From eb3d4eca2e3fad0e25d560f8345389af249a56e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Wartofsky <jwartofsky@yext.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:56:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat: read requireOptIn setting from visual editor config

---
 .../visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx    | 5 +++++
 packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx | 5 +++++
 packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx    | 5 +++++
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
index 64f586b542..44df8ab8d9 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ const Directory: Template<TemplateRenderProps> = (props) => {
       apiKey={document?._env?.YEXT_PUBLIC_VISUAL_EDITOR_APP_API_KEY}
       templateData={props}
       currency="USD"
+      requireOptIn={
+        document.__?.visualEditorConfig
+          ? JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn
+          : false
+      }
     >
       <VisualEditorProvider templateProps={props}>
         <Render
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
index 63f0da4cda..6ffde55b4a 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ const Locator: Template<TemplateRenderProps> = (props) => {
         apiKey={document?._env?.YEXT_PUBLIC_VISUAL_EDITOR_APP_API_KEY}
         templateData={props}
         currency="USD"
+        requireOptIn={
+          document.__?.visualEditorConfig
+            ? JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn
+            : false
+        }
       >
         <VisualEditorProvider templateProps={props}>
           <Render
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx
index fb88070905..fbabb99e81 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ const Location: Template<TemplateRenderProps> = (props) => {
       apiKey={document?._env?.YEXT_PUBLIC_VISUAL_EDITOR_APP_API_KEY}
       templateData={props}
       currency="USD"
+      requireOptIn={
+        document.__?.visualEditorConfig
+          ? JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn
+          : false
+      }
     >
       <VisualEditorProvider templateProps={props}>
         <Render

From 0caceb38085082d91820dd41823379c472a54169 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Wartofsky <jwartofsky@yext.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:19:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add try/catch wrappers to config json parsing

---
 .../src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx     | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 .../src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx       | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 .../src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx          | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
index 44df8ab8d9..95eafde603 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/directory.tsx
@@ -129,16 +129,23 @@ const Directory: Template<TemplateRenderProps> = (props) => {
     console.error("Failed to parse layout JSON:", e);
   }
 
+  let requireAnalyticsOptIn = false;
+  if (document.__?.visualEditorConfig) {
+    try {
+      requireAnalyticsOptIn =
+        JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn ??
+        false;
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("Failed to parse visualEditorConfig JSON:", e);
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <AnalyticsProvider
       apiKey={document?._env?.YEXT_PUBLIC_VISUAL_EDITOR_APP_API_KEY}
       templateData={props}
       currency="USD"
-      requireOptIn={
-        document.__?.visualEditorConfig
-          ? JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn
-          : false
-      }
+      requireOptIn={requireAnalyticsOptIn}
     >
       <VisualEditorProvider templateProps={props}>
         <Render
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
index 6ffde55b4a..ba358420e6 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/locator.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ const Locator: Template<TemplateRenderProps> = (props) => {
     console.error("Failed to parse layout JSON:", e);
   }
 
+  let requireAnalyticsOptIn = false;
+  if (document.__?.visualEditorConfig) {
+    try {
+      requireAnalyticsOptIn =
+        JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn ??
+        false;
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("Failed to parse visualEditorConfig JSON:", e);
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <script
@@ -146,11 +157,7 @@ const Locator: Template<TemplateRenderProps> = (props) => {
         apiKey={document?._env?.YEXT_PUBLIC_VISUAL_EDITOR_APP_API_KEY}
         templateData={props}
         currency="USD"
-        requireOptIn={
-          document.__?.visualEditorConfig
-            ? JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn
-            : false
-        }
+        requireOptIn={requireAnalyticsOptIn}
       >
         <VisualEditorProvider templateProps={props}>
           <Render
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx
index fbabb99e81..1388f12570 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/templates/main.tsx
@@ -139,16 +139,23 @@ const Location: Template<TemplateRenderProps> = (props) => {
     document?._additionalLayoutCategories
   );
 
+  let requireAnalyticsOptIn = false;
+  if (document.__?.visualEditorConfig) {
+    try {
+      requireAnalyticsOptIn =
+        JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn ??
+        false;
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("Failed to parse visualEditorConfig JSON:", e);
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <AnalyticsProvider
       apiKey={document?._env?.YEXT_PUBLIC_VISUAL_EDITOR_APP_API_KEY}
       templateData={props}
       currency="USD"
-      requireOptIn={
-        document.__?.visualEditorConfig
-          ? JSON.parse(document.__.visualEditorConfig)?.requireAnalyticsOptIn
-          : false
-      }
+      requireOptIn={requireAnalyticsOptIn}
     >
       <VisualEditorProvider templateProps={props}>
         <Render