Boosting Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio) user interface & features to improve your productivity & reports performance
Looker Studio Companion Extension
This plugin boosts Looker Studio user interface and features to improve your productivity & reports performance.
For this first version, LS companion includes the following features.
* Resources
The first tab proposes resources links we frequently need when we work on Looker Studio:
- Functions reference to build calculated fields
- Regex checker to test regular expressions for our chart filters or formula functions
- Date formats reference
- Unicode characters
- Icon library
- …but also, as secondary resources…
- Looker Studio help
- Measure Slack channel dedicated to Looker Studio
- LS bug trackers
- Looker Studio release notes
- Google Cloud Services Status
* Data sources : Fields management
A good Looker Studio data source is a data source listing only relevant fields for your report or because of your measurement scope.
The second tab allows to load your data source fields, filter them, disable/enable/rename through bulk actions:
- Dropdown menu to select one of your report data sources
- Button to show the related fields
- Form field to filter the list by field name (with or without regular expression)
- Bulk actions to disable or enable selected or all fields
- (new v.0.7) A form to update names and descriptions by import
- Fields list for selection or unitary activation/deactivation
- Footer with a count summary of dimensions and metrics
* Settings
4 options are available in this tab:
- Widen the chart formula field with you need more space to write your calculated field
- Display field names in style tab for table charts
- Obfuscations options
- Obfuscate text content of all Looker Studio interface
- Mix text values of your charts
- Mix numeric values of your charts
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Looker Studio Companion extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Looker Studio Companion extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Looker Studio Companion extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Looker Studio Companion extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Looker Studio Companion extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion extension file
Select and download the Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion 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 Looker Studio Companion extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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