{"id":25974,"date":"2022-07-20T18:54:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=25974"},"modified":"2022-07-20T18:54:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:54:42","slug":"is-facebook-pixel-going-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-facebook-pixel-going-away","title":{"rendered":"Is Facebook Pixel Going Away?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e21e29747dd\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e21e29747dd\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e21e29747dd\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-facebook-pixel-going-away\/#Is_Facebook_Pixel_Going_Away\" title=\"Is Facebook Pixel Going Away?\">Is Facebook Pixel Going Away?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-facebook-pixel-going-away\/#Conversions_API\" title=\"Conversions API\">Conversions API<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-facebook-pixel-going-away\/#Facebook_pixel\" title=\"Facebook pixel\">Facebook pixel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-facebook-pixel-going-away\/#Third-party_cookies\" title=\"Third-party cookies\">Third-party cookies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-facebook-pixel-going-away\/#Duplicate_events\" title=\"Duplicate events\">Duplicate events<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-facebook-pixel-going-away\/#iOS_14_restrictions\" title=\"iOS 14 restrictions\">iOS 14 restrictions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-facebook-pixel-going-away\/#Ways_to_protect_your_Facebook_pixel\" title=\"Ways to protect your Facebook pixel\">Ways to protect your Facebook pixel<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Facebook_Pixel_Going_Away\"><\/span>Is Facebook Pixel Going Away?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/7wieoOd.png\" align=\"right\" style=\"max-height:216px; max-width:32% width:auto; height:auto; margin:0px 10px;\" alt=\"Is Facebook pixel going away\"> <\/p>\n<p>You may have noticed a new metric in your analytics dashboard, called the &#8220;Facebook pixel.&#8221; The pixel is triggered by a page view, and if a user visits your website, the corresponding pixel code is placed on your website. But how do you use it? And what&#8217;s the difference between Facebook pixel and custom conversions? Find out in this article. This article will explain how to use Facebook pixel correctly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conversions_API\"><\/span>Conversions API<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While you might be wondering if Facebook pixel is going away, it&#8217;s important to know it&#8217;s not going anywhere. In fact, it&#8217;s been updated and expanded with more options. Facebook also discontinued its Conversion Pixel. Instead, Facebook has added the Meta pixel, a piece of Javascript code that relies on Facebook Cookies to match website visitors with Facebook user accounts. This code loads a library of functions used to track events and conversions.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, you can use the Facebook Conversions API, which connects your website and Facebook Ads Manager to track conversions. This new tool allows you to measure web and offline events without requiring your own Facebook pixel. You should switch to it if you want to get a full understanding of your customers. Its API will be far more accurate. However, it won&#8217;t work for everyone. But if you really want to use Facebook for your business, you should consider using it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook_pixel\"><\/span>Facebook pixel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you notice that your Facebook pixel is no longer working, you may be wondering if you should stop using it. There are several things you can do to fix this issue. If the pixel is not working, you can use the Facebook Pixel Helper extension. This extension detects whether your pixel is working or not, and lets you know if it has gone away. Alternatively, you can try the Facebook Pixel Helper Chrome extension.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to identify whether the pixel is sending data from a single event. If you&#8217;re noticing multiple events with the same ID, this means that your pixel is not working correctly. Make sure that you&#8217;re only sending one event per page. When sending custom parameters, make sure that the code is sent once to Facebook for all events. Also, you should check that the ID of your Facebook pixel is matching the one in your system. Similarly, if you&#8217;re seeing errors with your product ID, you need to fix this error immediately.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Third-party_cookies\"><\/span>Third-party cookies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The change to Facebook&#8217;s tracking pixel means that the social network will no longer use third-party cookies to track users. Instead, Facebook will use first-party cookies to better measure and report on advertising efforts. This change was necessary to prevent third-party cookies from being blocked by some web browsers and services. Facebook will notify advertising account admins when this change takes effect, so advertisers should start monitoring their campaigns now.<\/p>\n<p>First-party cookies are those belonging to the website a person is currently visiting. Third-party cookies, on the other hand, belong to a website other than the one that the user is visiting. First-party cookies are more widely accepted by browsers, and they last longer. Facebook uses first-party cookies to track user activity, so you can keep your website updated and personalize your experience. Third-party cookies are used to retarget advertising to customers who have previously visited your website.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Duplicate_events\"><\/span>Duplicate events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having problems detecting duplicate events on your Facebook pixel, you need to read this article. It will give you the tools to resolve this problem. Listed below are some tools that you can use to find duplicate events and manage them on your Facebook page. These tools are part of the CF Power Scripts. Facebook also provides several power scripts for managing Facebook events. CF Power Scripts: Find Duplicate Events on Facebook Pixel and Resolve the Problem<\/p>\n<p>To get started, make sure that your workspace is set to web batching and event batching. If it&#8217;s not, contact your customer success manager. You can also find information on deduplication on Facebook&#8217;s For Developers and Business Help Center. If you&#8217;re using the Android and iOS integrations, forward the App State Transition, Commerce, and Screen View events. If you&#8217;re using the web integration, forward the App State Transition, Screen View, and Session Start events.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iOS_14_restrictions\"><\/span>iOS 14 restrictions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new iOS 14 release includes iOS privacy changes that affect the Facebook pixel. While the platform itself is not affected, other applications are. Users must now be prompted to accept the Facebook pixel before it can track their activity. The iOS 14 privacy changes are likely to impact SME marketing. The policy could lead to a 60 percent decrease in website sales and 50% decrease in revenue from Facebook app install ads. But it is important to note that these restrictions do not apply to the personalized ad platform of Apple.<\/p>\n<p>The new policies also affect Facebook&#8217;s conversion tracking. For example, developers will no longer be able to match website visitors with Facebook users and create ads targeting them. Instead, they will need to use website-based custom audiences to target potential customers. But that means that Facebook won&#8217;t be able to personalize ads and match visitors to brands based on demographics. This will have a negative impact on audience building and integrity.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ways_to_protect_your_Facebook_pixel\"><\/span>Ways to protect your Facebook pixel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you set up your pixel, you can use one of the many ways to protect your website. You can do this using a Chrome extension called Facebook Pixel Checker, or you can install the Facebook Pixel Finder if you use the Chrome browser. But remember, there is a learning curve and there may be things you&#8217;re not aware of. 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