Feature · Session tracking
Session tracking: what happened in the session.
Pages visited, events, time spent. Clear session data for every visit, plus optional session replay when you need to go deeper.
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- Entry-to-exit view
- Sessions linked to events
6m 12s
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- 1/entry
- 2/features
- 3/pricing
- 4/signupsignup_completed
The basics
What is session tracking?
- 01Events start a session
- 02Activity is grouped automatically
- 03Sessions connect to everything
A session is the stretch of activity from when someone arrives on your site to when they leave. It starts on an entry page, includes every page view and event along the way, and ends after 30 minutes without activity.
Some tools give you too little (page-view counts with no sense of flow). Others give you too much (hours of recordings to watch). Pieowl gives you both options:
- Session tracking (always on): a clear timeline of each session, with pages, events, duration, referrer and device
- Session replay (opt-in): a playable recording of the session, so you can see what the visitor clicked and where they got confused
For every session, Pieowl records:
- Entry and exit page: where the visit started and where it ended
- Pages visited in order: the path through your site or app
- Events: signups, clicks, purchases or any custom event
- Duration: how long the session lasted
- Referrer and UTM parameters: how the visitor got there
- Device, browser and location: context for each visit
That means you can answer questions like:
- Which pages do people visit before they sign up?
- Do visitors from search behave differently from paid traffic?
- Are sessions that end in a purchase longer than the rest?
Pieowl sets no cookies. Sessions are grouped with a visitor ID that's a daily-changing hash, and the IP address is not stored. Every event belongs to a session, and sessions of identified users sit on their profile, so funnels, retention and user timelines all have session context.
Session tracking on every plan
What you get with session tracking
Clear session data that answers real questions, with optional replay when you need the full picture.
Entry and exit pages
See where visitors land and where they leave. Find your strongest entry points and the pages that lose people.
Page path per session
See the pages a visitor viewed in a session, in order. Understand how people move through your site.
Events within a session
Every event, like a signup, click or purchase, belongs to a session. See what someone did and in what order.
Duration and engagement
See how long sessions last and how many pages they include. Spot engaged visits and bounces.
Referrer and UTM attribution
Know how each visitor arrived, from search, a campaign or a direct link, and compare sessions across sources.
Session replay (opt-in)
Turn on session replay to watch real sessions. Text and form fields are always hidden, and the recorder only loads when replay is on.
Set up
How session tracking works
Sessions are created automatically from the events you already send.
- 1
Events start a session
When a visitor sends their first event, like a page view, Pieowl starts a session. No extra code: sessions come from your events.
- 2
Activity is grouped automatically
Later events from the same visitor join that session. After 30 minutes without activity the session ends, and the next event starts a new one.
- 3
Sessions connect to everything
Each session links to its events, pages and, for identified users, their profile. Turn on session replay to also record a playable copy.
Use cases
Who uses session tracking
Teams that need to understand user journeys, from session data to full replay.
Product teams
See how people move through your product. Check the pages and events in a session, then open the replay to see where they got stuck.
Support and success teams
When a user reports a problem, open their recent sessions to see what pages they visited and what they did.
Privacy-conscious teams
Session tracking works without cookies or recordings. Replay is opt-in, with text and form fields always hidden.
Related features
Works well with
Session replay
Watch real sessions. See clicks, scrolls and form interactions played back in the dashboard.
Event tracking
Events are the building blocks of sessions. Track the actions that fill session timelines.
Funnels
Count funnels per session or per user to see where people drop off in multi-step flows.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about session tracking with Pieowl.
Does Pieowl have session replay?
Yes. Session replay is opt-in. Turn it on in Settings → Site and the recorder loads as a separate script. When it's off, the recorder is never loaded.
Do I need to set up session tracking separately?
No. Sessions are created automatically from the events and page views you already send. There's no extra SDK or setup step.
How does Pieowl define a session?
A session starts with a visitor's first event and ends after 30 minutes without activity. If they come back after that, a new session begins.
Can I see one user's sessions?
Yes. The Sessions page lists every session, and each identified user's profile shows their sessions with the pages and events in each one. If replay is on, you can play the session back too.
Does session tracking need cookies?
No. Pieowl never sets a cookie. Sessions are grouped with a visitor ID made from a hash of browser, IP, site and a secret salt that changes daily, and the IP itself is not stored.
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