How to set up Google Analytics for React-Router?

Question

I\'m trying set up Google Analytics on my react site, and have come across a few packages, but none of which has the kind of set up that I have in terms of examples. Was ho

Answer 1

Since react-router v5.1.0 this can be solved a lot easier with useLocation.

usePageTracking.js

import { useEffect} from "react";
import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
import ReactGA from "react-ga";

const usePageTracking = () => {
  const location = useLocation();

  useEffect(() => {
    ReactGA.initialize("UA-000000000-0");
    ReactGA.pageview(location.pathname + location.search);
  }, [location]);
};

export default usePageTracking;

App.js

const App = () => {
  usePageTracking();

  return (...);
};

See also:

• https://reactrouter.com/web/api/Hooks/uselocation
• https://github.com/react-ga/react-ga/issues/122

Here's a bit smarter version:

usePageTracking.js

import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
import ReactGA from "react-ga";

const usePageTracking = () => {
  const location = useLocation();
  const [initialized, setInitialized] = useState(false);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!window.location.href.includes("localhost")) {
      ReactGA.initialize("UA-000000000-0");
    }
    setInitialized(true);
  }, []);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (initialized) {
      ReactGA.pageview(location.pathname + location.search);
    }
  }, [initialized, location]);
};

export default usePageTracking;