Adobe Target VEC Helper

Load your website's desktop and mobile views effortlessly in Adobe Target with the VEC helper extension

What is Adobe Target VEC Helper?

Adobe Target VEC Helper is a versatile Chrome extension aimed at solving site-loading headaches. It excels in removing iframe busting headers, injecting Target at.js JavaScript library where it is absent, supporting mobile viewports without requiring EEC, and enabling anyone to experiment with Target even without prior IT implementation. It simplifies VEC loading for Partners servicing multiple client websites and addresses changes in Chrome 80's SameSite attribute by allowing users to set it to 'None' for session cookies.

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By: Adobe Inc.

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 2.82 (11)

Version: 0.7.1 (Last updated: 2021-11-15)

Creation date: 2019-11-15

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
webNavigation
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 559.10K

Email: ch*****@adobe.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 9752 ▼ 42

Other rankings

#5403 in Developer Tools ▼ 7 #7 in target keyword 4 ▼ 3 #79 in experience keyword 40 ▲ 4 #138 in loading keyword 20 ▲ 3 #262 in library keyword 30 ▼ 16

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Summary

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The VEC Helper browser extension for Chrome solves site-loading issues for which customers now rely on the Target Enhanced Experience Composer or third-party extensions.

Benefits of using the VEC Helper extension:

All iframe busting headers, such as X-Frame-Options and Content-Security-Policy, are implicitly removed from the website.
If a webpage does not yet contain the Target at.js JavaScript library, you can use the extension to inject the library so you can author experiences for the website. You can then create activities and QA them using preview links.
Mobile Viewports are supported without the Enhanced Experience Composer (EEC).
Customers new to Target can use the extension to experiment with Target even if their IT developers have not yet implemented Target on their websites.
Partners servicing multiple customers' websites and Target accounts now have one simple mechanism to support VEC loading, instead of managing multiple rules in third-party tools.
With Chrome 80's change in the default behaviour of SameSite attribute for cookies.
- Adobe Target - Visual Enhanced Composer functionality is fixed by adding the SameSite attribute to certain session cookies used by Adobe Target components.
- Clients are now able to set the SameSite attribute to the value "None" for their own session cookies in order for them to be able to login while using VEC or EEC.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Works well with VEC
Allows access to Target pages not accessible without the extension
Helps to validate tests

Cons

Frequent alert messages
Issues with VPN connections
Requires loading unsafe scripts and insecure Experience Cloud server

Most mentioned

Frequent alert messages about Target libraries
Issues with VPN connections
Difficulty using the extension in VEC
Insecure Experience Cloud server

Recent reviews

Works as expected, but it only runs within the Target VEC which seems to be confusing some reviewers. Don't expect it to do anything when viewing your site page in the browser, this is specifically for loading pages in the Visual Experience Composer interface.

A Google user, 2019-02-21

Just get an error message that Target is not running on the page (even though I can see Target running).

A Google user, 2019-02-20

Tool works well, I can get into pages in Target I usually cant now. The only thing I have to complain about is the the sliding message in the top right that covers the "Cancel" and "Next" buttons. Please add a setting to hide this message, If I want to read the message I will click on the extension icon.

A Google user, 2019-02-26

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Safety

Risk impact

Adobe Target VEC Helper is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Adobe Target VEC Helper if you trust the publisher.