heatmap for WordPress – Realtime analytics

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Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ lunaticz0r

   4.7y ago

   I tried logging in with my facebook, saw that this account wasnt connected to Heatmap. No worries, ill just log out and relog with the correct accoun-….. “Hello G[name], This site is using heatmap with a license limited to a single user account. We are pleased that you like heatmap and want more user accounts 🙂 please upgrade!” Ok??!!! HOW do I log OUT? I can’t. So now I can never use heatmap for some reason because it think im another person, while I just want to log OUT. But I cannot anywhere find a button to log out from it….useless until this is fixed

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2. ★★★★★ JanPaul999

   7.5y ago

   This was my favorite heatmap tool because it shows the CTR along with the heatmap spots, which is very useful data for me to have… However, recently the reported CTR on my pages has gone way down, with no logical explanation other than a change/bug in this heatmap plugin… I emailed support about this and they did not care to reply, which makes me think twice of ever becoming a paying customer. Speaking of which, their only paid plan is $100… For a freaking heatmap tool. I mean cmon, really? It feels like pricing is completely out of touch with reality. And I would happily pay for it if pricing was reasonable, and the reported CTR was actually accurate, and support cared to actually support their product. I really liked the tool. Would have given it 4 stars previously (5 stars if pricing was reasonable, so I could actually afford a paid plan). But since it’s not giving me accurate data anymore now, and no reply from support, that’s 2 stars now. Not 1 star because it had good past use for me.

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3. ★★★★★ carlosantino

   7.6y ago

   The plugins only insist you buy it, not free.

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4. ★★★★★ kybalion

   7.7y ago

   Installed plugin for wordpress, says ACTIVE, clicked Heatmap web pages and popup says No Heatmap Tag Found’ added code manually into page headers, still no show. Such a shame, I couldn’t get it to work, I had high hopes, why such a basic fault, same issue as Ecabral commented on 5 months ago! Maybe they have abandoned it? tho it says updated 2 weeks ago, confused! Off to try Mouseflow or Smartlook This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kybalion. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kybalion. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kybalion. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kybalion.

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5. ★★★★★ tom110584

   8.0y ago

   Works as advertised. Can change which pages to monitor on the fly with a free account.

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6. ★★★★★ evita

   8.2y ago

   UPDATE: changing the rating from 1 to 3 stars for now as the plugin is now working after Heatmaps Support helped debug this (thanks!). The issue was that I had 3rd party cookies disabled. The plugin is now collecting data as intended. However, I still don’t have enough data, so haven’t been able to appreciate how Heatmaps can help… Hopefully, I’ll change the rating to ***** really soon! *** This plugin is simply not working for me… I followed all the installation/set up steps, the plugin status is active, but a) the bookmarklet doesn’t work, b) the Heatmap.me sidebar won’t connect to my Google or FB accounts, and c) pressing Alt+Shift+H doesn’t do anything either. It’s been 8 months since this plugin was updated, so I wonder if this is no longer supported? This topic was modified 8 years ago by evita.

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7. ★★★★★ Lígia 'Lilly' Freitas

   8.8y ago

   The installation was super easy and it quickly started to collect data. For a free version it is awesome! It also let’s you export the data to a CSV file.

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8. ★★★★★ bradleychambersbb

   9.1y ago

   It was easy to setup, and does what it says it will do.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-11-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 411 days in tier
2. 2024-09-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 311 days in tier
3. 2023-11-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 235 days in tier
4. 2023-03-24 5K+ → 4K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Heatmap & Analytics – Howuku Web Optimization 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Aurora Heatmap 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• UserHeat Plugin 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• QA Assistants – Driven by data 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• Woopra Analytics Plugin 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
• TWIPLA – Website Intelligence 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A

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heatmap for WordPress – Realtime analytics: 1K+ active installs, 4.1★ (19 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/heatmap-for-wp