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Dead Clicks Autocapture

PostHog

Analytics
monitor Exposure
v9dc6b89e
A script for automatically capturing user interactions, specifically identifying and logging 'dead clicks' for usability analysis.
10M+ sites
Updated 7/31/2026
https://us-assets.i.posthog.com/static/1.408.3/dead-clicks-autocapture.js
Exposure Score
92

Popularity

92%

Usage across websites

File Size

16.87 KB

Download size

Load Time

31.05ms

Network latency

Execution Time

2.52ms

Runtime performance

Version Telemetry

Version Timeline

Visual representation of each version's active period

Metrics Over Time

Security score, performance score, and file size trends

0255075100v9dc6Normalized ScoreVersion
Security Score
Performance Score
File Size (KB)

Uptime History

Average response time over time

Version History Details

Detailed information for each version

v9dc6b89eLatest
Span: 1 day
Score: 85
Size: 16.87 KB

Exposure & Risks

Security Score

Overall Security85 / 100
Exposure Levelmonitor

Risk Assessment

Critical Risks0
Total Observations0

Exposure Status

Monitor
Moderate behavioral concerns, review and mitigation advised.

Behavioral Concerns

No Known Security Risks

Our telemetry scan did not detect any immediate behavioral security risks for this resource.

Security Observations

Security-related findings from analysis

No security observations recorded for this version

Privacy & Data Flow

Data Collection

Cookies and local storage used by this script

Cookies

ph_*1 year
Used by PostHog to store information about the user, their session, feature flags, and other analytics data.

Local Storage

ph_current_session
Stores the current user session ID for analytics tracking.
ph_previous_session
Stores the previous user session ID for analytics tracking.
ph_persisted_properties
Stores user properties that persist across sessions, used for consistent analytics.

Third-party Connections

External domains this script connects to

No external connections detected

Permissions Required

Browser permissions and capabilities used

user profile

Privacy Observations

Privacy-related findings from analysis

No privacy observations recorded for this version

Technical & Performance Analytics

Load Performance

File Size16.87 KB
Load Time31.05ms

Runtime Performance

Execution Time2.52ms
Network Requests0

Impact Assessment

Good
Minimal performance impact on page load

Performance Observations

Performance-related findings from analysis

No performance observations recorded for this version

Global Variables

Variables added to the global scope

No global variables detected

Event Listeners

Events this script listens for

No event listeners detected

Browser API Access

APIs and browser features accessed by this script

navigator.userAgent

Technical Details

Compressed
Yes
CDN Delivery
No
Total Views
7
Is Mirror
No
Network Requests
0
Resource Hash
9dc6b89e8152beb6191d865f1b5a5b453e2958252ed3aff9ebccb96a53c481fe

AI Insights & Alternatives

Description

A comprehensive overview of this resource

This script is a component of the PostHog analytics suite, designed to enhance user behavior tracking by automatically detecting and reporting 'dead clicks'. A dead click occurs when a user clicks on an element that does not trigger any visible action, navigation, or functional response. The script instruments the webpage to listen for click events, analyzes the target element and subsequent DOM changes, and if no meaningful interaction is detected, it logs the click as a 'dead click'. This data is then sent to the PostHog platform, where it can be used for session replay, heatmap generation, and general analytics. It helps website owners identify usability issues, broken elements, or confusing UI components that lead to user frustration, providing insights into areas for improvement without requiring manual event tagging for every potential interaction.

Key Features

Core functionalities and capabilities of this resource

  • Dead click tracking
  • Autocapture events
  • User interaction analysis
  • Usability insights
  • Session replay enhancement
  • No-code analytics

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Documentation & Resources

Official Documentation