19 '18 at 14:39
Hi osman! Can you please provide the actual code? Also you might find this link helpful: stackoverflow.com/help/mcve
– Matus
Nov 19 '18 at 14:39
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That doesn't really work, because you do not have access to the actual link target.
Conceivably (I haven't really tested this) you can create a custom HTML tag to prevent the default action on the tag in advance, and attach it via Tag Sequencing as the setup tag (i.e. a tag that is fired without a trigger of it's own) for your tracking tag:
document.querySelector('[href="/my/link/url"]').addEventListener("click", function(event){
event.preventDefault()
});
answered Nov 19 '18 at 14:45
Eike Pierstorff
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That doesn't really work, because you do not have access to the actual link target.
Conceivably (I haven't really tested this) you can create a custom HTML tag to prevent the default action on the tag in advance, and attach it via Tag Sequencing as the setup tag (i.e. a tag that is fired without a trigger of it's own) for your tracking tag:
document.querySelector('[href="/my/link/url"]').addEventListener("click", function(event){
event.preventDefault()
});
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That doesn't really work, because you do not have access to the actual link target.
Conceivably (I haven't really tested this) you can create a custom HTML tag to prevent the default action on the tag in advance, and attach it via Tag Sequencing as the setup tag (i.e. a tag that is fired without a trigger of it's own) for your tracking tag:
document.querySelector('[href="/my/link/url"]').addEventListener("click", function(event){
event.preventDefault()
});
answered Nov 19 '18 at 14:45
Eike Pierstorff
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That doesn't really work, because you do not have access to the actual link target.
Conceivably (I haven't really tested this) you can create a custom HTML tag to prevent the default action on the tag in advance, and attach it via Tag Sequencing as the setup tag (i.e. a tag that is fired without a trigger of it's own) for your tracking tag:
document.querySelector('[href="/my/link/url"]').addEventListener("click", function(event){
event.preventDefault()
});
answered Nov 19 '18 at 14:45
Eike Pierstorff
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That doesn't really work, because you do not have access to the actual link target.
Conceivably (I haven't really tested this) you can create a custom HTML tag to prevent the default action on the tag in advance, and attach it via Tag Sequencing as the setup tag (i.e. a tag that is fired without a trigger of it's own) for your tracking tag:
document.querySelector('[href="/my/link/url"]').addEventListener("click", function(event){
event.preventDefault()
});
answered Nov 19 '18 at 14:45
Eike Pierstorff
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answered Nov 19 '18 at 14:45
Eike Pierstorff
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answered Nov 19 '18 at 14:45
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answered Nov 19 '18 at 14:45
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Hi osman! Can you please provide the actual code? Also you might find this link helpful: stackoverflow.com/help/mcve
– Matus
Nov 19 '18 at 14:39