10 Firefox Extensions for Web Analytics
A major chunk of a web analyst's time can be consumed by checking implementations and worming out reasons for inconsistencies. Any tools that make this process faster are worth a look.
Firefox extensions are third party extensions that let you add new features to your browser. Some of these can be really useful to the web analytics practitioner.
We haven't used every one of the below but would give special mention to Firebug, really more of a web developers tool, but offering excellent insight into what's happening when a web page is requested. WASP, recently purchased by IPerceptions, is also worthy of a look.
Ratings are by users on the Add-on for Firefox site.
Alexa Sparky (avg rating 4/5) - Get Alexa data in your status bar.
Better Google Analytics (avg rating 5/5) – Enhance Google Analytics via user scripts which add new features to Google Analytics.
Counter Pixel (avg rating 5/5) - The tool finds the tracking pixel of different services and companies.
Data Analytics (avg rating 5/5) - Data Analytics enables importation, manipulation, analysis and graphing of data from static website tables.
Enhanced Google Analytics (avg rating 5/5) - Plugin designed to allow analysts to get more out of what has changed in the Referring Sites and Keyword Reports within Google Analytics. Features a blue "Who sent me unusual traffic?" button that identifies a new site sending you traffic.
FireBug (avg rating 5/5) - Monitor if pixel requests are firing with this tool.
GA? - Is Google Analytics Installed (avg rating 4/5) – This extension checks the current page you are on to see if Google Analytics is installed.
Wappalyzer (avg rating 5/5) - shows which software is used on the page you are viewing including CMS, e-commerce systems, message boards, hosting panels, widgets, JavaScript frameworks, analytics tools and more.
Web Analytics Solution Provider (avg rating 4/5) - The Web Analytics Solution Profiler helps users understand if their analytics is implemented. More information about WASP.
Web Developer Toolbar (avg rating 5/5) – View cookies, pixel request and disable elements on a page to better understand how data is collected on your traffic using this tool.
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