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Crazy Egg

As explained in WordPress Power Toolkit: Harness AI to build next-level websites

Crazy Egg is a website analytics service that provides insights into visitor behavior through techniques such as heatmaps and session analysis.

Crazy Egg turns website analytics into visual evidence of visitor behavior. Its maps, recordings, and AI-assisted analysis help reveal what attracts attention, what visitors ignore, and where pages may need improvement. section 12.4.3 section 12.3.10

Use Crazy Egg to:

  • Inspect heatmaps showing where visitors click, with hotter colors indicating higher click density. section 12.4.3
  • Check scroll maps to see how far visitors move down a page and where engagement decreases. section 12.4.3
  • Watch recorded sessions to follow mouse or finger paths and identify friction points or highly interesting areas. section 12.4.3
  • Use automated A/B testing, engagement analysis, and anomaly detection to compare variations and investigate unusual behavior. section 12.4.3

Finding a dead-zone call to action

A heatmap may show that a Buy Now button sits in a cool, low-engagement area. Session recordings can then reveal whether visitors overlook it or follow another path, giving you evidence for a page improvement. section 12.4.3

How WordPress Power Toolkit: Harness AI to build next-level websites covers it

How deep it goes
Details maps, recordings, AI interpretation, testing, engagement analysis, and anomaly detection without explaining installation or configuration.
Examples
Uses color-coded maps, session pathways, ignored buttons, friction points, and high-interest areas as concrete examples.
What you can do after
Diagnose page friction and engagement patterns with visual maps, recordings, testing, and AI-supported analysis.
How it connects
Connects heatmaps with scroll maps, user recordings, A/B testing, engagement analysis, and behavior anomaly detection.

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