Install with Google Tag Manager

Load the tag through Custom HTML and pass through your visitor's analytics consent, including withdrawal.

Takes about two minutes

Where the tag goes

Copy the exact snippet from your dashboard; the data-site-id identifies the installation. Complete the separate DNS or homepage meta-tag check to verify domain ownership.

In Tag Manager: create a Custom HTML tag, paste the gated snippet below and set its load trigger. Loading it on All Pages still leaves measurement waiting for a grant. Connect your consent manager before publishing: it must call ds("consent", "granted") for acceptance and ds("consent", "denied") for withdrawal. Blocking later tag fires does not stop an already-running script. The queue stub and consent callbacks cover initial and saved choices.

<script defer src="https://app.datastated.com/ds.js?v=2026-09-10-consent"
  data-site="acme.com" data-site-id="dst_YOUR_SITE_ID" data-require-consent></script>

Verify it worked

Open your site, accept analytics and click around. Withdraw consent and check that no further measurement requests leave the page. The installation step on your dashboard detects the first recorded pageview. Domain verification is separate. Nothing arriving? Walk the troubleshooting list, and remember your own ad blocker or privacy flags silence the tag.

Questions? Email us at hello@datastated.com.