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A Guide to Standard Events, Custom Events, and Custom Conversions

Jon Loomer

This is possible with the help of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions. In this post, we’ll focus on the following: Definitions of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions Examples of each one Explanations of how they are used General tips on how they are created When should you use each?

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Verify Your Custom Website Events

Jon Loomer

If you use custom events , you need to read this. Go to your Events Manager, and you may see this message to “Verify your custom website event(s).” Let’s discuss… What Are Custom Events? Verify Your Events As I write this, the requirement to verify custom events is rolling out.

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How to Test Meta Conversion Events

Jon Loomer

One of the primary reasons for bad reporting in Meta Ads Manager is conversion events that were set up improperly. This includes standard events, custom events, and custom conversions. You should test your events before relying on them in your Ads Manager reporting. Is the wrong event reported? Is the event firing?

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Meta Conversion Events, Deduplication, and Conflicting Reporting

Jon Loomer

If you dig into your Meta conversion events, you are likely to notice a problem: Conversion event data doesn’t match up. I’m not talking about your event data matching up with Google Analytics or other third-party reporting tools (these things will never match up). Browser vs. API Event Deduplication.

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Differences Between Custom Events and Custom Conversions

Jon Loomer

But one of the most common points of confusion I see is understanding the differences between custom events and custom conversions. This became especially obvious recently as I’ve written more about custom events. Custom Events To understand custom events, we first need to define “standard events.”

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Where Are Facebook Conversion Events Firing?

Jon Loomer

There’s a troubleshooting tool that can help diagnose and solve a lot of your problems related to conversion events. You can easily view where Facebook conversion events are firing by domain and URL. Let’s take a closer look at where this information is found and examples of how it’s so useful… Event Breakdown.

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How to Set Up Automatic Events for Your Meta Pixel

Jon Loomer

The process of adding standard events can be confusing and overwhelming for some publishers. Automatic Events can help. Let’s explain what Automatic Events are and how you can turn them on. What Are Automatic Events? Facebook detects these events through contextual activity happening on your website.

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