Found a dumb shortcut in Google Tag Manager that saved me an hour

I was setting up event tracking for a client's lead form and kept messing with custom HTML tags until I realized I could just use the built-in form listener variable. It automatically captures form ID and text without any extra code. Has anyone else skipped custom JavaScript by using native GTM triggers for something unexpected?

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the_linda5d ago

Right, because who needs custom code when the thing you needed has been sitting there the whole time being useful. Classic GTM, hiding the good stuff until you've already wasted an hour.

the_xena5d ago

Yep, wasted a whole afternoon once on something that was already built into the interface.

logan_ellis5d ago

Ngl Linda, that's why I always check the GTM gallery or built-in templates first now. Saved me so many times from writing custom JS for something that already exists.