Hey, I integrated my Facebook Pixel with my forum. Everything is working as expected, except that a PageView Pixel event triggers twice when I load forum post pages. A single PageView Pixel event is triggered on other forum pages. Does anybody know why this double-fire might be happening?
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Charles_Hoffman reported that his Facebook Pixel triggers twice on forum post pages (but only once on other pages) after integrating it via a custom component in Discourse’s Settings > Customize > Components. He pasted the Meta Pixel code into the Common Head section and tested moving it to the Body section, but the issue persisted. He later observed that URL changes (e.g., appending “/3” or “/2”) after page load and during scrolling trigger additional PageView events — even a third one when scrolling up. fzngagan suggested this is a Single Page Application (SPA) behavior issue and pointed to Meta’s SPA implementation guide. They recommended hooking into Discourse’s Ember routing system to track PageView events only on new topic loads. Alternatively, posting in Marketplace might connect Charles with a developer for paid assistance.
How did you add the pixel?
I created a component (Settings > Customize > Components) called “Facebook Pixel” and then clicked “Edit CSS/HTML”. Then, I copied and pasted my Meta Pixel Code into the Common Head section and clicked “Save”. I tried moving the pixel to the Body section to see if that would fix the issue but it didn’t.
Any help you can provide is appreciated. Thanks!
Edit: I figured out why this was happening but I don’t know how to fix it. The URL changes after the page loads. For example, there’s a /3 appended to the end of the URL in the first PageView and a /2 appended to the second PageView. When I scroll up the page, the appendage disappears, which actually triggers a third PageView. Also, when I scroll back down, the appendage reappears.
Hi Charles,
I briefly looked into this one and here’s a link that describes how to achieve the correct behaviour using SPAs (Discourse being one). I think you need to hook into the Ember routing system and track the PageView only when a new topic is opened.
I think you can post this is Marketplace and someone should be able to help out if you’re willing to spend some money on this.