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Analytics Dashboard: Step-by-step workflows

Common tasks, step by step

View last 30 days and top posts

  1. Open Analytics from the menu or go to #/dashboard/analytics.

  2. In the header, set Period to Last 30 Days.

  3. Wait for KPIs and charts to load (or click Refresh).

  4. Check the KPI cards for unique visitors, page views, bounce rate, and avg. session.

  5. Scroll to the Popular Posts chart to see the most viewed posts in that period.

See who's on the site right now (Live)

  1. On the Analytics page, turn the Live switch on.

  2. Confirm the Active Now KPI card appears and shows the current visitor count.

  3. Optionally watch the main Visitors Over Time chart for the live indicator (e.g. glow).

  4. Leave Live on for as long as you need; data refreshes automatically (e.g. every 10 seconds).

  5. Turn Live off when done to stop polling.

Compare audience and traffic sources

  1. Set the desired Period (e.g. Last 7 Days or Last 30 Days).

  2. Open the Audience tab and review New User Registrations and Top Locations.

  3. Open the Acquisition tab and review Traffic Sources (referrers).

  4. Use Refresh if you want to ensure the latest data.

Use a custom date range

  1. In the header Period dropdown, select Custom Range.

  2. Use the date picker to set start and end dates.

  3. KPIs and charts that support custom range will update; others may fall back to a default (e.g. 30d). Check the status bar for the displayed range.

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In practice

Common analytics tasks: view period, Live mode, compare tabs, custom range. On this page, Common tasks, step by step is covered in detail: what it looks like in the admin, the exact controls it exposes, and how it behaves when you use it day to day. The sections above walk through View last 30 days and top posts, See who's on the site right now (Live), Compare audience and traffic sources, Use a custom date range in order, so you can skim headings and jump straight to the part you need. Because common tasks, step by step is part of Analytics Dashboard — KPI cards, time-series charts, and live indicators for routine site-health checks without a separate analytics plugin — the settings you touch here interact with the rest of the feature; when in doubt, open the feature overview and follow the docs in order.

See also

Need a hand? Contact support or head back to the Analytics Dashboard guide.

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