An error occurred while running mapSelect: Cannot read property getReport of null

This error can display if you have your site’s JavaScript files minified, usually via a caching or optimization plugin configuration. The error displays when using the Site Kit admin toolbar and visiting the front-end of your site. This is only visible to logged-in users who have access to this admin toolbar.

The best way to address this error is to exclude Site Kit plugin files from minification in your caching plugin. We’ve added exclusions which can be applied for some popular caching plugins below:

  • WP Asset Cleanup: /wp-content/plugins/google-site-kit/
  • Autoptimize: /content/plugins/google-site-kit
  • WP Optimize: /wp-content/plugins/google-site-kit/dist/assets/js/(.*).js

For plugins not listed above, you can check for any minification configurations within the optimization plugin’s settings. If you have questions about how to apply exclusions for the particular plugin that you are using, please contact the plugin’s support.

Note that Site Kit JavaScript resources are already minified, so applying exclusions is an alternative to deactivating any minification features within your caching or optimization plugin. Some plugins, such as WP Rocket, already exclude Site Kit resources from minification by default. 

Analytics gathering data

Gathering Data notice

If you’ve only recently connected your site with Google Analytics, this message is expected as Analytics first begins to collect data for your site. This initial data collection normally takes a day or two if your website does have traffic to be reported on. Once your site has traffic, the Site Kit dashboard will populate accordingly. 

If this message continues to display after several days, your Analytics connection may not have been successful or there may be something blocking Analytics reporting on your site, such as a cookie-related plugin or a plugin that makes modifications to your Analytics snippet. 

Check to make sure that your Analytics code was properly placed in your site’s code:

  • Go to the front-end of your website, right-click, and select Inspect. Your site’s code will display in a bottom panel.
  • Hit CTRL + F on your keyboard to search
  • Search for google_gtagjs-js-after
  • If you see code similar to the below, Analytics was successfully connected and it may just take time for your Analytics data to begin showing in Site Kit.
The Analytics code snippet added to a users site

Error: Your Google account does not have sufficient permissions for this Analytics account

The error as it appears when editing the Google Analytics settings

This error, which appears within the Analytics settings screen, can occur if Site Kit has already been connected to a Universal Analytics property that the Google account that you used to set up Site Kit cannot access. A similar, but related error, will appear from the main Site Kit dashboard, within the Analytics widget. You can find out more on this here.

To resolve this error, contact the administrator who previously connected Google Analytics within Site Kit. They will need to grant your Site Kit-connected Google account access to the connected Universal Analytics property from analytics.google.com with Viewer permissions or above. More details on Analytics permissions are available in this guide. 

Note that if the administrator user that is mentioned in this notice is your own WordPress admin user ID, you may have previously connected Google Analytics within Site Kit using a different Google account. Site Kit users should use the same Google account to set up Site Kit and to connect any additional services. If the Google account used to initially set up Site Kit and Analytics is different from the Google account that you now have connected in Site Kit, you can log in to analytics.google.com using the Google account initially used to set up Analytics, and grant access to your other Google account.

If you’re unsure of who the other WordPress administrator is that set up this Analytics connection, you can also revisit the main Site Kit dashboard for next steps. For more information, see the “Your Google account does not have sufficient permissions to access Analytics” data guide.  

Alternatively, you can select a different Google Analytics property in Site Kit > Settings > Connected Services > Analytics. Be aware that if you change the Analytics property connected here, the Site Kit dashboard will display data based on the newly selected property only, which other administrators may not be able to access. In addition, if Site Kit was previously used to insert your Google Analytics snippet, the previously used snippet will be removed and data will no longer be collected for that property.

How to ensure your Analytics tag is firing and your visits are being tracked

There are various ways that you can check to ensure that Google Analytics is working as expected on your site:

  • Check your Google Analytics Real-Time report. After you’ve activated Analytics within Site Kit, visit your Analytics real-time dashboard at analytics.google.com while visiting your site as a non-logged-in user. This visit will be recorded if your Google Analytics setup is working as expected. 
  • Use tagassistant.google.com. This tool allows you to check the Google Analytics and Tag Manager snippets on your site:
    • Visit https://tagassistant.google.com
    • Log in with your Google account
    • Click on Add domain
    • Enter your website domain name and press Connect
    • Wait for your site to be scanned in a new tab or window. Once complete, you’ll see a Connected notice back in your Tag Assistant tab. Press Continue.
    • You’ll see the connected Analytics property and a summary of whether or not hits were recorded

If your Google Analytics setup is not working as expected, or your own visits are not being recorded, you can check:

  • Your Google Analytics configurations within Site Kit. Have you allowed Site Kit to insert your snippet? Are you trying to track your own visit? If so, ensure that you’re not logged in to your site or ensure that you are recording all traffic, including logged-in users. 
  • Cookie and consent-tracking plugins. If you’re using a plugin for GDPR compliance that requires users to accept or decline cookies, Analytics tracking will not occur until and unless users accept the use of cookies.
  • Optimization or caching plugins. Some plugins may have minification or other features that can alter the behavior or functionality of the Site Kit-placed Analytics snippet.

If you have checked these things and still need help determining why Analytics may not be working, reach out to the Site Kit support team in the WordPress support forums. 

Using cookie consent plugins with Site Kit

Using cookie consent plugins such as Complianz and CookieBot alongside Site Kit may cause Analytics to be tracked inconsistently. This can occur when a visiting user has not consented to the use of cookies or has declined to accept cookies. 

To check if your cookie plugin is blocking Analytics site view data:

  1. Go to your Analytics account
  2. Select the account and property for your website
  3. From the left menu go to Reports > Realtime > Overview
  4. Open a new incognito browsing window and navigate to your website. Ignore or decline your cookie consent notice.
  5. In your Analytics realtime window, check if your visit hasn’t been recorded. One of the easiest ways to find your own visit is to go to Reports > Realtime > Locations, click your country, and then look for your location. Note that if you are using a VPN you should be looking for the location associated with your VPN. 
  6. If it has not, then try the process again in a new incognito window, and this time accept the cookie notice. You should now see your site visit registered. 

Note: This may be more difficult to check if your site has high volumes of traffic.

Some cookie consent plugins may have an option within the settings to turn off the ability to block scripts from firing before consent is given. Not all of these plugins will have this option, so if you don’t want your site visit data to be affected, you can either try a different cookie consent plugin or disable the plugin.

Additional Analytics Support

For additional assistance, feel free to open a support topic on our WordPress.org support forum. Note that we are limited to Site Kit-related questions about Google Analytics, including questions about:

  1. Google Analytics module setup or functionality issues within Site Kit
  2. The configuration options within the Google Analytics module in Site Kit
  3. The Traffic section of the Site Kit dashboard
  4. Google Analytics error messages, notices, or warnings within Site Kit
  5. Google Analytics permission notices within Site Kit

For Google Analytics-specific questions such as help with site or account approvals, use the Google Analytics Help Center for assistance. Note that the Site Kit support team does not have access to users’ Google Analytics accounts and are unable to assist with account-related issues. 

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