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fbq('track', 'ViewContent', { content_name: 'Homepage' });. The PageView event just automatically sends the URL and takes no parameters and is ... Home Public Questions Tags Users Collectives ExploreCollectives FindaJob Jobs Companies Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Collaborateandshareknowledgewithaprivategroup. CreateafreeTeam WhatisTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam CollectivesonStackOverflow Findcentralized,trustedcontentandcollaboratearoundthetechnologiesyouusemost. Learnmore Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. Learnmore facebookpixel:PageViewvs.ViewContent AskQuestion Asked 5years,1monthago Active 2years,4monthsago Viewed 57ktimes 9 SorryifthishasbeenaskedmanytimesbutIreallygotconfusedonhowtousefacebookpixel. Ihavealandingpage(successpage)whereIwanttotrackhowmanyusershavelandedtothatpage. IamconfusedbetweenPageViewandViewContent. Inmycase,whatshouldIusesoIcantrackthepixel? facebook Share Improvethisquestion Follow askedOct11'16at13:58 DonnaDonna 11311goldbadge11silverbadge44bronzebadges 1 1 PossibleduplicateofFacebookPixelimplicitPageView – FranciscoDurdinGarcia Oct11'16at15:37 Addacomment  |  2Answers 2 Active Oldest Votes 7 @Andrew'sanswershowsthemostusefulFacebookpageforevents. Watchoutbecausethereisanotherpagethatshowsasimilarlistofeventswithoutevenmentioninganyparameters.Itjustsaystodofbq('track','ViewContent')whichisUSELESS! Youmustdothefollowingtogetusefuldata: fbq('track','ViewContent',{content_name:'Homepage'}); ThePageVieweventjustautomaticallysendstheURLandtakesnoparametersandispartofthedefaultconfiguration. Alsobesuretousethe'TestEvents'paneltoseeinrealtime(instantly!)whenyoureventscomethrough. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedJul28'19at9:59 GuilhermeMatuella 1,79811goldbadge1414silverbadges2929bronzebadges answeredJan21'19at2:17 Simon_WeaverSimon_Weaver 126k7575goldbadges596596silverbadges642642bronzebadges 1 Thisisusefultoo,evenifyou'renotdoinganSPAdevelopers.facebook.com/ads/blog/post/2017/05/29/… – Simon_Weaver Jan21'19at2:24 Addacomment  |  4 TheFacebookdocumentationhereexplains: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-pixel/api-reference#events Inthedocumentationitsays: ThedefaultpixelcodefiresthePageViewevent,whichcanbeusedto createCustomAudiencesandcustomconversionsthatmatchreferral URLs.Thiseventshouldnotberemovedasitmaycausedisruptionto theaforementionedrules. AccordingtoFB,theViewContenteventisfor: Whenakeypageisviewedsuchasaproductpage,e.g.landingona productdetailpage HereisanexampleoftheusageofViewContent https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-pixel/api-reference#utilizing_params Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredOct11'16at14:10 AndrewBriggsAndrewBriggs 1,3011111silverbadges2323bronzebadges Addacomment  |  YourAnswer ThanksforcontributingananswertoStackOverflow!Pleasebesuretoanswerthequestion.Providedetailsandshareyourresearch!Butavoid…Askingforhelp,clarification,orrespondingtootheranswers.Makingstatementsbasedonopinion;backthemupwithreferencesorpersonalexperience.Tolearnmore,seeourtipsonwritinggreatanswers. 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