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Overview

Installing Tag Insight takes about 5 minutes. You’ll need help from your web developer or tag management team to complete the installation. Tag Insight Installation

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What you’ll need

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Your Tag Insight Project ID (found in your dashboard under Project Settings)
  • Access to your tag management system (Google Tag Manager, Commander Act, etc.)
  • Someone from your technical team to help with the installation
Not sure about your tag management system? Ask your web developer or IT team - they’ll know!

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Installation steps

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For Google Tag Manager users

Share these instructions with your developer:
1

Access Google Tag Manager

Ask your developer to log into your GTM account and open the correct container
2

Create Tag Insight tag

They’ll create a new tag called “Tag Insight - Monitoring” and add the Tag Insight code
3

Set it to run on all pages

The tag should trigger on every page of your website
4

Test and publish

Your developer will test it’s working correctly, then publish the changes

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For Commander Act users

Share these instructions with your developer:
1

Access Commander Act

Your developer needs to log into Commander Act and open your container
2

Add Tag Insight

They’ll add Tag Insight as a new tag in the system
3

Configure for all pages

The tag should be active on every page
4

Deploy

Your developer will deploy the updated container

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For other websites

If you don’t use a tag management system, your developer will add the Tag Insight code directly to your website.

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Verifying installation

Once your developer has installed Tag Insight:
1

Go to your Tag Insight dashboard

Log into Tag Insight and open your project
2

Check the Live Debugger

Navigate to Live Debugger in the menu
3

Visit your website

Open your website in a new tab and browse a few pages
4

Confirm data is flowing

You should see events appearing in the Live Debugger within a few seconds
If you don’t see any data after 5 minutes, contact our support team at [email protected]

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Multiple environments

If you have different versions of your website (like staging and production), you’ll need:
  • A separate Tag Insight project for each environment
  • Your developer to install the appropriate Project ID on each version

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Common questions

No, but you’ll need help from your web developer or tag management team. Share this guide with them.
Typically 5-10 minutes for someone familiar with your tag management system.
No, Tag Insight is designed to have minimal impact on your website’s performance.
Yes, but you’ll need a separate project for each website or major section of your business.

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Next steps

After installation is complete:

Import your tracking plan

Upload your existing tracking documentation

Set up monitoring

Configure automatic checks for your tracking

Install Chrome extension

Get our browser extension for easy debugging

Configure alerts

Set up email notifications for tracking issues
Remember: Each environment (staging, production) needs its own Tag Insight project with a unique Project ID.