Microsoft Clarity

85 Quality Score

Active Installs

24/30

With 200,000 active installs, it is one of the more widely deployed analytics-adjacent plugins, though still well behind mainstream analytics tools.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated within the last few weeks and tested against WordPress 7.0, which signals an actively maintained codebase.

User Rating

14/15

14 ratings is a thin sample, but a 90 out of 100 average reflects strong satisfaction from those who have weighed in.

Support Health

8/15

Four open support threads with zero marked resolved is a weak signal; users may not get timely help through the WordPress.org forum and should rely on Microsoft Clarity's own documentation instead.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Requires WordPress 4.0 or higher, which covers essentially every modern install, and there is no stated PHP requirement, so it should run on any reasonable hosting environment.

Scores higher than 95% of indexed plugins

About

How do you make your website great? Clarity can help you quickly see what's working on your site and where people get stuck.

Active Installs 200k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.5/5

Last Updated 2026-09-23 10:27pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.0+

Tested Up To 7.0.6

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: February 16, 2024

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What It Does

Microsoft Clarity inserts the Clarity analytics tracking script into your WordPress site, enabling heatmaps, session recordings, and click/interaction data without slowing page load. It connects to your free Microsoft Clarity account where dashboards and filters live. In short, it gives you visibility into how real visitors use your pages, not just what Google Analytics shows.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for site owners, marketers, and UX designers who want session replay and heatmap data on top of standard analytics. It suits e-commerce stores trying to recover abandoned checkouts, SaaS landing pages testing conversion flows, and content publishers looking to validate layout decisions. Smaller sites that already struggle to interpret basic analytics may find the volume of session recordings overwhelming.

Who Should Skip It

If you are only after pageview counts or you are already paying for a tool like Hotjar or FullStory that covers heatmaps and recordings, Clarity is redundant. Sites in regions with strict data residency rules should also evaluate whether sending interaction data to Microsoft servers fits their compliance posture.

The Bottom Line

Microsoft Clarity delivers genuinely useful session replay and heatmap data for free, and this plugin is a minimal, reliable bridge to drop the tracking script into WordPress. The main gap is support, since the public forum has no resolved threads and a very small rating pool. For most site owners who want behavioural analytics without paying Hotjar prices, it is a sensible install.

Pick this if you need to send WordPress email through Microsoft 365 rather than capture visitor behaviour.

WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 80/100

Choose this if you want single sign-on and user directory sync with Microsoft 365 instead of analytics.

ICS Calendar 80/100

Pick this if your need is calendar display and event import rather than visitor analytics.

MSN Partner Hub 63/100

Choose this if you want content distribution to Microsoft Start rather than behavioural analytics on your own site.