using facebook pixel to populate from my store to my fb business page.

[noppie]

Like this

content_ids: '<?php echo $products_id; ?>',

~Melanie

i put it in.. see below..
this is what the chrome facebook pixel helper says
ViewContent

CUSTOM PARAMETERS SENT
content_type: product
content_ids: Not Set
value: 10
currency: USD


it didn't work.. darn

<quote>
<!-- Facebook Pixel Code -->
<script>
!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)
{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};
if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';
n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',
'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js');
fbq('init', '462293697294400');
fbq('track', 'PageView');
</script>
<noscript><img height="1" width="1" style="display:none"
src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=462293697294400&ev=PageView&noscript=1"
/></noscript>
<!-- End Facebook Pixel Code -->
<script>
fbq('track', 'ViewContent', {
value: 10.00,
currency: 'USD',
content_ids: '<?php echo $products_id; ?>',
content_type: 'product',
});
</script> </quote>

[mprough]

The information needed is not being called from the template file you put the code in. Try putting the pixel code in your structured data markup file instead so the query runs =)

[noppie]

i have facebook open graph is that what you mean.. I tried to follow the directions in the FAQS, and i just got lost.

i really wanted this to work so bad,, i am so frustrated.

[mprough]

Which plugin are you using for your schema?

[noppie]

facebook open graph

[mprough]

Okay, well... there's more there than opengraph, so I suspect you have a different one as well. But, in any event, the pixel need to be in the opengraph file so it can pull the database query.

[noppie]

I got the view content to fire correctly .. after a month of searching and asking here on the forum, and I honestly can not believe you all here are not doing this to.. two more places to load your product catalogs for free..
Oh well,
Thank you for all the fish..

[mprough]

I got the view content to fire correctly .. after a month of searching and asking here on the forum, and I honestly can not believe you all here are not doing this to.. two more places to load your product catalogs for free..
Oh well,
Thank you for all the fish..

You aren't going to share the solution?

[lankeeyankee]

Yes, please share. Many people might not be aware that this is possible (like me)

[noppie]

I switch to OScommerce.. they had a plugin... and the guy that wrote the plugin.. rewrote it so it will work.
I love Zencart I really do and wish I had the knowledge to write the plugin(i mean two more avenues to sell your items) .. but the items I sell are for the youth. and Instagram is where a lot of people that buy my products are.. I do not make a lot of money to use Shopify.. why give facebook more money..... anyway I worked on this for over a month.. I asked for help and no real answers that helped me.. I am an older lady and I need step by step instructions.. the help I got was great if one understood coding. I had to redo my database one group at a time.. I already miss the attributes of Zencart.
maybe someone with more knowledge than me could write a plugin.
it was the content id under the content view that i just couldn't get working .. the actual facebook pixel as it is worked just fine.. and i did tried google tag manager.. which didn't work for me either.. that stupid content id not being picked up by the pixel. I even contacted facebook, they weren't any help either, they said oh third party cart.. can't help.. they told me what was wrong but no solution. i need to get a fence to keep my dogs in my yard so i really need to get this working,. anyway.. if someone creates a plugin that would be great, this could help a lot of us some business persons. and it does not cost anything to use the pixel and get products on Instagram.
thank you for reading.. i will check back to see if a plugin was created..