Easily add permanent annotations to Google Analytics reports with ed.Context and bring your reports alive.

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2.0.2
Update
July 22, 2024
Size
387KiB
Developer
e-dynamics.de
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24
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context Extension

Make your standard Google Analytics reports speak to you by adding valuable context information. ed.Context annotations help you to better understand and interpret what you see.
Relevant context makes a difference.

Add permanent report annotations to Google Analytics and greatly improve report readability.

Install the Chrome extension and get immediate access to public data such as Google search engine or product updates as well as global holidays and other. The public data set is regularly updated by e-dynamics. Using the public data requires no registration and no payment information!

Sign-up for an account and add your own custom events. Your custom annotations will be shown in the Google Analytics reports alongside the public data set.
Simply start the sign-up process for ed.Context from within the Chrome extension. Select the plan of your choice and start a free trial.

✓ Custom Report Annotations
For maximum flexibility, you can easily add any context data using an adaptable web form.

✓ Define your own categories
Group annotations in predefined and custom categories. Select the categories to display in the ed.Context Chrome extension. Changes you make to the categories selected updates the report view immediately.

✓ Google Spreadsheets Integration
Add Google Spreadsheets as a source and automatically import context data from your existing or new Google spreadsheets. The Google Spreadsheet integration can be self-configured within the ed.Context backend, no programming required.

✓ Google Tag Manager Integration
Integrate your Google Tag Manager containers and display their publication messages directly in Google Analytics 4 reports.

✓ Automate, manage and organize context data - professionally
The ed.Context Chrome extension brings context data alive within GA4. The powerful ed.Context backend lets you automate, manage and organize your context data.

ed.Context makes context data available where and when you need it. No search for lists, no queries to colleagues.

With ed.Context you can answer questions like the following directly from within the Google Analytics 4 report interface.

•\tOrders dropped significantly on July 18th. Were there issues with the payment solution on that date?
•\tWhen did we send out the E-Mail campaign “outdoor fitness” to which recipients?
•\tWhen did we update the product detail pages for running shoes?
•\tWhen was our Mobile-App in version 4.7 released?

To answer these types of questions you need to have your context data at hand when looking at your GA4 reports. The information is available within your organization but is typically not accessible when you work in the analytics tool. ed.Context closes this gap by making your context data accessible at the right time and place.

ed.Context provides fully automated data connections to a continuously growing number of third-party systems.

Organize your context data in custom categories to control the annotations shown in a specific analytics property. The ed.Context service helps you to stay on top of your data pipelines.

ed.Context is the professional solution to capture, automate, organize, and display event data for Google Analytics. ed.Context is not another data silo. Through its Google Cloud Platform connector, you can make the entire data set available to your Google Cloud environment.

ed.Context is fully GDPR compliant, professionally managed and hosted in an international cloud platform. The ed.Context service is based on a service level agreement.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension file

Select and download the Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Google Analytics Annotations – ed.Context extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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