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# Quick Troubleshooting Guide

> This document is meant to be a quick reference guide to troubleshooting common issues. All steps should be followed sequentially in order to ensure the settings have been properly configured.

# Overview

This document is meant to be a quick reference guide to troubleshooting common issues. All steps should be followed sequentially in order to ensure the settings have been properly configured.

# Core Tag

| Problem                                                                                                                                                                                 | Cause                                                                                                                       | Solution                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                          |                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| No CTAs load and errors mentioning CORS are visible in the console.                                                                                                                     | Check the spelling of the core tag on the client's site matches spelling in the branded domain section of Tech Center page. | Provide the client the core tag directly from the Tech Center page.[](https://my.extole.com/tech-center)                                                                  |                                                                                          |                                                                                                                    |
| Seeing the error net: **ERR\_CONNECTION\_TIMED\_OUT**   when trying to load the core tag.!\[Screenshot showing                                                                          | No CTAs load and errors mentioning CORS are visible in the console.                                                         | Check the spelling of the core tag on the client's site matches spelling in the...]\(/images/extole/327c096c3a907f4116d9b5dd8fb442bca37238720050c243fdbedf53164e2df5.png) | The program domain has not yet been created in Extole                                    | Create the program domain you are trying to use in Extole's Tech Center page.[](https://my.extole.com/tech-center) |
| Seeing the error net: **ERR\_CERT\_COMMON\_NAME\_INVALID**   when trying to load the CTA tag.Running multiple DIG commands consecutively return different answers.!\[Screenshot showing | No CTAs load and errors mentioning CORS are visible in the console.                                                         | Check the spelling of the core tag on the client's site matches spelling in the...]\(/images/extole/e2e2833e8aa394ce03318acc43c6b1cb37ad0f4fb8508b3cd17248afcd03a220.png) | The CNAME was not properly created. (Most likely created as an A record and not a CNAME) | The client will have to create the record as a CNAME.                                                              |

# Advocate Share Links

| Problem                                                             | Cause                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Solution                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Advocate share links are directing friends to a blank page.         | Campaign status affects redirection. There should be at least one campaign in either **PAUSED** or **LIVE** status in the program where the share link was generated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | In the target program, make sure there is at least one **LIVE** campaign or change the status of an **ENDED** or **STOPPED** campaign to **PAUSED**. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| The share destination variable in Campaign Edit is empty            | Go to the **Friend > Share Destination** creative and add the page where friends should be directed under **Redirect URL.**<img src="https://mintcdn.com/extole/qcEY2oecClXIoahB/images/extole/8972d37160d53c0b6a8f2d32c62324d1335d7e28f0f7a5143b15d9941e764608.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qcEY2oecClXIoahB&q=85&s=8cf95c161cda411335e1e4bb357f2ed4" alt="Redirect URL or Zone Variable" width="262" height="91" data-path="images/extole/8972d37160d53c0b6a8f2d32c62324d1335d7e28f0f7a5143b15d9941e764608.png" /> |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| The target URL has not been added to **Sites to Enable Javascript** | Login to my.extole and go to the Tech Center[](https://my.extole.com/tech-center) page. If the domain for the **Redirect URL** is not listed in the **Sites to Enable JavaScript,** add it to the list.!\[Screenshot showing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Advocate share links are directing friends to a blank page.                                                                                          | Campaign status affects redirection. There should be at least one campaign in either PAUSED...]\(/images/extole/3b4a136212f50fff4e16b3e883d769a5fc5e79521da67511fdbbfd7ff19d3186.png)Only include the second level domain and the top-level domain (see image above). \***Do Not** *include the protocol when whitelisting, i.e.* www, http, https, etc. \* |

# Promotion Links

| Problem                                                                                                 | Cause                                                                                                                                                        | Solution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Promo links are directing friends to a blank page.                                                      | No organic redirect setup for that program                                                                                                                   | Create an organic redirect using runbook here.[](https://extole.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ops/pages/2330030/RUNBOOK+Create+or+change+redirect+links+including+organic+link#RUNBOOKCreateorchangeredirectlinks,includingorganiclink-OrganicLink-ForOnboardingclientspostCNAME) |
| The branded domain has no domains listed under **Production Sites Extole Should Support Requests From** | In the Tech Center, edit your branded domain and make sure there is at least one domain listed under "Production Sites Extole Should Support Requests From." |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

# Tags / Tagging

| Problem                                                                                 | Cause                                                                                                                                                                                        | Solution                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| No CTAs displaying on the client's site                                                 | No core.js or CTA is present.                                                                                                                                                                | Add both the core.js and the zone tags to your web page. If new ones need to be generated, go to the tag generator[](https://my.extole.com/tech-center/tag-generator) and download them. |
| The zone is disabled in Campaign Edit.                                                  | Go to    ​ **Campaign Edit > Marketing > Zone**   and open the creative's kebab menu to make sure it is **Enabled.** Publish the campaign to see the changes reflected on the client's site. |                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| The **Serve Creative** toggle is disabled in Campaign Edit.                             | The **Serve Creative** toggle should be enabled to display the CTA (if hosted by Extole).                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| The campaign contains no zone with that name.                                           | This is usually the case when a campaign is upgraded from scratch. On the new campaign's dashboard, create a new Onsite CTA and publish it.                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| The campaign is missing the default, optional child label and not targeting a campaign. | Reach out to your Extole CSM if you suspect a targeting issue with your campaign.                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                          |

# Share Experience

| Problem                                      | Cause                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Solution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Share experience does not send share message | There is a link in the share message to a site not listed under **Production Sites Extole Should Support Requests From**                                                                                                                   | 1. Make sure to remove the link from the share message. Example, if you are referencing an Amazon gift card as ***Amazon.com*** gift card, you can remove the top-level domain (the .com part).2. If the link in the share message is to a domain you control, make sure to add it to the **Production Sites Extole Should Support Requests From** (Tech Center > Edit Domain). |
| Share Experience/Referral Page does not load | Either core.js tag, zone tag or both tags are missing from the page.                                                                                                                                                                       | If new ones need to be generated, go to the tag generator[](https://my.extole.com/tech-center/tag-generator) and download. You will need to add these tags to your web pages.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| The zone is disabled in Campaign Edit.       | Go to    ​ **Campaign Edit > Advocate > Zone**   (share experience or referral page, typically) and open the creative's kebab menu to make sure it is **Enabled.** Publish the campaign to see the changes reflected on the client's site. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

# Other Special Cases

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| Problem                                                                | Cause                                                                                      | Solution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| Tags are on the page but no content is loading in **GTM Preview Mode** | This could be due to a browser configuration issue when viewing in a site in preview mode. | The solution is to enable 3rd party cookies for the browser you are using. See resources below\.GTM Preview Mode Not Working[](https://www.analyticsmania.com/post/google-tag-manager-preview-mode-not-working/)Enable preview mode in Safari[](https://www.simoahava.com/gtm-tips/enable-preview-mode-safari-browser/) |
