Gik000

<p>Since mid-2025 Meta no longer supports native on-platform checkout for Facebook and Instagram shops. Merchants must instead configure a <strong>Checkout URL</strong> on their own website — Meta documents this approach in the <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/commerce-platform/setup-checkout-url" rel="nofollow ugc">Commerce Platform Checkout URL setup guide</a>. That URL should pre-fill the store cart and send customers straight to checkout.</p>
<p><strong>CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce</strong> handles this seamlessly. You configure your store URL as the checkout URL in Meta Commerce Manager and the plugin takes care of the rest: it reads the product list from the URL, fills the WooCommerce cart, and redirects the customer to the checkout page.</p>
<h4>How it works</h4>
<p>Meta appends a <code>products</code> query parameter to your checkout URL every time a customer taps “Buy” on your Facebook or Instagram shop listing:</p>
<pre><code>https://yourstore.com/checkout?products=wc_post_id_123:2,wc_post_id_456:1
</code></pre>
<p>The plugin intercepts this request, adds the right products (and quantities) to the cart, and bounces the customer to <code>/checkout</code> in one smooth redirect.</p>
<h4>Supported product ID formats</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>wc_post_id_123:2</code> — simple product with WooCommerce post ID 123, quantity 2</li>
<li><code>wc_post_id_123_variation_456:2</code> — variable product 123, variation 456, quantity 2</li>
<li><code>123:2</code> — plain WooCommerce post ID (fallback format)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Optional parameters</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>coupon=CODE</code> — applies a coupon code automatically</li>
<li><code>utm_source</code>, <code>utm_medium</code>, <code>utm_campaign</code>, <code>utm_content</code>, <code>utm_term</code> — forwarded to the checkout URL for analytics</li>
<li><code>fbclid</code>, <code>cart_origin</code> — forwarded for Meta attribution</li>
</ul>
<h4>Setup</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Follow <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/commerce-platform/setup-checkout-url" rel="nofollow ugc">Meta’s official Checkout URL setup guide</a>.</li>
<li>In <strong>Meta Commerce Manager <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Checkout</strong>, choose <em>Checkout on another website</em>.</li>
<li>Set the Checkout URL to your store’s checkout page, e.g. <code>https://yourstore.com/checkout</code>.</li>
<li>Meta will automatically append the <code>?products=…</code> parameter when a customer buys.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Security</h4>
<ul>
<li>All query-string values are sanitised before use.</li>
<li>Product IDs are validated against the WooCommerce catalogue; non-existent or non-purchasable products are silently skipped.</li>
<li>Quantities are capped at 99 per item; item count is capped at 50 per request.</li>
<li>The final redirect uses <code>wp_safe_redirect()</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.0 or later</li>
<li>WooCommerce 7.0 or later</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or later</li>
</ul>


CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce

Fills the WooCommerce cart automatically when customers arrive from a Meta (Facebook or Instagram) shop checkout URL.

Wim Braam

Renee van Velthuijsen

Really Simple Plugins

mredondometricool

juan.pablo.tejela

marcoscacabelos

lucadipaola

Kelvin Kuiper

<p>Metricool brings powerful analytics, actionable statistics, and complete social media insights directly into your WordPress dashboard. With a simple setup, this plugin connects your website to Metricool and automatically inserts the tracking JavaScript needed to collect accurate site analytics and statistics—no complicated configuration required.</p>
<p>Once connected, you can monitor your website performance alongside your social media analytics in one unified place. Track visits, user behavior, and key statistics from your WordPress site, while also gaining insights into your Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and X (Twitter) accounts. Metricool is designed for creators, businesses, and social media managers who want clear, visual analytics without the complexity.</p>
<p>The plugin adds a lightweight tracking script to your front-end, enabling precise website analytics similar to tools like Google Analytics, but with a strong focus on social media performance and cross-channel statistics. Inside wp-admin, your data is presented in clean, easy-to-understand graphs, making it simple to analyze trends, measure growth, and optimize your social strategy.</p>
<p>Getting started is effortless thanks to the built-in onboarding flow. You can quickly create a free Metricool account or connect an existing one, allowing you to start collecting analytics and statistics immediately. From there, you’ll have access to a complete overview of your social media and website performance in one place.</p>
<p>Metricool supports a wide range of social media platforms, advertising channels, and reporting tools, allowing you to centralize all your analytics and statistics:</p>
<ul>
<li>Instagram</li>
<li>Facebook</li>
<li>YouTube</li>
<li>LinkedIn</li>
<li>X (Twitter)</li>
<li>Threads</li>
<li>Bluesky</li>
<li>Pinterest</li>
<li>TikTok</li>
<li>TikTok Business</li>
<li>Google Business Profile</li>
<li>Twitch</li>
<li>Meta Ads</li>
<li>Google Ads</li>
<li>TikTok Ads</li>
<li>Looker Studio</li>
</ul>
<p>Whether you’re tracking Instagram engagement, analyzing Facebook reach, optimizing TikTok performance, monitoring YouTube views, reviewing LinkedIn statistics, or understanding your X (Twitter) audience, Metricool centralizes all your analytics and statistics into a single, intuitive dashboard.</p>
<p>If you’re familiar with tools like Google Analytics or plugins like Smash, Metricool offers a more integrated approach—combining website analytics with social media analytics and advertising statistics for a complete picture of your digital performance.</p>
<h3>Why Metricool?</h3>
<p>Metricool is built to simplify analytics and make social media statistics accessible, visual, and actionable. Instead of juggling multiple tools for your website and your social media channels, Metricool gives you everything in one place.</p>
<p>With Metricool, you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>Track your website analytics and user behavior with accurate, real-time statistics</li>
<li>Measure performance across all major social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X (Twitter)</li>
<li>Analyze advertising statistics from Meta Ads, Google Ads, and TikTok Ads</li>
<li>Monitor visibility through platforms like Google Business Profile and streaming performance on Twitch</li>
<li>Plan, schedule, and automatically publish content across your social media channels</li>
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<li>Track competitor social media strategies and benchmark your performance</li>
<li>Discover the best times to post using advanced analytics and audience statistics</li>
<li>Generate professional reports combining website analytics, social media analytics, and ad statistics</li>
<li>Build custom dashboards and reports with Looker Studio</li>
<li>Monitor hashtags, trends, and content performance across your social media</li>
<li>Centralize all your messages and interactions for better social media management</li>
<li>Understand your social media growth with clear, visual analytics</li>
<li>Compare social and website statistics side by side</li>
<li>Make data-driven decisions using easy-to-read graphs inside WordPress</li>
</ul>
<p>Unlike traditional analytics tools, Metricool focuses on combining web analytics with social media analytics, helping you understand how your content performs across every channel—including Meta platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.</p>
<p>The platform is designed to be powerful yet easy to use. No complex dashboards, no overwhelming data—just the statistics that matter for your social media and website growth.</p>
<p>For users coming from Google Analytics or using tools like Smash, Metricool provides a more complete solution by connecting your social media analytics, advertising analytics, and website analytics into one seamless experience.</p>
<p>Whether you’re growing your brand on Instagram, managing campaigns on Facebook, creating content for TikTok, publishing on YouTube, networking on LinkedIn, engaging on X (Twitter), or exploring newer platforms like Threads and Bluesky, Metricool gives you the analytics and statistics you need to succeed.</p>
<h4>About Really Simple Plugins:</h4>
<p>Really Simple Plugins is the creator of most-used plugins Really Simple Security and Complianz. With a total of ~6 million installs, we focus on making the most user-friendly and easy-to-use plugins. We work with Metricool to make the very best social media metrics and planning tool available directly in your WordPress dashboard.</p>


Metricool – Social media and site statistics

Site metrics and social media analytics for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, X Twitter. The single best tool for Social Media Managers!

CartBridge Checkout Links for WooCommerce vs Metricool – Social media and site statistics