Google Analytics data not received

[CLeBeRFR]

I create an account on Google Analytics. It generates me an ID which starts with G-BXXXXXX.
I put it in _config.yml:

title: My Blog
email:
google_analytics: G-BXXXXXX
description: >- # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:"
  My blog
baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog
url: "" # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com

# Build settings
theme: minima
plugins:
  - jekyll-feed

When I visit the page, I see the code :

<script>
if(!(window.doNotTrack === "1" || navigator.doNotTrack === "1" || navigator.doNotTrack === "yes" || navigator.msDoNotTrack === "1")) {
  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

  ga('create', 'G-BXXXXXX', 'auto');
  ga('send', 'pageview');
}
</script>

My problem is maybe linked with #555

[zsomborkoman]

Hi,

I have a similar issue. I have inspected the https://github.com/jekyll/minima/blob/master/_includes/google-analytics.html file and it seems that the last modification "Migrate from analytics.js to gtag.js" (#281) is not included in the 2.5.1 release version (although, I think it was committed before).

Check: tried running the commands from the last committed version through the JS console, I could see 1 pageview appear on analytics using a measurement_ID (instead of tracking_ID). But nothing happens with the current version. I think simply releasing a package with the commit mentioned above could solve some of these issues.

I am using it through GitHub Pages, so I will have to wait until the GP dependency version for minima rolls as well.

[ashmaroli]

@zsomborkoman Since you're on GitHub Pages, you can utilize unreleased changes easily by using the jekyll-remote-theme plugin.
Simply update your config file as below:

# _config.yml

- theme: minima
+ remote_theme: jekyll/minima

  plugins:
+ - jekyll-remote-theme

[CLeBeRFR]

OK, so it's a bug. Personally I included the code provided by Google directly into my Jekyll template to have it on each page.
Hope someone will fix it.

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[harisonmg]

I'm having a similar issue with Google Analytics for the minima theme deployed on Netlify. I tried adding the environment variable, and although I can see the script, I don't receive any data

[jekyllbot]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not been commented on for at least two months.

The resources of the Jekyll team are limited, and so we are asking for your help.

If this is a bug and you can still reproduce this error on the master branch, please reply with all of the information you have about it in order to keep the issue open.

If this is a feature request, please consider whether it can be accomplished in another way. If it cannot, please elaborate on why it is core to this project and why you feel more than 80% of users would find this beneficial.

This issue will automatically be closed in two months if no further activity occurs. Thank you for all your contributions.

[dotchev]

Using the remote theme fixed the issue for me

[victor-w-ma]

It is surprising that there has not been a new release for 3 years and 153 commits. When will Jekyll release a new version?

[XilinJia]

@zsomborkoman Since you're on GitHub Pages, you can utilize unreleased changes easily by using the jekyll-remote-theme plugin. Simply update your config file as below:

# _config.yml

- theme: minima
+ remote_theme: jekyll/minima

  plugins:
+ - jekyll-remote-theme

Hi, I put this in, but it doesn't seem to work. Google analytics still shows 0 users for my github pages https://xilinjia.github.io

[XilinJia]

@zsomborkoman Since you're on GitHub Pages, you can utilize unreleased changes easily by using the jekyll-remote-theme plugin. Simply update your config file as below:

# _config.yml

- theme: minima
+ remote_theme: jekyll/minima

  plugins:
+ - jekyll-remote-theme

Hi, I put this in, but it doesn't seem to work. Google analytics still shows 0 users for my github pages https://xilinjia.github.io

Hey, The remote theme solution actually works. Interestingly, I've been testing it on Brave browser which reportedly blocks google analytics, so it never worked. When I access my site through Firefox or Chrome, then I can see it from google analytics.

[shivioua]

If you're using slate tempate then look into this issue:
pages-themes/slate#49