116-Point Meta Campaign Build & QA Checklist

Written by Rajat Tangri | Published on October 3, 2025 | 3 min read
116 point meta campaign build qa checklist

Campaign Level 

  • Campaign Status (active / inactive / scheduled)
  • Campaign name
  • Special ad category (if applicable)
  • Special ad category ‘countries’ (if applicable)
  • Buying type
  • Campaign Objective
  • Advantage+ catalog ads (if applicable)
  • A/B Test
  • Advantage campaign budget (on/off)
  • Campaign spending limit (if ACB is off)
  • Campaign budget type (daily/lifetime)
  • Campaign budget ($ amount, in USD)
  • Campaign bid strategy
  • Ad scheduling

Ad Sets Level 

  • Status (active / inactive / scheduled)
  • Ad set name
  • Conversion location
  • Performance goal
  • Cost per result goal OR bid control (Not applicable if ‘Highest Volume’ is selected)
  • Is the correct Dataset selected? (if applicable)
  • Conversion event (if applicable)
  • Attribution setting (if applicable)
  • Facebook page (if applicable)
  • Optimization for ad delivery
  • When you get charged (if applicable)
  • Frequency cap (if applicable, see note)
  • Ad set spend limits (if applicable)
  • Start Date & Time
  • End Date & Time
  • Custom Audiences
  • Excluded custom audiences
  • Advantage+ audience? (Y/N)
  • Locations (geotargeting)
  • Demo (age and gender)
  • Detailed targeting (expand detailed targeting should be checked if used)
  • Language (if other than English)
  • Audience exclusions
  • Placements (Advantage+ placements or specific placements only)
  • Devices
  • Inventory filter settings
  • Publisher block list(s)
  • Content type exclusions
  • Topic exclusions for Facebook in-stream videos
  • Publisher allow lists

Creative Level – Image & Video

  • Status (active / inactive / scheduled)
  • Ad Name (include name, ad type and flight dates)
  • Ad set name (specific to Ad)
  • Partnership ad (on/off)
  • Facebook page
  • Instagram account
  • Ad setup (Create new Ad, Use Existing Post, Use Creative Hub Mockup)
  • Format (Flexible, Single Image or Video, Collection)
  • Multi-advertiser ads (on/off)
  • Start Date & Time (ad scheduling)
  • End Date & Time (ad scheduling)
  • Ad sources (Site Links, Catalog Items)
  • Site links (on/ off)
  • Flexible media (on/ off)
  • Related media (on/ off)
  • Custom asset name
  • Custom asset placements (where is this ad being served)?
  • Custom asset URL (does this custom asset have a specific URL)?
  • Automatically crop to square (on/ off)
  • Ad preview shows full creative
  • Advantage+ creative (on/ off)
  • Primary text
  • Adv+ Creative Text Generation – Primary text (on/ off)
  • Headline
  • Adv+ Creative Text Generation – Headline (on/ off)
  • Description
  • Optimize text per person (enable/ disable)
  • Thumbnail image on video
  • Correct CTA
  • Info labels (on/ off)
  • Destination URL
  • URL test – click to make sure it directs correctly
  • Display Link
  • Instant experience
  • Browser add-ons
  • Languages
  • Conversion tracking – pixel turned ON
  • App events
  • Offline events
  • URL parameters
  • View tags
  • Additional Settings (Ad Dimensions)
  • Status (active / inactive / scheduled)
  • Ad name (include name, ad type and flight dates)
  • Ad set name
  • Partnership ad (on/off)
  • Facebook page
  • Instagram account
  • Ad setup
  • Format
  • Start Date & Time (ad scheduling)
  • End Date & Time (ad scheduling)
  • Multi-advertiser ads (on/off)
  • Add a map card showing your nearest stores
  • Primary text
  • Adv+ Creative Text Generation (on/ off)
  • Correct CTA
  • Advantage+ creative (on/ off)
  • See more URL (optional)
  • See more display link
  • URL test – click to make sure it directs correctly
  • Conversion tracking – pixel turned ON
  • App events
  • Offline events
  • URL parameters
  • View tags
  • Additional Settings (Ad Dimensions)

Card Details

  • Name of image/video
  • Headline
  • Description (optional)
  • Destination URL
  • URL test – click to make sure it directs correctly

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