> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mention-me.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Enable Live Tracking

> Switch your tags to live after you prepare to launch. Mention Me confirms the step when it detects the first live fire.

**Enable live tracking** switches your tags to live. It sits on the launch checklist, so it only becomes actionable after [you prepare to launch](/knowledge-app/onboarding/prepare-to-launch).

Mention Me confirms the step automatically when it detects any live traffic. You do not tick it by hand.

The exact change depends on your **tracking integration method**.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="JavaScript tags" icon="code">
    Point your JavaScript tags at `tag.mention-me.com`, not `tag-demo.mention-me.com`. Mention Me confirms once it detects any live traffic.

    <Steps>
      <Step title="Update your tag URLs">
        Remove `-demo` from your Mention Me JavaScript tag URLs wherever they appear. Change `tag-demo.mention-me.com` to `tag.mention-me.com`.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Publish your changes">
        Save and publish those changes to your live website.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Wait for confirmation">
        Return to the Onboarding Hub. The step completes when Mention Me sees the first live fire.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Shopify" icon="shopify" iconType="brands">
    Mention Me switches the Shopify app to **Production** for you when you [prepare to launch](/knowledge-app/onboarding/prepare-to-launch). You do not need to change the environment setting in Shopify Admin.

    Return to the Onboarding Hub. The step completes when Mention Me sees the first live fire.

    <Note>
      If the step stays pending, make sure the Mention Me Shopify app is still
      installed and your store is receiving traffic.
    </Note>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Google Tag Manager" icon="google" iconType="brands">
    In Google Tag Manager, set the Mention Me tag template's **Environment** to **Live**. Mention Me confirms once it detects any live traffic.

    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="Community template">
        The Mention Me Referral Tag GTM template has no URLs to edit. You switch environments with the tag's **Environment** field.

        <Steps>
          <Step title="Open each Mention Me tag">
            In Google Tag Manager, go to **Tags** and open each Mention Me Referral Tag.
          </Step>

          <Step title="Set Environment to Live">
            Change the **Environment** field from **Test** to **Live**. `Live` sends events to `tag.mention-me.com`; `Test` sends them to `tag-demo.mention-me.com`.
          </Step>

          <Step title="Publish your container">
            **Save** each tag, then **Submit** and publish your GTM container.
          </Step>
        </Steps>
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Legacy (manual JavaScript)">
        If you deployed the Mention Me tags through a **Custom HTML** tag in GTM, switch the environment in the tag URL.

        <Steps>
          <Step title="Update your Custom HTML tags">
            In each Mention Me Custom HTML tag, switch the tag URL from `tag-demo.mention-me.com` to `tag.mention-me.com`.
          </Step>

          <Step title="Preview and publish">
            Use GTM's Preview mode to confirm the tags still fire, then publish the container.
          </Step>
        </Steps>
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

If you integrated through the Mention Me API, switch those calls to live.

<Note>
  If Mention Me never detected a tag fire during setup, this step may not
  appear. The hub skips it as not needed.
</Note>

The Onboarding Hub stays visible until this step confirms.

## See Also

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Set up tracking" icon="broadcast-tower" href="/knowledge-app/onboarding/set-up-tracking">
    Install the tags this step switches to live.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Understanding prepare to launch and campaign launch" icon="scale-balanced" href="/knowledge-app/onboarding/understanding-prepare-and-launch">
    Where live tracking sits between those two moments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tag Integration" icon="code" href="/developer-docs/integration/overview">
    Entry points and testing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Onboarding" icon="list-check" href="/knowledge-app/onboarding/overview">
    Back to the hub.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>