Tag Explorer

Tag Explorer

Find marketing tags and beacons running on a webpage!

What is Tag Explorer?
"Tag Explorer" is a versatile Chrome extension designed to recognize and display marketing tags and beacons active on any webpage. It is an ideal tool for auditing websites and maintaining privacy by monitoring whether the analytic tags are functioning properly, checking for piggy-backing tags or third-party trackers, and scrutinizing the loading hierarchy of each tag. It is an essential aid if you desire to improve your site performance, validate your tag management system, or discover any unapproved tags that might be loading.
Stats
Users: 40,000+
Rating: 4.00 (17)
Version: 2.5.6 (Last updated: 2022-12-23)
Creation date: 2018-12-12
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • webRequest
  • background
  • webNavigation
Size: 5.46M
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Summary

Tag Explorer is a tool that shows which marketing tags are running on the page you are currently viewing and what beacons are firing. Whether you want to make sure your analytics tags are firing, check for piggy-backing tags and third party trackers, or to see the hierarchy of how each tag is being loaded, Tag Explorer is the perfect extension for all of your site auditing and privacy needs.

USE CASES:

  1. Ensure every tag is firing correctly on your webpage.
  2. Validate your tag management system is loading your tags properly.
  3. Learn what other "not approved" tags may be loading off other tags.
  4. Pinpoint where tags are firing from and how that may affect your site performance.

Want to see all tags on your site quickly, and on more than just 1 page? Check out TagInspector.com, the parent product that powers Tag Explorer.

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Useful for understanding tags on sites
  • Helpful tool for exploring tags
  • Good asset to have along with other tag exploring plugins
Cons
  • Causes Chrome to crash for some users
  • Stopped working for some users
  • Some incorrect tag swapping reported
Most mentioned
  • Useful for understanding tags on sites
  • Causes Chrome to crash
  • Stopped working
Recent reviews
Was great until it stopped working recently and now crashes Google Chrome everytime I try and use it.
by A Google user, 2014-12-15

This was a good Chrome add-on but now it causes my Chrome browser to crash every time I try to use it. Fix that and I will be using it again. Thanks
by A Google user, 2014-12-19

Was great until it stopped working recently and now crashes Google Chrome everytime I try and use it.
by A Google user, 2014-12-15
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Safety
Risk impact

Tag Explorer 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 Tag Explorer if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Tag Explorer has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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