GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress vs Tidio Live Chat
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| Feature | GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress v2.0.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Tidio Live Chat v8.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 700,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | September 1, 2026 |
| Editions | GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress | Tidio Chat |
| Pros | Places GTM containers without editing theme files; Data layer for WooCommerce, forms and media events; Consent mode and a tag blocklist are built in | Live chat widget with async loading option; WooCommerce link shows carts and orders in chat; Shows a system info page for support |
| Cons | Tags, triggers and consent rules must be set up in Google Tag Manager; Tracking setup is complex and needs a tag manager account | Needs a Tidio account; chat is hosted by Tidio; AI chatbot (Lyro) is a paid or trial add-on; Widget script is loaded from a third-party host |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | GTM container snippets in head and body, Multiple containers, Page variables in the data layer, Google Consent Mode, Tag blocklist for pages and elements, WooCommerce event tracking in the data layer, Contact Form 7 tracking, Media (video and audio) events, User events in the data layer, Visitor data module, AMP support | Live chat widget on the front end, Option to load the widget asynchronously, Link to WooCommerce for carts and orders in chat, Lyro AI chatbot upsell notice in admin ($), System info page for support requests, Clear the plugin debug log from admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Tag Manager | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Polylang, WPML | — |
| Other | — | Tidio API |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.googletagmanager.com | api-v2.tidio.co, code.tidio.co, www.tidio.com |