---
title: Filter Google Analytics external links tracking
url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/hooks/filter-google-analytics-external-links-tracking/"
lang: en-US
updated: 2021-09-29
hook_name: seopress_gtag_link_tracking_ev
required_version: 2.6
---

# Filter Google Analytics external links tracking

- **Hook name:** `seopress_gtag_link_tracking_ev`
- **Required version:** 2.6

```php
function sp_gtag_link_tracking_ev($html) { 
	return "window.addEventListener('load', function () {
	var links = document.querySelectorAll('a');
	for (let i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
		links[i].addEventListener('click', function(e) {
			var n = this.href.includes('".get_home_url()."');
			if (n == false) {
				gtag('event', 'click', {'event_category': 'external links','event_label' : this.href});
			}
		});
		}
	});";
}
add_filter('seopress_gtag_link_tracking_ev', 'sp_gtag_link_tracking_ev'); 
```

Source: [https://gist.github.com/wp-seopress/b2797f18d31a34a4b0e6c4deb4a90a86](https://gist.github.com/wp-seopress/b2797f18d31a34a4b0e6c4deb4a90a86)