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How do I monitor if my tracking is working?

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Quick Answer

The simplest monitor: every week, compare your WooCommerce order count to the purchase event count in GA4, Meta Ads Manager, and Google Ads for the same period. They should be within 5–10% of each other. A growing gap means events are dropping. For real-time checks, place a test order monthly and verify it appears in each platform's live tools.

Full Answer

Weekly comparison is the most practical tracking health check for WooCommerce stores. Pull order count from WooCommerce Reports → Orders for the past 7 days. Then check GA4 (Events → purchase count), Meta Events Manager (Web Events → Purchase), and Google Ads (Conversions report). A gap larger than 10% is your signal that something is breaking events.

For real-time verification: place a test order (or use a $0 coupon) in incognito mode and immediately check GA4 Realtime → Events, Meta Events Manager → Test Events, and Google Ads Tag Assistant. All three should show the purchase event within 60 seconds.

Set a calendar reminder for this monthly test — it takes under 10 minutes and catches silent tracking failures before they compound into weeks of bad attribution data. Server-side tracking solutions that log delivery status make this easier: you can check a dashboard rather than manually cross-referencing three platforms.

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