how to disable google analytics on localhost

Question

I use this for google analytics,

<noscript>
<iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KCQGLT" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>

and this

<script>(function(w, d, s, l, i) {
w[l] = w[l] || [];
w[l].push({
    'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),
    event: 'gtm.js'
});
var f = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
    j = d.createElement(s),
    dl = l != 'dataLayer' ? '&l=' + l : '';
j.async = true;
j.src =
    '//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=' + i + dl;
f.parentNode.insertBefore(j, f);})(window, document, 'script', 'dataLayer', 'GTM-KCQGLT');</script>

Can I disable this script when I run this code in localhost?

Comment it or if(/localhost/.test(window.location.hostname)) return — Baruch
– Baruch, Commented Oct 28, 2016 at 3:56

RJParikh · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-28 03:54:10Z

58

Use below code.

<script>
var host = window.location.hostname;
if(host != "localhost")
{
    // your google analytic code here
}
</script>

answered Oct 28, 2016 at 3:54

RJParikh

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stingMantis Over a year ago

By far the best comment. Simple and gets the job done. Thanks,

Vedant Agarwala · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-28 07:11:06Z

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As described here, this is the correct way to prevent further events being sent to google analytics, even after ga(...) has been initialized:

if (admin || localhost) { // disable GA:
  window['ga-disable-UA-XXXXX-Y'] = true; // enter your tracking ID
}

Now any further calls to ga(...) will have no effect.

Quoting the docs:

The analytics.js library includes a window property that, when set to true, disables analytics.js from sending data to Google Analytics. When Google Analytics attempts to set a cookie or send data back to the Google Analytics servers, it will check whether this property is set to true. If it is, no action will be taken.

To disable tracking, set the following window property to true:

window['ga-disable-UA-XXXXX-Y'] = true;

Where the value UA-XXXXX-Y corresponds to the property ID on which you would like to disable tracking.

answered Jul 28, 2017 at 7:11

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Bhargav Rao Over a year ago

Please don't add the same answer to multiple questions. Answer the best one and flag the rest as duplicates, once you earn enough reputation. If it is not a duplicate, tailor the post to the question and flag for undeletion.

Optimae Over a year ago

gtag.js documentation: developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/…

junho Over a year ago

ga4 document : developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ga4/…

SINGULARITY Over a year ago

This should be the correct answer since it correctly references the literature and code directly from google's documentation.

Nikhil Mohanan · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-28 03:52:15Z

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go to Analytics Settings, edit your site, and +Add Filter to define a filter that excludes your IP address.

answered Oct 28, 2016 at 3:52

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Serzhan Akhmetov Over a year ago

This doesn't stop the analytics executing. It only "filters" out any data on the server that originated from 'localhost'.

Tyler · Accepted Answer · 2024-09-27 20:18:49Z

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The accepted answer did not work for me, but a comment by @Baruch under the original question did the trick.

if (/localhost/.test(window.location.hostname)) {
    return
}

answered Sep 27, 2024 at 20:18

Tyler

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