Datalayer Explorer

dataLayer Explorer helps you monitor and debug analytics tracking in real-time. See exactly what data is being sent to Google Analytics 4 and Matomo as users interact with your website.

Website: https://github.com/softwarespot/dataLayer-explorer

What's new in v0.9.0
- Page-specific copy: Copy events from individual pages without copying everything.
- Page insights: View detailed information about each page including event count and visit time.
- Clear button: Quickly remove all tracked pages and events with a single click.
- Enhanced interface: Improved layout and controls for better usability.

What's new in v0.8.0
- Multi-page tracking: Monitor events across multiple browser tabs simultaneously (up to 32 pages) - great for testing user journeys
- Dark mode: Choose between light and dark themes
- View formats: Switch between JSON format (for developers) and table format (easier to read)
- Settings panel: Customize how the extension works with easy-to-use controls

Features

View tracking events
See all analytics events captured on your page. Click any event to view the complete data being sent to your analytics platform.

Identify event sources
Each event displays an icon showing whether it came from Google Analytics or Matomo, making it easy to understand your tracking setup.

Copy and share
Quickly copy event details to share with developers, include in bug reports, or add to documentation.

Check timing
Hover over any event to see exactly when it fired after the page loaded. This helps verify your tracking sequence and troubleshoot issues.

Refresh on demand
Update the event list without reloading the page to see the latest tracking activity.

Search and filter
Find specific events by searching for event names, parameters, or values in your tracking data.

What it tracks
- Google Analytics 4 events (and other tools that use dataLayer)
- Matomo analytics events

Open Source advantage
This extension is open source, allowing users to benefit from community-driven development and transparency. By being open source, it ensures that anyone can contribute to its improvement, fostering innovation and responsiveness to user needs.

IMPORTANT:
The website (https://github.com/softwarespot/dataLayer-explorer) hosts the source code for the dataLayer Explorer extension. This information is not included in the extension's details on the Chrome Web Store because the website is not owned by the extension's author. However, it is safe to visit, as it is hosted on GitHub.