Download

Always download the plugin from the Releases page, not from the "Code" button.

• Latest version:
  Download beckin-google-injector.zip

The auto generated "Source code" zips (beckin-google-injector-main.zip, etc.) are for developers and are not in the correct naming format for WordPress installation.

Beckin Google Injector

Beckin Google Injector is a lightweight WordPress plugin that adds Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager to your site with a simple settings screen. Enter your GA4 Measurement ID and/or your GTM Container ID, choose whether to load scripts for logged in staff, and pick header or footer placement.

Features

• Simple settings page under Settings → Beckin Google Injector
• GA4 Measurement ID field with validation (must look like G-XXXXXXXXXX)
• GTM Container ID field with validation (must look like GTM-XXXXXXX)
• Supports GA4 only, GTM only, or both (for other tags through GTM)
• Option to load or skip scripts for logged in staff (administrators, editors, authors, contributors) (recommended: skip)
• Script placement control, header or footer (header is recommended for accuracy)
• Uses wp_enqueue_script and wp_add_inline_script so it plays nicely with caching and optimization plugins
• Self hosted automatic updates powered by GitHub and Plugin Update Checker
• Safety notice when both GA4 and GTM are configured, reminding you not to also fire GA4 as a GTM tag with the same Measurement ID to avoid double counting

Requirements

• WordPress 6.8 or higher
• PHP 8.0 or higher

Installation

Tip: Do not use the auto generated "Source code" downloads or the downloaded zip file from the "Code" button. Always use beckin-google-injector.zip from Releases, not beckin-google-injector-main.zip, etc, so the plugin folder name properly matches the plugin slug. i.e. beckin-google-injector.zip

Automatic installation (uploading the ZIP)

1. Download the latest beckin-google-injector.zip from the Releases page (or the link above).
2. Log into your WordPress admin.
3. Click Plugins → Add New.
4. Click the Upload Plugin button at the top.
5. Click Choose File and select the beckin-google-injector.zip file.
6. Click Install Now.
7. When the installation completes, click Activate Plugin.

Manual installation

1. Download the latest beckin-google-injector.zip from the Releases page (or the link above).
2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
3. Upload the beckin-google-injector folder into your wp-content/plugins directory.
4. In the WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.
5. Activate Beckin Google Injector.

Configuration

1. Go to Settings → Beckin Google Injector.
2. (Optional) Paste your GA4 Measurement ID (for example G-XXXXXXXXXX) to inject GA4 directly.
3. (Optional) Paste your GTM Container ID (for example GTM-XXXXXXX) to inject Google Tag Manager.
4. Choose whether to load scripts for logged in staff (administrators, editors, authors, contributors).
5. Choose script placement:
   • Header (recommended) so GA4 and GTM load earlier.
   • Footer if you prefer it.
6. Save changes.

Once saved, the plugin will start loading GA4 and/or GTM on the frontend according to your settings. If you configure both GA4 and GTM, make sure you do not also fire GA4 as a tag inside GTM with the same Measurement ID, or your pageviews and events may be double counted.

Automatic Updates

This plugin uses Plugin Update Checker and a GitHub repository for self hosted updates.

• Repository URL: https://github.com/christopher-silvey/beckin-google-injector

Support This Project

If this plugin saves you time or helps you ship cleaner analytics & tracking for clients, you can support ongoing development in a few quick ways:

• Sponsor my work on GitHub
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Changelog

1.1.2

• Marked the plugin as compatible with WordPress 6.9.
• Updated the installation section with a clearer tip and side-by-side screenshots showing the correct ZIP to download from Releases.
• Added a docs/images folder for README screenshots only (no runtime code changes).

1.1.1

• Fine tuned the Plugin Update Checker configuration so it lines up cleanly with the new GitHub repository and tagged releases.
• Updated the Automatic Updates and installation documentation to make the GitHub download and install flow clearer.

1.1.0

• Switched Plugin Update Checker to use the new GitHub repository instead of Bitbucket.
• Updated the Automatic Updates documentation to reference the GitHub repo for self hosted updates.

1.0.6

• Removed the .gitignore file from the distributed plugin so hidden files are not shipped.
• Added a languages directory with a placeholder index file to match the plugin header Domain Path and satisfy Plugin Check.

1.0.5

• Removed .gitignore from the distributed plugin so hidden files are not shipped.
• Fixed the plugin header "Domain Path" warning by ensuring the languages directory exists and matches the header value.
• Reduced the readme tag list to 5 tags to satisfy the WordPress readme parser and Plugin Check.

1.0.4

• Ran phpcbf with the WordPress coding standard across all plugin files to normalize formatting, spacing, and docblocks.
• No functional changes in this release. This is a housekeeping update to keep the codebase aligned with WordPress coding standards.

1.0.3

• Aligned GA4 and GTM markup with Google’s official install snippets by adding the standard comment and wrapping the GTM loader script with comments.
• Wrapped the GTM `