Watch the video below to see how a step by step guide on how to set up a heatmap
Or Follow the steps below to create a new Heatmap report
Click on NEW HEATMAP from the Heatmaps section.
Enter the Heatmap name.
Select Number of Pageviews you want to capture.
Snapshot Size
The snapshot size will determine the number of pageviews Hotjar will track before it considers the Heatmap as complete. Do note that not all snapshot sizes are available for all plans.
For more information, have a look at our Snapshots Explained article.
Set up Page Targeting.
You can set your Heatmap to target visitors on a specific page or one of multiple similar pages. If you have our Business plan, you will also be able to setup your Heatmap to only capture interactions when visitors trigger a JavaScript snippet.
For more information on how to target pages, read our Page Targeting Explained article.
Using Regular Expressions
For more information on how to use regular expressions, read our Using Regular Expressions article for more information.
If you wish to gather data from multiple pages, select the Starts with, Ends with, Contains or Regular expression match type. You can then optionally enter a Screenshot Page URL that will determine which page the screenshot will be taken of.
Review your configuration and save your Heatmap.
Once you add a Heatmap to Hotjar, it will appear in your Heatmaps list:
View your Heatmap.
Limitations
Hotjar Heatmaps currently have a few limitations, such as not being able to include dynamic content in the screenshot. See the short list of limitations here.