Overview
Freestar's dashboard homepage will be the main overview of your site's performance and provides a variety of customization options to tailor the view to your specific needs.
Video Guide
Check out the video walkthrough of all of the features available on your dashboard homepage below.
Table of Contents
Navigating the Dashboard
There are a variety of buttons and drop downs throughout the dashboard that perform a variety of different tasks.
Filtering Your Dashboard
You can filter your dashboard by a number of different options including:
- Specific Time Periods - The "Date" dropdown filters the dashboard data based on the date range selected.
- Domain - The "Domain" dropdown filters the dashboard data based on which site domain you have selected.
Customizing Your Charts
You can customize the metrics at the top of the homepage by selecting the dropdown arrow and choosing from the list of available metrics.
You can customize each chart on your dashboard leveraging the following options:
- Edit Chart Name - You can click the pencil icon next to the chart name to customize the name of your chart.
- Compare to Last Period - You can toggle this feature to layer additional data points on to your chart or table for the previous time period. For more information, click here.
- Edit Chart - You can click the pencil icon to modify the dimensions and metrics on your chart.
- Chart Type - You can click the different chart type icons to change your chart type between line, bar, and table.
- Custom Reporting - You can click the reporting icon to open up a custom report containing the full data set that is used to create the chart.
- Download Chart - You can click the "..." and click "Download" to download the chart into a PNG file.
- Expand Chart - You can click the expand icon to make your chart wider or narrower
- Move Chart - You can move charts around on your homepage by dragging and dropping
- Delete Charts - You can click the "..." and click "Delete" to delete a chart from your page.
Compare to Last Period
The "Compare to last period" and "PoP" comparisons feature provides additional data points on to your chart or table for the previous time period to provide an easy way to visualize and compare trends over time.
Comparison Periods
When you select a preset date range, the comparison range will automatically be set to the same number of days or months as your selected range.
For example, if you select Last 30 Days as your date range, the comparison range will automatically be set to the 30 days immediately before the last 30 days. Or if you select Last 6 Months, the comparison range will be set to the 6 months immediately before the last 6 months.
Adding New Charts
You can personalize your homepage by adding custom charts.
- Click "Add New Chart" button at the top-right corner of the page
- Select a template to choose from.
💡Tip: If you have a specific metric or dimension you want to use, you can search for that and it will show you which template(s) it is available in. - Select a dimension and metric(s) you want included in your chart
Note: You can select a maximum of 1 dimension and 3 metrics - Click "Save selection"
Your new chart will be added to the bottom of your dashboard you will be able to customize and arrange it to your liking using the tools described in the Customizing Your Charts section.
Questions?
Please submit a request here if you require further assistance.
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