What is hotjar.com?
hotjar.com is Hotjar (now part of Contentsquare), a session-recording, heatmap and survey tool for website owners.
Session recordingOwned by Hotjar (Contentsquare), based in St Julian’s.
What it does on a page
It can record your clicks, scrolling and mouse movements so the site owner can replay your visit, and shows feedback pop-ups.
Should you block it?
Blocking it doesn’t break sites, though on-site surveys won’t appear.
Also seen as
static.hotjar.com · script.hotjar.com · Contentsquare
In the Browser Monster Index
12
checked websites loaded Hotjar (from hotjar.com or its other domains).
On 1 it loaded before visitors made any choice.
Other domains Hotjar uses: hotjar.io.
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