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How to test on your live site

How to test a Promolayer display on your live site so only your browser sees it, without showing it to real visitors.

Show the display only on your own device

The on-site preview ends when you navigate to another page. If you need to test across page transitions in your live environment without visitors seeing the display, follow these steps.

1. In the Rules tab, under 'Has viewed a specific page X or more times', add the following setting:

  • Match type: URL contains

  • String: ?promolayer_test

  • Count: 1 or more times

2. Visit your site by adding ?promolayer_test to the end of your URL.
Example: If your URL is https://example.com, go to https://example.com?promolayer_test

3. Set the display to live mode and test. Only browsers that have visited the ?promolayer_test URL will see the display.

4. Once testing is complete, turn off the 'Has viewed a specific page' switch and save.

Hide the display only on your own device

1. In the Rules tab, under 'Has not yet viewed a specific page', add the following setting:

  • Match type: URL contains

  • String: ?promolayer_test

2. Visit your site by adding ?promolayer_test to the end of your URL. From that point on, your browser will no longer see the display.

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