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GTM Configuration for Session Replay: Masking Issue Explained

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Hi, this is my GTM tag configuration to enable session replay. The recording is working correctly, and I can see the "Session Recording Checkpoint" event on the platform. I've overridden the default values for the init options (record_block_selector, record_mask_text_class, record_mask_text_selector) so that page elements are not masked with asterisks, in order to test and see the differences. I left the values empty so that empty strings would be inserted by default, but the recordings on the Mixpanel platform still show content masked with asterisks. Why is that? Thank you!

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Andreas G.
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I have the same issue. Modified the record_mask_text_class/record_mask_text_selector as laid out in the [docs](https://docs.mixpanel.com/docs/session-replay/session-replay-privacy-controls#:~:text=First%2C%20change%20record_mask_text_selector%E2%80%99s%20default%20value%20from%20%E2%80%9C*%E2%80%9D%20to%20%E2%80%9C%E2%80%9D%20to%20make%20all%20text%20elements%20no%20longer%20masked). But it has no effect, everything is still masked. Let me know if you find a solution.
Andreas G.
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Andrea S. I found a solution for my case. It might help you. I called Mixpanel.init() twice, the first time without option parameters, the second time with record_... options. But it didn't 'update' it's initialization, it just stayed with the initial parameters. Hope that helps.
Andrea S.
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Hi Andreas G., yes I managed to solve it by simply increasing the activation priority of the tag in gtm and using a variabile (custom js) in the Initialization Options that returns an object with the values I want, instead of setting the options manually. Let me know if you want me to explain better!😊