Adobe plug-in: getVisitNum

Last update: January 25, 2024

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  • Admin
  • Developer
IMPORTANT
This plug-in is provided by Adobe Consulting as a courtesy to help you get more value out of Adobe Analytics. Adobe Customer Care does not provide support with this plug-in, including installation or troubleshooting. If you require help with this plug-in, contact your organization’s Adobe Account Team. They can arrange a meeting with a consultant for assistance.

The getVisitNum plug-in returns the visit number for all visitors that come to the site within the desired number of days. Analysis Workspace offers a ‘Visit Number’ dimension that provides similar functionality. Adobe recommends using this plug-in if you want more control over how visit number is incremented. This plug-in is unnecessary if the built-in ‘Visit Number’ dimension in Analysis Workspace is sufficient for your reporting needs.

Install the plug-in using the Web SDK extension

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

  1. Log in to Adobe Experience Platform Data Collection using your AdobeID credentials.

  2. Click Tags on the left, then click the desired tag property.

  3. Click Extensions on the left, then click the Catalog tab

  4. Locate and install the Common Web SDK Plugins extension.

  5. Click Data Elements on the left, then click the desired data element.

  6. Set the desired data element name with the following configuration:

    • Extension: Common Web SDK Plugins
    • Data Element: getVisitNum

  7. Set the desired parameters on the right.

  8. Save and publish the changes to the data element.

Install the plug-in manually implementing the Web SDK

This plug-in is not yet supported for use within a manual implementation of the Web SDK.

Install the plug-in using the Adobe Analytics extension

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

  1. Log in to Adobe Experience Platform Data Collection using your AdobeID credentials.

  2. Click the desired tag 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 getVisitNum

  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 Common Analytics Plugins plug-in extension, you can use the custom code editor.

  1. Log in to Adobe Experience Platform Data Collection 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.