# Analytics to track an element **URL:** \ **Category:** Integrations and Third Party Tools\ **Tags:** cms\_integration\ **Created:** [March 25, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/analytics-to-track-an-element/1585 "2022-03-25T09:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Crosbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/82dd89/32.png) [@Ryan\_Crosbie](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Ryan_Crosbie)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/analytics-to-track-an-element/1585/1 "2022-03-25T09:55:22Z")
Hi all, Looking to track analytics of an element e.g., a button - how many clicks this has. Interested to hear if anyone else is doing this and what analytics tool they are using ? Thanks in advance ! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Andre](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/andre/32/3459_2.png) [@Andre](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Andre)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/analytics-to-track-an-element/1585/2 "2022-03-25T13:28:25Z")
Interesting! Would love to hear about this too. ---
**Author:** ![Lucian\_Dinu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/lucian_dinu/32/141_2.png) [@Lucian\_Dinu](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Lucian_Dinu)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/analytics-to-track-an-element/1585/3 "2022-03-27T08:09:15Z")
Hi! You can do this with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, but it does require a not so simple setup. - See here: [Google Tag Manager Button Click Tracking Guide – Loves Data](https://www.lovesdata.com/blog/google-tag-manager-button-click-tracking) - Or, for GA4: [How to Track Button Clicks in Google Analytics 4 - Easy Reporting](https://easyreporting.io/how-to-track-button-clicks-in-google-analytics-4/) If, what you want to track is a link, then one solution is to use a link shortener service. I think the easiest and simple way is to use heatmaps. This way, you can see where users click on a page and how many times and for this you can use services like: - [https://clarity.microsoft.com/](https://clarity.microsoft.com/) - Completely free - [https://www.hotjar.com/](https://www.hotjar.com/) - Has a free plan (which is more than enough for sites with low traffic) Hope this helps! ---
**Author:** ![Armin\_Hang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Armin\_Hang](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Armin_Hang)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 10:07am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/analytics-to-track-an-element/1585/4 "2023-11-24T10:07:17Z")
I’m replying this old conversation because this topic is an evergreen… an a eternal source of keeping developers busy… Actually I’m using a free 21 trial of matomoto Cloud. After it woud cost from CHF 21 per month upwards. > **[Compare Pricing Plans - Matomo Ethical Web Analytics](https://matomo.org/pricing/)** > > Matomo Analytics offers both Cloud and On-Premise hosting services to ensure you remain in complete control. Protect your data and privacy with Matomo. They have a download version, too. But this is a different plan. I’ts like the sitejet integrated matomoto but with extended features like heatmaps, Tracking of targets, forms, campaigns. The setup is medium demanding but the support is as excellent as on sitjet. Tracking is working by Exact, Partly exact, containing, beginning with and so on of URL, slugs, paths, Element ID, Name, Form names and so on. The basic Tracking and statistic doesnt need any setup. A heatmup jut needs an URL for setup I will keep you updated about subscribing ---
**Author:** ![Andre](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/andre/32/3459_2.png) [@Andre](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Andre)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/analytics-to-track-an-element/1585/5 "2024-08-20T09:10:33Z")