Understand Your Heatmap Report

Understand Your Heatmap Report


The Heatmap report in Zoho PageSense helps you analyze how visitors interact with your webpage by visualizing their behavior through clicks, cursor movements, and scrolling activity. These reports help you identify which elements attract the most attention and how visitors engage with different sections of your page.  

Heatmap reports combine visual interaction maps with detailed engagement metrics, allowing you to evaluate the effectiveness of your page layout and optimize user experience.

Experiment Details

At the top of the report page, you can view basic information about the heatmap experiment.


Experiment Name
Experiment Status
Tracked URL
Date Range
Experiment Name
Displays the name of the heatmap experiment.
Example - Zylker Home Page
This helps identify the webpage being tracked.

Experiment Status
Shows whether the heatmap experiment is currently collecting visitor interaction data.
Example - Running, Draft or Paused



Tracked URL
Displays the webpage URL where the heatmap tracking is implemented.
Example - zylkerautomation.zohoecommerce.com

Date Range
Shows the period for which the heatmap data is being analyzed.
Example : Entire Duration – Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026

 Report Actions 

Export
Share Report
Export

  • Allows you to download the report data in CSV format for external analysis.
  • You can now export heatmap reports as a PDF or email them directly from the Heatmap report using the Export option.

  • Share Report

    Generates a secure link to share the heatmap report with other stakeholders.
    While generating a share link, you can configure:
    • Password protection
    • Expiry date for the report link
    This ensures that report access remains controlled and time-limited.

    Consolidated Heatmaps

    1. The Consolidated Heatmaps option allows you to view the combined heatmap data of all pages included in the experiment.

    1. Instead of analyzing each page individually, consolidated heatmaps display aggregated visitor interaction patterns across all tracked pages.
    2. This helps you quickly identify general engagement trends across the experiment.

    Page Stats

    The Page Stats section provides key interaction metrics for the selected page and device type.
    Example : Page Stats – Desktop
    This indicates that the metrics displayed correspond to interactions recorded from desktop users.
    The following metrics are included :

    Visitors
    Engaged Visitors
    Visits
    Clicks
    Clicks per Visit
    Visitors
    The number of unique users who visited the tracked webpage.
    Example : 22
    Each visitor is counted once, regardless of how many times they visited the page.

    Engaged Visitors
    Displays the percentage of visitors who interacted with at least one element on the webpage.
    Example : 22.73%
    An engaged visitor is someone who clicks on one or more elements on the page.

    Visits
    The total number of visits recorded for the page.
    Example : 107
    A single visitor can generate multiple visits.

    Clicks
    Displays the total number of clicks recorded across all elements on the webpage.
    Example : 85
    This includes clicks on links, buttons, menus, images, and other interactive components.

    Clicks per Visit
    Shows the average number of clicks made during a single visit.
    Example : 0.8
    This metric helps measure how actively visitors interact with the page.

    Top Engaged Elements

    The Top Engaged Elements table lists the webpage elements that received the highest number of clicks.
    This helps you identify which elements attract the most visitor interaction.
    The table includes the following details : 

    Element
    Clicks
    Contribution
    Element
    Displays the webpage element that visitors clicked.
    These may include:
    • navigation links
    • buttons
    • images
    • text elements
    In some cases, elements may appear as CSS selectors if the system cannot display a readable label.


    Clicks
    Shows the number of clicks recorded on that specific element.
    Example : Services – 7 clicks


    Contribution
    Contribution indicates the percentage of total clicks generated by that element.
    Formula:
    Contribution = (Number of clicks on the element ÷ Total page clicks) × 100
    Example : 8.24%
    This means that the element contributed 8.24% of the total clicks recorded on the page.


    Filter and Segment Your Heatmap 

    Heatmap reports provide filtering and segmentation options that allow you to analyze visitor behavior more precisely. These filters help you understand how different groups of visitors interact with your webpage.

    Segment Audience
    The Segment Audience option allows you to filter heatmap data based on visitor characteristics.
    This helps you compare interaction patterns across different visitor groups.
    Two segmentation options are available. 

    Smart Segments
    Advanced Segments
    Smart Segments
    Smart Segments provide predefined filters based on common visitor attributes.
    Examples include:
    • device type
    • visitor behavior
    • traffic source
    These segments allow you to quickly analyze interaction data without creating custom rules.

    Advanced Segments
    Advanced Segments allow you to create custom filtering conditions using multiple visitor attributes.
    You can segment heatmap data based on factors such as:
    • device type
    • location
    • referral source
    • campaign parameters
    • visitor behavior
    Advanced segmentation enables deeper behavioral analysis by isolating specific visitor groups.

    Device View

    Heatmap reports allow you to view interaction data separately for different device types.

    Available device views include:
    • Desktop
    • Tablet
    • Mobile
    Switching between device views helps you understand how interaction patterns vary across screen sizes.

    Heatmap Visualizations

    Heatmap reports provide visual representations of how visitors interact with your webpage. These visualizations use color density and interaction metrics to help you understand which sections of the page receive the most engagement.

    Zoho PageSense provides three types of heatmap visualizations:

    • Heatmap
    • Scroll Map
    • Attention Map

    Each visualization highlights a different aspect of visitor behavior.

    Heatmap
    The Heatmap view shows where visitors click on your webpage. It highlights the areas that receive the highest number of clicks using color density.
    Each clickable area is displayed along with interaction metrics such as number of clicks and percentage contribution.


    What it shows 
    1. Number of Clicks
      Displays the total number of clicks recorded on a particular element or section of the webpage.
    2. Percentage
      Shows the percentage of clicks that the element contributes relative to the total number of clicks recorded on the page.
    Color Density
    Heatmaps use color intensity to represent interaction levels:
    • Red / Dark colors – Areas with the highest number of clicks
    • Yellow / Green – Moderate click activity
    • Blue / Light colors – Low interaction
    This helps you quickly identify which elements attract the most visitor interaction.


    Scroll Map
    The Scroll Map shows how far visitors scroll down the webpage.
    This view helps you understand which sections of your page are actually seen by visitors.

    What it shows
    1. Visits
      Displays the number of visits that reached a particular section of the page.
      This helps determine how many visitors scrolled to that part of the page.
    2. Average Fold
      The average fold indicates the average screen depth where visitors stop scrolling.
      It represents the typical point up to which most visitors view the page before dropping off.

    Color Density
    The scroll map uses color gradients to indicate visibility:
    • Warmer colors represent sections viewed by more visitors
    • Cooler colors represent sections viewed by fewer visitors
    This helps you identify whether important content appears above or below the average viewing area.




    Attention Map
    The Attention Map shows which sections of the webpage receive the most visual attention from visitors.
    It measures how much time visitors spend focusing on different parts of the page.


    What it shows
    1. Focus Areas
      Sections where visitors spend more time interacting or hovering appear with stronger color intensity.
      These areas typically indicate higher engagement or interest.
    2. Average Fold
      Similar to the scroll map, the attention map also indicates the average fold, which represents the average screen depth where visitors spend most of their time.
    Color Density
    Color density indicates the level of attention:
    • Red / Dark colors – Areas receiving the most attention
    • Yellow / Green – Moderate attention
    • Blue / Light colors – Areas with minimal focus
    This visualization helps you understand which content sections attract user attention and which areas are often ignored.



    Chrome Extension

    The PageSense Chrome Extension is used when a webpage cannot be loaded inside the PageSense application due to security restrictions such as login protection, CSP, CORS, or iframe blocking.
    In such cases, instead of rendering the page within the app, the extension lets you open the page directly in your browser and view PageSense data on top of it.

    Example:
    If your checkout or user dashboard page is behind login and doesn’t load in PageSense, you can use the Chrome Extension to open that page in your browser and view heatmap insights directly.

    Available Heatmap Views

    Once enabled, you can switch between different heatmap visualizations:
    Click Heatmap
    Displays areas where visitors click the most on your webpage.
    Scroll Map
    Shows how far visitors scroll and where drop-offs occur.
    Attention Map
    Highlights sections where visitors spend the most time viewing content.

    Benefits of Using the Extension
    Viewing heatmaps directly on your webpage helps you make faster optimization decisions by showing exactly where users engage, hesitate, or lose interest. This allows you to improve layouts, content placement, and conversion-focused elements more effectively.





    We’ve designed this documentation to guide you every step of the way. If you need further assistance or have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at support@zohopagesense.com - we’re always here to help!