Crazy Egg Setup and Implementation

Implementation Overview

Get started with Crazy Egg to visualize user behavior on your website.

Quick Start

1. Create Account

1. Visit crazyegg.com
2. Sign up for a free trial
3. Enter your website URL

2. Add Tracking Code

Copy your tracking script from the dashboard and add before </head>:

<script type="text/javascript">
  setTimeout(function(){
    var a=document.createElement("script");
    var b=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
    a.src=document.location.protocol+"//script.crazyegg.com/pages/scripts/XXXX/XXXX.js";
    a.async=true;a.type="text/javascript";
    b.parentNode.insertBefore(a,b)
  }, 1);
</script>

3. Create First Snapshot

1. Go to dashboard → Snapshots
2. Click New Snapshot
3. Enter the page URL to track
4. Start tracking

Detailed Guides

• Install Tracking Code
• Event Tracking Setup
• Data Layer Setup
• Cross-Domain Tracking
• Server-Side vs Client-Side

Verification

After installation:

1. Visit your tracked page
2. Return to Crazy Egg dashboard
3. Check that visits are recording
4. Wait for heatmap data to populate