Merging Events in kapa.ai: Handling Button Click Naming Conflicts

·Aug 07, 2025 06:54 AM·

kapa.ai I have two different events, "Button Clicked" and "Merchant Button Clicked" because the event was renamed in the backend but they actually reffer the same action. What options I have treat these events as the same event, I guess I can merge them, but can I, for example, use the same Display Name for both and will they group?

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You have a couple of options in Mixpanel to treat "Button Clicked" and "Merchant Button Clicked" as the same event:
1. Merge Events (Recommended)
Mixpanel allows you to merge events in Lexicon. When you merge "Button Clicked" and "Merchant Button Clicked," Mixpanel will treat them as a single event for reporting and analysis purposes. This does not affect the raw data, but it streamlines your implementation and simplifies reporting. Only project owners can perform this action.
By merging “Button Clicked” and “Merchant Button Clicked” into a single event, you would no longer need to query each event separately since Mixpanel would recognize both as a unique event.
Docs: Merging Data
2. Change Display Name (Not for Grouping)
You can assign the same Display Name to both events in Lexicon, which will make them appear with the same name in the Mixpanel UI. However, this does not group or combine the events for analysis—they will still be treated as separate events in queries and reports. The Display Name is only a UI label and does not affect the underlying event logic.
Mixpanel Lexicon provides a means for you to change an event’s or property’s display name on the UI (if needed, to make it more user-friendly).
Docs: Best Practices
Summary: - If you want the events to be treated as one in analysis, you should merge them. - Using the same Display Name will only change how they appear in the UI, not how they are grouped or analyzed.
Let me know if you need steps on how to merge events!
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1. Merge Events (Recommended)

2. Change Display Name (Not for Grouping)

1. Merge Events (Recommended)

2. Change Display Name (Not for Grouping)