Enhanced Error Detection in Shopify Pixel Helper

Enhanced Error Detection in Shopify Pixel Helper
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Shopify has gone a step further in building even stronger error messages into the Shopify Pixel Helper to help you better debug your custom pixels. This extra functionality lets the Pixel Helper detect any uncaught errors that appear at the top level of your pixel code, or even within some callback functions, and then display them in the error view.

On load, top-level errors now appear right away in Pixel Helper, providing immediate feedback on a number of varied issues that might affect the implementation of tracking. A new visual indicator—a red dot—now marks those events with callback errors to help identify errors occurring inside callback functions. Expanding these events shows detailed callbacks with error messages so that you're well-placed to find problems and fix them fast.

It enhances not only debugging but also guarantees that your custom pixels work efficiently in collecting and analyzing data. Developers fine-tuning their pixels or a merchant checking in on the tracking—these new error messages have all they need for setting up a seamless and efficient track.