DataSag guides · Updated 27 October 2026
Install DataSag on Shopify storefront themes
Add DataSag to Shopify storefront themes through layout/theme.liquid before the closing head tag. Create a project first, then replace the example public key with the key from your dashboard.
Where to put the tracking script
Back up or duplicate the theme first. Add the tracker to layout/theme.liquid before </head>, using the public key for the storefront project. Save the theme and test the published storefront. This is a theme integration, not a Shopify app installation.
<script defer src="https://www.datasag.com/tracker.js" data-datasag-key="YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY"></script>The project tracking key is public and belongs in this snippet. Account credentials, provider API keys and database secrets do not. Keep your existing consent choices and only load analytics when your site's policy permits it.
Verify the published installation
- Publish the change to the domain visitors actually use. Open a nested page as well as the homepage.
- In browser developer tools, find one tracker.js script with the correct data-datasag-key value.
- Filter Network requests for /api/track. Confirm that a pageview payload names the path you opened and receives a successful response.
- Open the same DataSag project and choose a date range containing your test. Confirm the page appears before measuring campaigns or conversions.
Avoid this Shopify storefront themes setup mistake
The theme does not control every checkout or customer account document. A storefront pageview does not prove a completed order. Do not claim this snippet measures checkout pages or purchase revenue without a separate supported integration.
Keep pageviews separate from scroll, click and engagement events. A page can generate several tracking requests while still representing one visit to that path.
Events and conversions
For a storefront click goal, add data-datasag-goal to a theme button or link. Use a verified payment integration for revenue. Do not label an add-to-cart click as a paid purchase.
<a href="/signup" data-datasag-goal="signup_click">Create account</a>This attribute measures a click. To record a completed signup, call window.datasag.track in the application's confirmed success handler. Current plan details determine which event and campaign reports are available.
Setup and troubleshooting recipes
- Verify DataSag analytics on Shopify storefront themes
Check the rendered script, public project key, browser requests and first pageview before relying on your analytics.
- Fix DataSag analytics not working on Shopify storefront themes
Trace missing website visits through script placement, project keys, exclusions, consent, network delivery and report filters.
- Fix duplicate analytics pageviews on Shopify storefront themes
Separate legitimate engagement events from duplicate tracker installations and repeated pageview dispatches.
- Track custom events on Shopify storefront themes
Add click goals or completed-action events with DataSag's data attribute and browser JavaScript API.
- Track UTM campaigns on your website
Create consistent tagged links and verify that campaign parameters reach your website and DataSag.
- Measure AI referral traffic on your website
Check visits with observable AI referrers and understand the difference between traffic, citations and LLM visibility.
- Configure CSP for DataSag analytics on your website
Diagnose blocked scripts, beacon requests and image fallbacks without disabling your site's Content Security Policy.
- Exclude your own analytics visits on your website
Use DataSag's browser exclusion switch to keep your testing activity out of future tracked visits.
- Load analytics without blocking rendering on Shopify storefront themes
Choose a non-blocking script placement and verify actual loading behavior instead of relying on a fixed speed claim.
Platform reference
Official Shopify storefront themes documentation explains the platform integration point. DataSag-specific behavior here follows the current tracker and project setup.
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