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Can my theme break WooCommerce tracking?

theme conflict Elementor Divi WooCommerce template hooks page builder

Quick Answer

Yes. Page builders like Elementor and Divi replace WooCommerce template files when you customise the checkout or thank-you page, which removes the template hooks that browser-side tracking plugins depend on. The dataLayer stays empty, the purchase tag never fires, and conversions report zero from real orders.

Full Answer

This is an architectural conflict, not a bug. GTM4WP and similar dataLayer plugins populate purchase data by hooking into WooCommerce's default template files. Page builders work by replacing those templates entirely with their own modules, so the hooks never execute. Server-side tracking sidesteps this because it captures events from WooCommerce's internal payment_complete hook in PHP, which fires when the database marks the order paid — regardless of how the thank-you page is rendered. The theme can be anything; the hook still fires.

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Cherry Tree by Seresa - https://seresa.io/seed/wordpress-woocommerce/woocommerce-plugins-breaking-theme-breaks-tracking