Viewing visitors on the traffic panel page

Overview

This article explains how to use the Traffic tab in the panel to view and interpret visitor metrics.

Background 

The Visitors Page provides a comprehensive analysis of your website traffic. It details unique and cumulative requests and provides demographic information about your visitors, including the devices they use and their geographical location.

Viewing the Visitors Traffic page

To view the Visitors Traffic page:

1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
2. Click the Manage button to open the Domain Settings page, which allows you to adjust various settings for your site.
   • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
   • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
3. Click the Traffic tab, which opens and automatically displays a visitors traffic graph.

Analyzing the Visitor Traffic graphs

This section provides details on the different visitor traffic graphs available.

Traffic Column

Traffic Trend — Represents the percentage of traffic change compared to the previous 7 days.

Make sure you have selected the List view in the top-right corner.

Recent Traffic

Provides unique and total visitor counts over a timeline. To view recent traffic:

1. Hover over the graphic for details on specific dates.
2. For an extended view, click View More.
3. Select either the Last Month, Last 7 days, or Last 24 hours report.
4. Click the desired option located in the top right corner of the page.

The graph includes the following lines:

• Total Requests — Represents all HTTP requests received by your server, including all requests made by the same user or IP address.
• Unique Requests — Represents the count of distinct requests made to the server. Even if the same request is made multiple times by the same user/IP, it's counted as one unique request.

Device Traffic

Provides a breakdown of visits between desktop and mobile devices. By selecting Desktop or Mobile, you can focus on the respective data.

Page Views

Allows you to analyze visit trends across your most visited pages. It offers two viewing modes: List and Graphics, which can be toggled at the top right corner.

Hovering over the graphic will show details for specific pages. By default, it shows the top 8 page visits, but you can expand this to display up to the top 100 by clicking View More.

IP Addresses

Displays the IP addresses and affiliated organizations of recent website visitors, along with the frequency of their visits. The default view shows the top 8 IP addresses, but for a more comprehensive list, click the View More option.

Your own IP address appearing frequently usually suggests internal site communication, such as plugins, themes, or scheduled tasks operating. However, if a DreamHost IP address displays an unusually high number of visits, it could suggest an issue. In this case, contact support on the Contact Support page.

If you notice multiple requests from an unrecognized IP address, you can use your .htaccess file to deny it access to your site.

Visitors by Location

Provides an overview of global bot traffic and the top source countries. For a more detailed view, including region filters and an extended list of countries, click View More.

See also

• Traffic page overview
• Viewing bots on the traffic panel page
• Deny access to a site with an .htaccess file