Use Google Tag Manager's click trigger to fire tags based on click events. When an element is clicked on a page that matches the trigger conditions, Tag Manager will automatically populate values for any active click-based built-in variables .
To configure a click trigger:
- Click Triggers
New.
- Click Trigger Configurationand choose a click trigger type:
- All Elements:Track clicks on any element on a page, e.g. links, images, buttons, etc.
- Just Links:Track clicks only on HTML links that use the
<a>element, e.g.<a href="www.google.com">Google.com</a>.
- Optional for "Just Links" triggers:
- Wait for Tags:Select this option to wait until all tags have fired, or the specified timeout has elapsed.
- Check Validation:Only fire tags when the link click is considered a valid action. If unselected, the trigger will fire tags whenever a link is clicked.
- Optional, but recommended for improved performance:
Specify conditions (usually a URL pattern) for pages where you expect a click to occur:
- Under the heading " This trigger fires on", select " Some Clicks".
- Under " Fire this trigger when an Event occurs and all of these conditions are true", add a filter to enable this trigger only on pages that require it, e.g. Click URL contains /path/to/promo .
