Tag Archives: tracking parameters

What Is fbclid? The Tracking Code Facebook Adds to Your Links

Facebook tracking code added to links

"Can you find the Facebook post based on the fbclid in the traffic statistics link?"
Short Answer: No, but it can still be useful.

Let's get into it....

Ever clicked a link on Facebook and landed on a page with a weird string of letters and numbers in the URL? Something like:

https://example.com/page?fbclid=IwAR2XEXAMPLEjargonHERE

That random-looking part - fbclid=... - isn’t spam or an error. It’s a tracking parameter added by Facebook. If you've ever wondered what it does, why it’s

... Continue reading
Posted in Ask David!, Website Traffic | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment