A Shopify store owner discovered visible code text appearing at the top and bottom of their website after installing Google Tag Manager. They wanted to keep the tag installed but hide the code from public view.
Root Cause Identified:
The Google Tag code was placed outside of proper script tags, causing it to render as visible text instead of executing as code.
Solution Provided:
Move the Google Tag code (specifically the gtag('config', 'AW-3344547...') line) inside proper script tags with the correct markup structure.
Outcome:
The issue was successfully resolved after implementing the suggested code placement fix. The store owner confirmed the solution worked.
I have code txt visible on my website and can not work out how to hide it from the public! I believe it happened when I installed google tag. I want to keep the google tag installed just not to show on my website.
See below photo’s of the top and bottom of my website showing the code displayed. Please help?!
Hi @Jode81 ,
This happen if there is issue in rendering of page so code is not properly rendered, could you please share your store url so I can check.
Thanks
Thankyou, it is www.onestopcelebrations.com
Can you share the link to your website please? This would make it a little bit easier for me to see what the problem is and guide you in the right direction.
My website is http://www.onestopcelebrations.com/
Thankyou 
Hi @Jode81
I found the reason this is because Google Tag is outside the script tag in code.
Current →
gtag('config', 'AW-11033445427');
Change this to
This will solve the issue.
Hi,
Thankyou so much for your help, this solved my issue!!