diff --git a/src/lib/analytics.svelte b/src/lib/analytics.svelte
index 2b7def2e..b583fddb 100644
--- a/src/lib/analytics.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/analytics.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-// import { page } from '$app/stores'
+export let log_lvl = 0;
 
 export let site_google_tracking_id: string = '';
-console.log(`site_google_tracking_id = `, site_google_tracking_id);
+if (log_lvl) {
+    console.log(`AE Analytics: site_google_tracking_id = `, site_google_tracking_id);
+}
 
 if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
@@ -11,14 +13,10 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     };
     window.gtag('js', new Date());
     window.gtag('config', site_google_tracking_id);
+    if (log_lvl) {
+        console.log(`AE Analytics: Google Analytics Tracking ID = `, site_google_tracking_id);
+    }
 }
-
-// $: if (typeof gtag !== 'undefined') {
-//     gtag('config', site_google_tracking_id, {
-//         page_title: document.title,
-//         page_path: $page.url.pathname,
-//     })
-// }
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
@@ -26,14 +24,4 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     async
     src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id={site_google_tracking_id}">
 </script>
-<!-- <script>
-    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []
-
-    function gtag() {
-    dataLayer.push(arguments)
-    }
-
-    gtag('js', new Date())
-    gtag('config', site_google_tracking_id)
-</script> -->
 </svelte:head>
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 227dabc9..70eb5aa8 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -191,16 +191,26 @@ if ($ae_loc.site_cfg_json.slct__sponsorship_cfg_id) {
 
 // Updated 2024-11-21
 if ($ae_loc.site_access_key || $ae_loc.site_domain_access_key) {
-    console.log(`We need to do a current check against the allow_access value.`);
+    if (log_lvl > 1) {
+        console.log(`We need to do a current check against the allow_access value. site key: ${$ae_loc.site_access_key}, domain key: ${$ae_loc.site_domain_access_key}`);
+    }
 
+    // $ae_loc.allow_access is set to they key if passed in the URL. It is set to true if they are just "trusted".
     if ($ae_loc.site_access_key === $ae_loc.allow_access || $ae_loc.site_domain_access_key === $ae_loc.allow_access) {
-        console.log(`PASS: The access key was checked earlier and we just now checked the key.`);
+        if (log_lvl > 1) {
+            console.log(`PASS: The allow_access was checked earlier and just now checked against the site or domain key.`);
+        }
     } else {
-        console.log(`FAIL: The access key was checked earlier, but just now failed.`);
+        // console.log(`FAIL: The access key was checked earlier, but just now failed. Checking if they are trusted...`);
         if ($ae_loc.trusted_access) {
-            console.log(`FAIL: The access key was checked earlier and failed, but we have trusted access.`);
+            if (log_lvl > 1) {
+                console.log(`PASS: The access key was checked and failed, but we have trusted access.`);
+            }
             $ae_loc.allow_access = true;
         } else {
+            if (log_lvl) {
+                console.log(`FAIL: The site and domain access key was checked and failed, and we do not have trusted access.`);
+            }
             $ae_loc.allow_access = false;
         }
     }