> VERIFY_INSTALL

Confirm your
snippet is live.

Three ways to check that your tracking snippet is firing correctly.

1 Method 1 — Browser Network Tab Easiest

No technical setup required. Works in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.

  1. 1 Open your website in Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.
  2. 2 Press F12 (or right-click → Inspect) to open DevTools.
  3. 3 Click the Network tab.
  4. 4 Reload the page (Ctrl+R / Cmd+R).
  5. 5 In the filter box above the request list, type bot-pixel.
  6. 6 You should see a GET request to /api/bot-pixel?page=...&site=...
  7. 7 Click the request — the Status should be 200.

What the request URL looks like

https://aeofix.com/api/bot-pixel?page=%2F&site=beta-abc123
Note: If you see the request with status 200, installation is confirmed. The tracker is live and will record bot visits as they arrive.

2 Method 2 — View Page Source

Confirms the snippet is present in the HTML that browsers and bots receive.

  1. 1 Open your site in a browser.
  2. 2 Right-click anywhere on the page and choose View Page Source (or press Ctrl+U).
  3. 3 Press Ctrl+F and search for bot-pixel.
  4. 4 You should see the tracking script somewhere before </body>.
Note: If you do not see it in the source, the snippet may not have been saved or published yet. Go back to your platform's installation guide and confirm you saved and published the change.

3 Method 3 — Dashboard Check

After 24–48 hours, confirm real crawlers are being recorded.

  1. 1 Log in to your AEOfix dashboard.
  2. 2 Check the Recent Visits section.
  3. 3 If Googlebot, Bingbot, or other crawlers appear — your snippet is working and recording visits.
Note: AI bots like GPTBot and ClaudeBot may take 3–7 days for a first visit to a new page. Googlebot is usually the fastest to arrive and is a reliable early confirmation signal.

Troubleshooting

Common issues and how to fix them:

Snippet not in page source

You may not have published or saved after adding the code. Check your platform's publish step — most builders require an explicit Publish or Deploy action after saving in the editor.

Network tab shows no bot-pixel request

The snippet may be in the wrong location — for example inside <head> instead of <body>. Move it to just before the closing </body> tag.

Status 400 or 403 in Network tab

Your Site ID may be malformed or missing. Copy the snippet fresh from the banner at the top of your dashboard — it always contains the correct, current Site ID and key.

Bot visits not appearing after 7 days

Check your robots.txt — you may be blocking AI crawlers unintentionally. See our robots.txt guide for the correct allow rules for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI agents.

"Tracking disabled" banner in dashboard

Your account tracking may have been paused. Contact AEOfix support to reactivate it.

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