Custom Code & Advanced Tracking
Understanding Custom Code & Advanced Tracking#
The Custom Code tab provides technical controls to fine-tune how TraceNudges interacts with your website's forms and external assets. These settings are essential for ensuring accurate data capture and maintaining strict privacy standards.Key Configuration Options#
This feature allows you to specify exactly which inputs on your website should be tracked to generate social proof.Form Field Identifiers: Enter the specific name or ID attributes of your website's form fields (e.g., first_name, email_address).
How to use: Type the identifier and press Enter to add it to the tracking list.
Why it matters: Specifying identifiers ensures that TraceNudges captures the correct values from your custom sign-up forms or checkout flows to display in your "Recent Activity" nudges.
2. Font Loading & Privacy#
This setting helps you manage external dependencies to align with global privacy regulations like GDPR.Block External Font Loading: Check this box to prevent the system from loading Google Fonts.
Use Case: Enable this if your website requires strict privacy compliance by avoiding requests to third-party servers for assets like typography.
Why Use Custom Code Settings?#
1. Accurate Social Proof#
By identifying your unique form fields, you ensure that names and locations are pulled correctly into your notifications, avoiding "blank" or "unknown" entries in your live nudges.2. Improved Privacy Compliance#
Blocking external fonts is a proactive step in protecting user data and ensuring your website meets modern legal requirements regarding third-party data sharing.3. Technical Flexibility#
Every website is built differently. These identifiers allow TraceNudges to adapt to your specific site architecture without requiring you to rewrite your existing code.
💡 Pro Tip#
To find your Form Field Identifiers, right-click on your website's form input (like the Email box), select Inspect, and look for the id="..." or name="..." attribute in the code. Copy that exact text into this setting for perfect tracking!Modified at 2026-02-17 17:36:10
