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content: Diplodoc Platform v5.50.6
alternate:
- https://yandex.com/support/metrica/en/behavior/link-map.md
- https://yandex.com/support/metrica/es/behavior/link-map.md
- https://yandex.com/support/metrica/pt/behavior/link-map.md
- https://yandex.com/support/metrica/ru/behavior/link-map.md
- https://yandex.com/support/metrica/tr/behavior/link-map.md
- https://yandex.com/support/metrica/zh/behavior/link-map.md
title: Link map
description: A tool for analyzing statistics for clicks on links on your site. Links are highlighted in different colors on the map depending on their popularity.
---
> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/support/metrica/en/llms.txt
# Link map
The _link map_ is a tool for analyzing link click stats for your site. Links are highlighted in different colors on the map depending on their popularity.
When you click a link, the following data is displayed:
- The number of clicks on the link.
- The percentage of clicks out of the total for that page.
## Restrictions {#restrictions}
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The map is only displayed on those pages of the site where the Yandex Metrica tag is installed, and also if the site uses [UTF-8 encoding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8).
- The report doesn’t highlight redirect links (including internal redirects). Yandex Metrica lets you display redirects to other sites using the [trackLinks](https://yandex.com/support/metrica/en/code/counter-initialize.md#param-trackLinks) parameter.
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When building the map, elements such as `www`, advertising tags, and the part of the link after `#` (inclusive) are excluded from the URL, but regular URL parameters are not excluded. This is why the click maps for the pages `http://example.com?id=1` and `http://example.com?id=2` will be different.
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Internet Explorer versions 8.0 and earlier are not supported.
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Report generation uses the [general sampling algorithm](https://yandex.com/support/metrica/en/reports/sampling.md) to regulate the data volume. The report will contain a maximum of 100,000 events, regardless of sampling.
- To display the map, the site must correctly process GET parameters.
## Connecting {#set}
1. In Yandex Metrica, go to **Settings** → **Tag**.
1. Select the **Session Replay, scroll map, form analysis** option.
1. Save the changes.
1. Install the updated tag code on all the site’s pages.
{% note info %}
The map may be disabled if it hasn’t been viewed in the past six months. To resume session recording, enable the option again.
{% endnote %}
## Statistics on a group of pages {#group}
To view statistics for a group of pages, you can use extra characters in the URL box.
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## Characters used for displaying statistics {#group}
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**Character**
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**Description**
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**Example**
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\*
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Matches any number of any characters
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Display data for all pages with URLs that start with https://example.com/goods/, including the specified page: `https://example.com/goods/*`.
If you enter the address without extra characters, Metrica will offer a drop-down suggestion with the * character
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The condition is a regular expression
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Show data for pages with a URL matching a [regular expression](https://yandex.com/support/metrica/en/general/regexp.md). For example: `~http://example.com/.*`
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Let’s look at an example. You need to get statistics on pages in the directory https://example.com/goods/. In order for this data to be shown on the map, enter https://example.com/goods/* in the address box (after you enter it, the same address is shown in the drop-down suggestion). Data is loaded automatically.
The map will be displayed on the most popular page with a URL that matches what you specified. Numeric indicators (the number of click-throughs from the link, the percent of referrals) will be combined for all the pages that match the condition.
## Showing data in an iframe {#iframe}
If your site is protected from being shown in an iframe (the `X-Frame-Options` header is used in the server settings), you won't be able to view the collected data. To view the site’s session data, use a regular expression in the server settings to add exceptions for the following domains:
- your website
- metrika.yandex.ru
- metrika.yandex.by
- metrica.yandex.com
- metrica.yandex.com.tr
- webvisor.com and its subdomains
```no-highlight
^https?:\/\/([^\/]+\.)?(yourdomain\.com|webvisor\.com|metri[ck]a\.yandex\.(com|ru|by|com\.tr))\/
```
If you use nginx, add the following exceptions to your configuration:
```no-highlight
location / {
set $frame_options '';
if ($http_referer !~ '^https?:\/\/([^\/]+\.)?(yourdomain\.com|webvisor\.com|metri[ck]a\.yandex\.(com|ru|by|com\.tr))\/'){
set $frame_options 'SAMEORIGIN';
}
add_header X-Frame-Options $frame_options;
...
}
```
where `yourdomain\.com` is the site's domain name. Use your site’s domain zone (it may differ from .com).
## Page size restriction {#display-map}
In order to display data on the map, the website pages must meet certain size restrictions. The values below are for displaying the map in various browsers:
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**Browser**
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**Maximum page height/width (in pixels)**
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**Maximum number of pixels**
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Mozilla Firefox
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32,767
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472,907,776 (22,528 x 20,992)
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Chrome
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32,767
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268,435,456 (16,384 x 16,384)
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Internet Explorer
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8,192
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67,108,864 (8,192 x 8,192)
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## Questions and answers {#qanda}
{% cut "Click map, link map or scroll map page loads endlessly" %} {#redirect}
In Safari 12 and higher, the click map, link map, or scroll map page may never finish loading due to an option in the browser settings.
1. Go to the **Privacy** tab and disable the **Prevent cross-site tracking** option.
1. Restart the browser and open the maps again.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "When a request is made, a “No data” notification appears in the map" %} {#no-data}
This can happen if in the tag settings on the tab **Filters** the action **Change from https to http** is enabled. In this case, all URLs with HTTP protocols are on the map, and the site itself has the HTTPS protocol.
To start displaying the data, disable the operation.
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{% endcut %}
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Useful links
- [Demo tag](https://metrica.yandex.com/r/dashboard?)
- [Add a tag](https://metrica.yandex.com/add/)
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- [Discuss in Telegram](https://t.me/yandexmetrika)
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