Switching Gmail tracking extensions: what to check first
· 1 min read · The Bulk Mail team
Most people looking up a Gmail tracking extension by name are in one of two situations: installing their first one, or unhappy with the one they have. The checks below matter more in the second case.
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1. Run one tracker at a time
Two tracking extensions on the same Gmail tab will both try to modify your compose window and your Sent list. The usual result is duplicated pixels, wrong counts, or a compose box that misbehaves. Remove the old one before you install the new one.
2. Expect your history to stay behind
Open records live with the tool that recorded them. Nothing carries across when you switch, and emails you already sent will not become trackable. If you need a record of a specific past send, export it before you uninstall.
3. Check what your recipients have been seeing
If your previous tracker added a signature line to outgoing mail, everyone you emailed has been seeing it. Worth knowing, and worth avoiding in the replacement.
4. Decide what the free tier should limit
Free tiers cap either how many emails you can track or how much history you can see. The first stops working when you need it most. The second always tracks and simply forgets sooner — usually the better trade.
5. Test with one email
Send a tracked message to another address you control, open it, and look at three things: whether the status appeared next to the thread, how quickly, and whether the message you received had anything added to it.
That last test takes two minutes and tells you more than any comparison table, including this one.
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