In ABConvert, some users don’t know how to check if the test works after setting it up. We offer several options to help the users confirm if a test is set up and running correctly.

In this article, we will introduce some general ways to help you verify your tests by preview and analytics.

After setting up a test, you want to check if the test showed up correctly. There are 2 general ways to preview the test:

After launching the test, you can click the test by going to the “Analytics” page. Then click the “Get Preview URL” or “Summary” to preview the test URL.

You can also check out more detailed ways in different test types:

Sometimes, the preview URL may show an unexpected preview. If you encounter this case, please don’t worry. This is another way to preview if the test is working and display the assigned variant. (0 to original, 1=test group 1, etc) We recommend you use this advanced option that shows the ongoing test.

For example, if I have a test to a product page at www.myshopifystore/product/A, I want to test my original page and duplicate page by different prices. I would type these in the URL bar to test my variants:

Each test type may have more ways to preview a test by different factors like locations or new customers only. You can check out the below articles and learn how to preview the test:

After knowing the test is displaying correctly, users may want to ensure that the data is being collected accurately, like view, add to cart, checkout, and order. Here are the steps you can test for analytics:

As you want to test if the analytics is working and collect data correctly, you can use an incognito browser to pretend you are a new customer and shop for your stores. The ABConvert script will collect data and record your events as you browse your website, then send the data to the analytics dashboard.

After visiting the test, you can go back and refresh the Analytics Page to see if your event is recorded.