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Usage Statistics

If your site has enabled logging, then in some areas of the portal you can use the Usage Statistics feature to review detailed information about user behavior in any context.

Key Concepts

The Usage Statistics feature helps you understand how a context is being used. You can use this feature to see which pages generate the most traffic and which people are most active, among other details.

Following are definitions for a few key terms and icons used on the Usage Statistics screen:

  • Active—A page or feature is said to be active if it has been viewed recently.

  • Action—An action can be the posting of an item in a Forums feature instance, the viewing of an item in a Resources feature instance, or a number of other events. The Usage Statistics feature displays details about different types of actions.

  • Visit—A visit occurs when someone displays the context. A single visit could include one page view or many page views.

  • Visitor—A visitor is someone who navigates to the context.

See also the Understanding the Default Screen section for an explanation of the terms used on that screen.

The feature uses a set of icons that characterize how active a visitor, feature, or page has been relative to others within the same context:

Green icon with white up arrow inside square Indicates activity that is well above average.

Green icon with white up arrow Indicates above-average activity.

Yellow icon with white circle Indicates an average level of activity.

Red icon with white down arrow inside square Indicates below-average activity.

Red icon with white down arrow Indicates activity that is well below average.

To get a general overview of what is happening in the context, you display the main screen. From here you can also drill down to display details that are more granular.

The default Usage Statistics feature screen offers a high-level picture of activity in the context.

Default Usage Statistics screen

The following table offers additional details about each field in the default screen.

Field

Meaning

Total Page Views

The total number of page views by all visitors, of all pages in the context.

Unique Visitors

The total number of different people who visited the context.

Avg. Views per Visitor

The total number of page views divided by the total number of unique visitors.

Days Active

The number of days since the first activity was logged.

Avg. Views per Day

The average number of pages viewed each day.

Most Active Visitors

The two people who are most active in the context (that is, who have viewed the most pages).

Most Popular Pages

The two pages in the context that have been viewed most often.

Most Popular Portlets

The two feature instances in the context that have been viewed most often.

Least Popular Pages

The two pages in the context that have been viewed least often.

Least Popular Portlets

The two feature instances in the context that have been viewed least often.