Hi Gruff,
Regarding the Conversion Action Purchase tracking, the status will become active after you have a few organic sales or customers.
For the other issues you’re experiencing, I recommend trying a different application for Google Ads tracking. I’ve been using the Infinite Google Ads Conversion Tracking app for the past 8 months, and the results have been outstanding. It provides 100% accurate tracking, resolving many of the issues I previously encountered.
If you’re looking for reliable and precise conversion tracking, this app is definitely worth a try.