Meta pixel for WordPress

Description

This plugin will install a Meta Pixel for your page so you can capture the actions people take when they interact with your page, such as Lead, ViewContent, AddToCart, InitiateCheckout and Purchase events. It also includes support for the Conversions API.

You’ll be able to see when customers took an action after seeing your ad on Facebook and Instagram, which can help you with retargeting. And when you use the Conversions API alongside the Pixel, it creates a more reliable connection that helps the delivery system decrease your costs. Learn More

The Conversions API is designed to create a direct connection between your marketing data and the Meta systems, which help optimise ad targeting, decrease cost per action and measure results across Meta technologies. Learn More

Installation

To install from your WordPress site
1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
2. In the search field, type ‘Facebook for WordPress’ and click ‘Search Plugins’. Select the plugin authored by ‘Facebook’. You can install it by simply clicking ‘Install Now’.

To download and install plugin from Facebook Events Manager
Facebook Help Page

Configure plugin for first use
After plugin installed:
1. Go to settings page of the plugin.
2. Click Get Started.
3. Complete the Facebook Business Extension flow.
4. Agree to share your access token with your site.

Enable sending events via conversion API
You must complete the Facebook Business Extension flow before enabling sending events via conversions API.
1. Go to settings page of the plugin.
2. Under, Meta Advanced Configuration, toggle the checkbox to enable/disable send website events to Meta using Conversions API

FAQ

Where can I find more information on Facebook Pixel?

You can find more information on the Facebook Pixel.

Where can I find more information on Conversions API?

You can find more information on the Conversions API.

Where can I find more information on Facebook for WordPress plugin?

You can refer to this page

Where can I find support?

If you get stuck, or have any questions, you can ask for help in the Facebook for WordPress plugin forum.

I am a developer. Can I help improve the plugin?

Of course! This plugin is open sourced on the Facebook Incubator GitHub. You can find the code and contribution instructions in the plugin repository.

Reviews

March 5, 2024
This plugin will get you facebook account hacked if you connect it to facebook. I used this to login with both my facebook and my wife's facebook and the hackers locked us both from our facebook accounts.
February 29, 2024
Opening the plug-in settings using Windows 11/Edge doesn't work at all. Just a blank page. I assume some sort of Javascript/CSS/Cookie error. I had to login using a backlevel Firefox to even configure the plug-in. We are currently running Wordpress Version 6.4.3 the plug-in says it is only compatible upto 6.2.4 at least at plug-in 3.0.15 level.
January 15, 2024
How can Meta, accept such bad reviews for a long time. The plugin is seems to be a security hazard. I just dont understand why they give a s**t. look at all the bad reviews all the websites that got hacked. but they do nothing other then probably create a good review once in a while.
September 12, 2023
After signing up for Meta and connecting my bank, I have had persons try to steal $560 from my account and order 5 crab boils from Door Dash within the same 24 hour period. My bank shut down my account for an entire weekend. I had to appear at my bank in person to prove who I was. Since then, the same bank and another bank account I have with a different bank keep contacting me about fraudulent activity on my account.
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Contributors & Developers

“Meta pixel for WordPress” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

“Meta pixel for WordPress” has been translated into 27 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

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Changelog

2023-11-14 version 3.0.14

  • Introduced PII Caching to improve events quality
  • Removed WPFroms from the integrations. There is no need for the integrations since OpenBridge will send the events automatically.

2023-07-12 version 3.0.13

  • Revise openBridge Firing Logic for Cleaner URL Indexing

2023-06-13 version 3.0.12

  • Remove async processing from OpenBridge events
  • Get PII from session

2023-05-22 version 3.0.11

  • Remove the dependency of Gravity Forms

2023-04-25 version 3.0.10

  • Remove delays in firing pixel events
  • Upgrade to PHP SDK 16.0.*
  • Fix compatibility issues for PHP

2023-04-03 version 3.0.9

  • Removed hard coded OpenBridge Javascript
  • Fix async events UserData key mapping. #32
  • Delay pixel events firing, to track engaged visitors
  • Bug Fixes

2022-10-31 version 3.0.8

  • Fix PII drop when converting Pixel payload to Conversion API payload
  • Rebranded the extension from Facebook pixel to Meta pixel

2022-08-02 version 3.0.7

  • Update Facebook Business SDK to v12.0.0
  • Added the ability to send website events using conversion API and OpenBridge Javascript. This can be enabled/disabled from the settings page.
  • Added ads metrics and insights on the settings page.

2021-08-30 version 3.0.6

  • Update Facebook Business SDK to v11.0.0

2021-03-10 version 3.0.5

  • Support for WordPress 5.7
  • Fixing pixel events for Contact Form 7 in WP >= 5.7

2021-02-17 version 3.0.4

  • Update Facebook Business SDK to v9.0.4
  • Validating, sanitizing and escaping plugin settings

2021-02-12 version 3.0.3

  • Adding nonce parameter to requests changing plugin settings

2021-02-09 version 3.0.2

  • Removing Guzzle dependency

2021-01-28 version 3.0.1

  • Support for WordPress 5.6
  • Adding banner for plugin review
  • Adding action_source parameter to Conversions API events
  • Update Business SDK to v9.0.3

2021-01-06 version 3.0.0

  • Adding Facebook Business Extension based configuration
  • Renaming to Facebook for WordPress

2020-12-08 version 2.2.2

  • Update Business SDK to v9.0.1

2020-11-04 version 2.2.1

  • Stop sending events for internal users
  • Fix Contact Form 7 integration bug, send events only on form submit success
  • Update Facebook Business SDK to v8.0.2
  • Requires PHP 5.6 or greater
  • Sending ViewContent Conversions API event from WooCommerce
  • Support for WooCommerce through Pixel and Conversions API

2020-08-14 version 2.2.0

  • Support for WordPress 5.5
  • Improved Conversions API event quality
  • Sending AddToCart and ViewContent events from Easy Digitial Downloads
  • New filter added before the Conversions API event is sent

2020-06-18 version 2.1.0

  • Support for WooCommerce through the Conversions API

2020-04-23 version 2.0.2

  • Support for WordPress 5.4
  • Fixing an Illegal string offset error with WP Forms
  • Fixing the event source url for Conversions API events

2020-03-23 version 2.0.1

  • Fixing an Undefined index error

2020-03-09 version 2.0.0

2019-12-02 version 1.8.0

  • Support for WordPress 5.3
  • Fix Gravity Forms confirmation redirect

2019-02-18 version 1.7.25

  • remove get_called_class from the codebase

2019-02-10 version 1.7.24

  • Fix for PHP 5.3
  • Fix the Util function
  • Fix Ninja Form

2019-01-29 version 1.7.23

  • Add Gravity Forms
  • Add Caldera Form
  • Add Formidable Form

2019-01-20 version 1.7.22

  • fix css asset error

2018-11-30 version 1.7.21

  • fix abstract static function

2018-11-28 version 1.7.20

  • Change plugin file name, Add Supports for MailChimp for WordPress and WP eCommerce

2018-11-20 version 1.7.19

  • Support php 5.3 onwards

2018-11-09 version 1.7.18

  • Fix translation and set the advanced matching on by default

2018-11-09 version 1.7.17

  • Fix Lead event

2018-11-02 version 1.7.16

  • Fix advance matching