QA Assistants – Driven by data

by QuarkA

Description

QA Assistants goes beyond analytics — it’s a companion that helps your data speak, with Assistants that reveal insights you can act on.

Each Assistant offers a unique way to look at your site — from quick overviews to social trends and growth insights.
You can still explore familiar tools like heatmaps, session replays, and reports — and Assistants will gradually bring more context to them.

No complex setup or technical skills needed.
QA Assistants makes discovering your site’s stories simple, visual, and a little fun too.

Features

Assistants — your data-driven companions to explore your site

Each Assistant offers a unique way to understand your site.
From traffic overviews to social engagement or content insights, they highlight what truly matters — in plain words you can grasp.
More Assistants will keep joining, each bringing a new perspective to your data.

New: The built-in Page Analysis Assistant lets you view pageviews, key metrics, and device-specific heatmaps directly from the page you’re browsing — a lightweight, chatbot-style helper for logged-in admins.

Heatmaps & Session Replays — see how visitors behave

Visualize how people interact with your site: where they click, scroll, and pause.
Session Replays let you follow their real journeys, helping you discover friction points and hidden opportunities.

Reports & Trends — your site at a glance

Access clear, intuitive charts and summaries that show what’s working and where to improve.
Switch to Advanced Mode to unlock detailed metrics and comparison tools.

Cookie-less Tracking — privacy made simple

Track user behavior responsibly.
QA Assistants includes a cookie-less tracking mode, so you can comply with privacy rules without losing insight.

Built for WordPress — light, secure, and extendable

Designed to blend seamlessly with your dashboard.
QA Assistants follows WordPress coding standards, loads only what’s needed, and supports modular extensions for future Assistants.
All of these features are completely free — just install and start exploring.

Important Notes

QA Assistants collects data in real time, but analytical reports are processed overnight.
You can see live visit counts immediately, while detailed insights (used by Assistants) become available the following day.
Please do not compress or minify JavaScript used by QA Assistants or WordPress.
Some optimization plugins may interfere with tracking; exclude QA Assistants–related scripts if needed.
Make sure your PHP memory limit is sufficient for data processing.
If your server uses a very low limit (for example, 256 MB or less), some processes may fail.
For detailed technical guidance or troubleshooting steps,
please see the Documentation.

Screenshots

Choose your Assistant — Overview, Social, Growth, and more.
Let your Assistant suggest what matters — see quick analyses and helpful tips.
View visit data and reports with clear graphs and tables.
See how visitors interact through heatmaps.
Replay real sessions to understand user behavior.

Faq

What are Assistants?

Assistants are smart companions that help you understand your site from different perspectives — such as overview, SEO, social engagement, or growth.
Each Assistant highlights insights in its own way, turning data into simple, meaningful guidance.

Do I need all Assistants to use QA Assistants?

No. You can start with the basic setup and add Assistants as you like.
They are modular extensions — each one focuses on a different aspect of your site.

Can I still use Heatmaps and Session Replays?

Absolutely. Heatmaps and replays remain part of the QA experience.
They work alongside your Assistants, helping you see what happens on your pages in real time.

Is there a limit to the number of Heatmap pages?

No. You can view and analyze heatmaps for all pages on your site without limitation.

Does QA Assistants count bot data?

No. Major bots such as Googlebot are automatically excluded from tracking.
However, if you need stricter control, consider using a dedicated bot-blocking plugin.

Can I use a cache plugin?

Some cache plugins may rewrite or minify JavaScript automatically, which can interfere with tracking.
If you encounter issues, see the Documentation for setup tips.

Does QA Assistants require cookies to track visitors?

No. It supports a cookie-less tracking mode for privacy-friendly analytics.
You can measure user behavior safely even if visitors reject consent banners.

What happened to QA Analytics?

QA Assistants is the new, unified version of those projects — redesigned for better usability, performance, and future expandability.
Your existing data and settings remain compatible.

Will there be more Assistants in the future?

Yes! We’re continuously developing new Assistants for different viewpoints — from marketing and UX to performance insights.
In the future, we also plan to open the Assistants framework for developers who want to create their own.
Stay tuned for updates on the official site.

Reviews

便利で使いやすい

By km2679 on August 21, 2024

ヒートマップやユーザー行動の録画が無料で見られるし、サイト全体の変化がグラフでぱっと見れるので重宝しています。

使いこなすのに少しかかりましたが、SEO分析がけっこう便利です。
フィルターで、信頼性→極めて高い／高い、トレンド→高い順（増えている）、クリック合計→10以上とかで絞り込んで注目されているキーワードを確認して、次の記事を書くときの参考にしています。
あと、検索キーワードのリンクをクリックすると該当記事の変化とかいろいろ詳しく見れるのが気に入っています。

WPログインのタイミングでついでに状況把握

By tacotaco89 on August 8, 2024

某アナリティクスが難しくなってからあまり数値を追わなくなっていましたが、このプラグインならWordPressにログインしたタイミングで、ついでにサイトの状況把握が簡単にできるのが便利です。

他のページ修正のためにログインしたはずが、ヒートマップやセッションリプレイを確認してページ改善したほうがよさそうなポイントにも気づいてしまい、目的のページ以外の作業もついでにやってしまいます。

いろんなツールを駆使するよりもWPのみで完結できるので自分には向いているプラグインです。

解析ツールを使いこなせていない人におすすめ

By Masaharu Kimura on September 1, 2022

アクセス解析ツールとヒートマップとなんやなんか入れたけど、結局どれも満足に使いこなせていない・・・そんな方におすすめの解析プラグインです。 WordPressサイトであれば、他のプラグインと同じように追加するだけ。あとはトップページに表示される基礎的な項目を確認し、さらに気になる所があれば個別の管理画面を見ればOKです。

Not in English and nothing in here

By ebuege on November 4, 2021

what is that? a plugin or non-user-centered test application? nothing work and the notifications can not understandable. and not in English Its all Chinese .

役立っています

By nzwy on July 16, 2021

使いやすく、データも見やすいです。

Simple, easy and Awesome

By sbchan225 on July 8, 2021

I have never seen like the Plugin! . It's takes a few seconds to install this plugin! Very Quickly! I used JetPack before installing QA heatmap analytics. But recently, It works slow and I feel annoying while analyzing my Websites. If you feel stressed when you analyze your Websites, you should try "QA". In particular, I recommend this Plugin to People Shown below ・Want to avoid complicated settings ・Want to use good Plugin For free ・Want to use Plugins without dropping browsing speed

重宝している

By webconsultant on August 31, 2020

サイトからの集客を増やすにあたって、ユーザー行動を詳しく把握することは重要だ。 Google公式が提供しているアナリティクスやサーチコンソールだけでは、最低限の情報しか得られない。一方で、市販のヒートマップでは、デザイン性や機能が薄いものが多く、ひどいものだとバグがあったりする。 QA Heatmap Analyticsは、デザイン性も高く、何よりWordPress上で使えるので利便性が高い。リリース間もないため、所々に未実装の機能があったりするが、大きな問題ではないと感じる。近々、実装される動画再生の機能が楽しみだ。アナリティクス、サーチコンソールと並んで、Web集客の必須ツールになると思う。

Changelog

5.1.0.0

Release Date: November 28, 2025

Added the new Page Analysis Assistant, an on-page tool for viewing key metrics and accessing heatmaps.
Improved UI across Heatmap notifications and admin settings.
Enhanced data cleanup and performance.
Minor bug fixes.

5.0.1.1

Release Date: November 11, 2025

Improved data retention period configuration.

5.0.1.0

Release Date: November 4, 2025

Rebranded the plugin name to QA Assistants (formerly QA Assistant / QA Analytics).

5.0.0.0

Release Date: November 2, 2025

Initial release of QA Assistant, successor to QA Analytics.
Introduces the Assistants feature to extend functionality via add-ons.
Reports are now split into dedicated admin submenus (previously all under Home).
Refined Heatmap view toolbar/layout and styles; added a toolbar action to create a new heatmap version.
Introduced dedicated config file qa-config.php to define PV limits and data retention.
Minor bug fixes, stability improvements, and compatibility updates.