Adobe plug-in: getPageLoadTime

The getPageLoadTime plug-in uses the JavaScript performance object to allow you to measure the amount of time a page takes to completely load. Adobe recommends using this plug-in if you want to measure how long pages take to load.

Install the plug-in using tags in Adobe Experience Platform

Adobe offers an extension that allows you to use most commonly-used plug-ins.

1. Log in to the Data Collection UI using your AdobeID credentials.
2. Click the desired property.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, then click on the Catalog button
4. Install and publish the Common Analytics Plugins extension
5. If you haven’t already, create a rule labeled “Initialize Plug-ins” with the following configuration:
   • Condition: None
   • Event: Core – Library Loaded (Page Top)
6. Add an action to the above rule with the following configuration:
   • Extension: Common Analytics Plugins
   • Action Type: Initialize getPageLoadTime
7. Save and publish the changes to the rule.

Install the plug-in using custom code editor

If you do not want to use the plug-in extension, you can use the custom code editor.

1. Log in to the Data Collection UI using your AdobeID credentials.
2. Click on the desired property.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, then click the Configure button under the Adobe Analytics extension.
4. Expand the Configure tracking using custom code accordion, which reveals the Open Editor button.
5. Open the custom code editor and paste the plug-in code provided below into the edit window.
6. Save and publish the changes to the Analytics extension.

Install the plug-in using AppMeasurement

Copy and paste the following code anywhere in the AppMeasurement file after the Analytics tracking object is instantiated (using s_gi). Preserving comments and version numbers of the code in your implementation helps Adobe with troubleshooting any potential issues.

/******************************************* BEGIN CODE TO DEPLOY *******************************************/
/* Adobe Consulting Plugin: getPageLoadTime v2.0.1 with performanceWriteFull, performanceWritePart, performanceCheck, and performanceRead helper functions (Requires AppMeasurement and the p_fo plugin) */
function getPageLoadTime(){function l(){var a=performance.timing;if(0<a.loadEventEnd&&(clearInterval(window.pi),""===window.cookieRead("s_plt"))){var b=window,d=b.cookieWrite;var c=a.loadEventEnd;var f=a.navigationStart;c=0<=c&&0<=f?6E4>c-f&&0<=c-f?parseFloat((c-f)/1E3).toFixed(2):60:void 0;d.call(b,"s_plt",c);window.cookieWrite("s_pltp",window.pageName)}window.ptc=a.loadEventEnd}if(arguments&&"-v"===arguments[0])return{plugin:"getPageLoadTime",version:"2.0.1"};var e=function(){if("undefined"!==typeof window.s_c_il)for(var a=0,b;a<window.s_c_il.length;a++)if(b=window.s_c_il[a],b._c&&"s_c"===b._c)return b}();"undefined"!==typeof e&&(e.contextData.getPageLoadTime="2.0.1");window.pageName="undefined"!==typeof e&&e.pageName||"";window.cookieWrite=window.cookieWrite||function(a,b,d){if("string"===typeof a){var c=window.location.hostname,f=window.location.hostname.split(".").length-1;if(c&&!/^[0-9.]+$/.test(c)){f=2<f?f:2;var h=c.lastIndexOf(".");if(0<=h){for(;0<=h&&1<f;)h=c.lastIndexOf(".",h-1),f--;h=0<h?c.substring(h):c}}g=h;b="undefined"!==typeof b?""+b:"";if(d||""===b)if(""===b&&(d=-60),"number"===typeof d){var k=new Date;k.setTime(k.getTime()+6E4*d)}else k=d;return a&&(document.cookie=encodeURIComponent(a)+"="+encodeURIComponent(b)+"; path=/;"+(d?" expires="+k.toUTCString()+";":"")+(g?" domain="+g+";":""),"undefined"!==typeof cookieRead)?cookieRead(a)===b:!1}};window.cookieRead=window.cookieRead||function(a){if("string"===typeof a)a=encodeURIComponent(a);else return"";var b=" "+document.cookie,d=b.indexOf(" "+a+"="),c=0>d?d:b.indexOf(";",d);return(a=0>d?"":decodeURIComponent(b.substring(d+2+a.length,0>c?b.length:c)))?a:""};window.p_fo=window.p_fo||function(a){window.__fo||(window.__fo={});if(window.__fo[a])return!1;window.__fo[a]={};return!0};"undefined"!==typeof performance&&p_fo("performance")&&((e=performance,e.clearResourceTimings(),""!==window.cookieRead("s_plt")&&(0<e.timing.loadEventEnd&&clearInterval(window.pi),this._pltLoadTime=window.cookieRead("s_plt"),this._pltPreviousPage=window.cookieRead("s_pltp"),window.cookieWrite("s_plt",""),window.cookieWrite("s_pltp","")),0===e.timing.loadEventEnd)?window.pi=setInterval(function(){l()},250):0<e.timing.loadEventEnd&&(window.ptc?window.ptc===e.timing.loadEventEnd&&1===e.getEntries().length&&(window.pwp=setInterval(function(){var a=performance;0<a.getEntries().length&&(window.ppfe===a.getEntries().length?clearInterval(window.pwp):window.ppfe=a.getEntries().length);""===window.cookieRead("s_plt")&&(window.cookieWrite("s_plt",((a.getEntries()[a.getEntries().length-1].responseEnd-a.getEntries()[0].startTime)/1E3).toFixed(2)),window.cookieWrite("s_pltp",window.pageName))},500)):l()))};
/******************************************** END CODE TO DEPLOY ********************************************/

Use the plug-in

The getPageLoadTime function does not use any arguments. When calling this function, it does not return anything. Instead, it sets the following variables:

• s._pltPreviousPage: The previous page so you can correlate load time to the previous page
• s._pltLoadTime: The time in seconds that the previous page took to load

The getPageLoadTime plug-in creates two first-party cookies:

• s_plt: The time, in seconds, that the previous page took to load. Expires at the end of the browser session.
• s_pltp The value of the s.pageName variable as recorded in the previous Adobe Analytics image request. Expires at the end of the browser session.

Example

// 1. Run the getPageLoadTime function if the pageName variable is set
// 2. Set prop10 to the load time of the previous page
// 3. Set eVar10 to the name of the previous page
// 4. Set event100 to the load time (in seconds) of the previous page. A numeric event is required to capture this value.
// You can then use event100 in calculated metrics to obtain the average page load time per page.
if(s.pageName) s.getPageLoadTime();
if(s._pltPreviousPage)
{
  s.prop10 = s._pltLoadTime;
  s.eVar10 = s._pltPreviousPage
  s.events = "event100=" + s._pltLoadTime;
}

Version History

2.0.1 (March 26, 2021)

• Fixed issue where plugin was not correctly setting values on the s object.

2.0 (March 19, 2021)

• Added version number as context data.

1.0 (May 22, 2018)

• Initial release.