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I'm trying to see the path my users take when clicking thru a web app I have. I've got logs, awstats and webalizer on the server-side, and I'm looking to install some sort of analytical product. I don't see any breadcrumb/click path data in my log files. Am I missing it? Barring that, what analytical products (Yahoo, Google, etc) can do this?

Thanks.

Corey
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I believe Google Analytics supports this via a site overlay that shows which links users clicked on each page. I don't think it will do per-user tracking, but the site overlay gives you a good idea of how users in general navigate through your site.

Regardless, I would highly recommend Google Analytics - super easy to set up and really powerful.

Eric Petroelje
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  • Yeah, I imagine I'll try it anyway, but I'm looking for this in particular. – Corey Feb 25 '09 at 16:56
  • +1 for Google analytics. It does do Click through, it's free, and I've used it for a number of customers now, with great success. – Nick Haslam Oct 20 '09 at 13:16
  • I think it's maybe worth pointing out that Google Analytics doesn't track the Click Path of an individual user _by default_ – crmpicco Jan 14 '13 at 19:41
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You can try GAVisual a small tool for Google Analytics which can show you users paths with waves (page by page) visualisation. It uses GA data for your site which was collected before.

theifish
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Woopra can show click-through paths in real time and on reports. It uses colors to visualize bounces (red) and popup links (green). The downsides: free only while in Beta, and it can take a while for your subscription request to get approved. Google Analytics does summary reports for entrance and exit paths and bounce rates, but it cannot show such a compelling picture as Woopra at the individual user level.

Woopra click-through
(source: heeroz.com)

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