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GTM container audit

acmemarketing.com

GTM-SAMPLE · Acme Marketing

Healthy

92

/ 100

In good shape

Tags
4
Critical
0
Needs attention
2
Heads-up
4

Findings 6 issues · 16 rules run

  • Heavy reliance on Custom HTML

    Needs attention

    50% of your tags (2 of 4) are Custom HTML. Containers that lean heavily on Custom HTML are harder to audit, more likely to break silently, and often skip consent and async controls that built-in tag templates apply automatically.

    Affected tags (2)
    • Custom pixel html
    • Hotjar html

    What to do: Where possible, replace Custom HTML with the built-in template for that vendor (GA4, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, etc.). Built-ins handle async loading and consent settings out of the box.

  • Tags without consent settings

    Needs attention

    2 analytics or advertising tags have no consent settings configured. In the EU/EEA, UK, and parts of California, those tags may be firing before users have given consent — and you'd be the one with the GDPR/CCPA exposure, not Google.

    Affected tags (2)
    • GA4 googtag
    • Ads conversion awct

    What to do: In each tag's "Advanced Settings → Consent Settings", set "Require additional consent for tag to fire" and pick the right consent types (e.g. ad_storage + analytics_storage for ads tags).

    Impact: Reduced regulatory risk; correct attribution once Consent Mode is properly wired.

  • Tags firing on All Pages

    Heads-up

    1 of 4 tags (25%) fire on every page load. Some site-wide tags belong here (analytics, consent banner) — others probably don't.

    Affected tags (1)
    • GA4 googtag

    What to do: For each tag, ask: does this need to run on /careers and /press? If not, swap All Pages for a page-specific trigger. Marketers often set All Pages by default.

    Impact: Less JavaScript on pages that don't need it. Lower Total Blocking Time, especially on landing pages.

  • Tags without descriptions

    Heads-up

    100% of your tags (4 of 4) have no description. When the person who set them up leaves, nobody knows what they do.

    Affected tags (4)
    • GA4 googtag
    • Ads conversion awct
    • Custom pixel html
    • Hotjar html

    What to do: Add a one-line note to each tag describing what it tracks and why. Future-you (or your replacement) will thank you.

  • Container hasn't been published recently

    Heads-up

    Last published 200 days ago (Nov 4, 2025). Long gaps are usually fine, but they can also mean nobody owns this container anymore.

    What to do: Confirm someone is still actively maintaining the container. If it's abandoned, archive it before it accumulates more drift.

  • Built-in variables enabled but never used

    Heads-up

    4 built-in variables are enabled but referenced by nothing in the container. Cosmetic, but a clean container makes everything else easier to audit.

    Affected tags (4)
    • Page URL built-in variable
    • Click Element built-in variable
    • Click Classes built-in variable
    • Form Element built-in variable

    What to do: In Variables → Configure (the gear in the Built-In Variables list), uncheck the ones you don't use.

Checks that passed (10)
  • Deprecated tag types
  • Tags referencing missing triggers or variables
  • Custom HTML loaded synchronously
  • Paused tags
  • Duplicate tags
  • Multiple tracking IDs for the same vendor
  • Multiple heavy third-party tags
  • Tags with names that suggest they're old or temporary
  • Custom HTML tags with near-identical bodies
  • Container size
Audit generated May 23, 2026, 10:45 PM

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