DumbData Code Solution For Deactivating "stg.timer" and "stg.leaveContent" Events In Piwik Pro
Here is the code you can insert above the Piwik Pro tracking script to attempt to disable the execution of the “stg.timer” and “stg.leaveContent” dataLayer events. It’s important to note that, on rare occasions, you might observe an initial triggering of these events before the deactivation takes effect. This does not indicate a malfunction; rather, it’s an occasional odd behaviour that can occur due to the way Piwik Pro’s code operates.
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<script>
// Step 1: Initialize dataLayer
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
// step 2: is the code block for deactivating these Piwik Pro dataLayer events
function initializeDeactivationScript() {
// I wrapped the deactivation function in a another function for easy later reference
(function() {
var originalPush = window.dataLayer.push;
window.dataLayer.push = function() {
var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
var filteredArgs = args.filter(function(arg) {
if (arg.event) {
var deactivateEvents = ['stg.leaveContent', 'stg.timer'];
if (deactivateEvents.indexOf(arg.event) !== -1) {
console.log('Deactivated event:', arg.event);
return false;
}
}
return true;
});
if (filteredArgs.length > 0) {
originalPush.apply(window.dataLayer, filteredArgs);
}
};
})();
// Your deactivation logic
window.dataLayer.push({
'event': 'deactivation_inplace'
});
}
// Execute immediately
initializeDeactivationScript();
// Also execute on window load due to known weird behaviour
window.addEventListener('load', initializeDeactivationScript);
</script>
The code helps you move from this 👇🏿
To this, where the dataLayer events are now disabled👇🏿
