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'''Note:'' All times represented in the Statistics sections of the service are in Pacific Standard Time. | |||
==First-Time Visitor== | ==First-Time Visitor== | ||
A '''first-time visitor''' is a visitor who has not been identified as having already been to the page that you are tracking. | A '''first-time visitor''' is a visitor who has not been identified as having already been to the page that you are tracking. | ||
==Returning Visitor== | ==Returning Visitor== | ||
A '''Returning Visitor''' is a visitor with an existing analytics cookie from a previous visit. It is a measurement of how influential a page is. The higher the number, the more frequently it was viewed. | A '''Returning Visitor''' is a visitor with an existing analytics cookie from a previous visit. It is a measurement of how influential a page is. The higher the number, the more frequently it was viewed. Returning visitors are tracked on a daily basis based on IP and is reset at midnight. | ||
==Unique Visitor== | ==Unique Visitor== | ||
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==Pageview== | ==Pageview== | ||
A '''pageview''' is the number of times a visitor views a page on your website, regardless of how many hits are generated. | A '''pageview''' is the number of times a visitor views a page on your website, regardless of how many hits are generated. | ||
* '''Page hits''' - track every single instance of a hit and are a separate stat. | |||
* '''Page visits''' - track unique visitors on a daily basis based on IP and reset at midnight. | |||
[[Category: Counter Stats]] | [[Category: Counter Stats]] | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 28 July 2017
'Note: All times represented in the Statistics sections of the service are in Pacific Standard Time.
First-Time Visitor
A first-time visitor is a visitor who has not been identified as having already been to the page that you are tracking.
Returning Visitor
A Returning Visitor is a visitor with an existing analytics cookie from a previous visit. It is a measurement of how influential a page is. The higher the number, the more frequently it was viewed. Returning visitors are tracked on a daily basis based on IP and is reset at midnight.
Unique Visitor
Unique visitor are distinct individuals that are requesting pages from a website during a given period of time. Regardless of how often they visit.
Pageview
A pageview is the number of times a visitor views a page on your website, regardless of how many hits are generated.
- Page hits - track every single instance of a hit and are a separate stat.
- Page visits - track unique visitors on a daily basis based on IP and reset at midnight.