Magic Wand: Smart Management of Unwanted Pop-Ups
What is Ekara’s Magic Wand for?
Many websites use pop-up windows as calls to action, but in the context of performance monitoring, unexpected pop-ups can disrupt scripted journeys.
That’s where Magic Wand comes in. When enabled, Ekara uses artificial intelligence to detect and handle pop-ups automatically. Any pop-up that arises during a journey is dismissed instantly, allowing your monitoring scenario to continue without interruptions.
Key Benefit: Your tests stay stable and reliable — no more blocked scripts due to unwanted pop-ups
Enabling the Magic Wand
Activating Magic Wand is simple and direct within Ekara Studio:
- Go to Base settings
- Select or unselect the Magic Wand option depending on your testing needs
With just one click, you can prevent random pop-ups from interfering with your user journeys.
How Does the Magic Wand’s AI Work?
When a scenario is blocked while detecting a graphical element (DOM, image, OCR), the Magic Wand takes immediate action.
- The intervention is transparent to journey execution
- It does not affect measured times
- It does not appear in final results
This means you get accurate monitoring results without interference, while the pop-up problem is silently resolved in the background.
Magic Wand Diagnostics
For deeper analysis, you can track when and how Magic Wand was used during a test:
- View the number of times Magic Wand intervened
- See a screenshot of the step before intervention, with the pop-up closing element (e.g., button or “X”) outlined in red
- Review the post-intervention state of the journey
This provides valuable insight into how often pop-ups appear and how effectively they were managed.
Why Use Magic Wand for Pop-Up Management?
- Save time by avoiding script interruptions
- Improve reliability of your monitoring scenarios
- Gain insights into pop-up behavior with diagnostics
- Simplify handling of pop-ups with AI-powered control
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