Pageviews by Page Number (How To)

Default report

When you go to the Pageviews by Page Number report, it displays a default report of analytics for one day.  You can use the dropdowns to select a different time period.  Using the dropdowns is described further down on this page.
Pageviews By Page Number

What this report shows

PAGE URL (Number) - Each of your pages has a unique Page Number.  It's the number right after the www.anokacounty.us/ in the browser address box.

PAGEVIEWS - The number of times the page has been viewed by visitors.  This number includes all the times a single visitor may have viewed and refreshed a page.

UNIQUE PAGEVIEWS - Eliminates all multiple views.  This is a better indicator of how many visitors looked at the page.

BOUNCE RATE - The percentage of visitors who started on this page and then left the site.

EXIT RATE - The percentage of visitors who viewed this page at some point during their visit to the site, and then left the site after viewing this page.

Interactive Reports

Transitions - (see below) This is a very interesting report that shows how visitors came to a specific page and what they did after viewing the page.  To access this report for a specific page:  1) Click the + to the left of the page number to expand the information.  2) Hover your mouse over the Transitions icon and then click the icon to get the report.  Details of the report are covered on the Transitions Report page.
Transitions
Page Overlay - The Page Overlay icon is to the right of the Transitions icon.  This report is not available from the Pageviews by Page Number report.

Row Evolution - The Row Evolution icon is to the right of the Page Overlay icon.  This report shows the number of pageviews over time.  Details of the report are covered on the Row Evolution Report page.

Select a time period and date for the report

You can select a time period and date for the report.
Time Period

Time periods include:
Year - This is the calendar year, not a 12-month period.
Month - This is a calendar month, not a 30-day period.
Week - This is a Monday through Sunday week, not a 7-day period.
Day - This is a calendar day. Data is not available for the current day and may not be available for the previous day.

Date - Year: For the time period you selected, pick a calendar year. If your selected time period is year, no further choices are available.

Date - Month: For the year you selected, pick a month.  Only the months of data available for that year will be shown.

Date: If you selected Week for time period, pick one of the available Mon - Sun weeks.  If you selected Day for time period, pick one of the available days.

Get the report

When you have selected a time period and date, the Get Report button is enabled.  Click the button to get the report.  It may take a while to generate the report, depending on the time period selected and how busy the PIWIK server is.

Find your page

By default, pages are listed in order of Unique Pageviews, most popular pages first.  You can simply scroll down the list until you find your page number

Change the sort order

To sort the pages by page number, click the PAGE URL column header.  The first time you click it they will sort in reverse order, last to first.  Click the header again to get the list sorted first to last.  Scroll down to search for your page.

Paging to see more pages

By default, pages are listed in blocks of 100.  You may have to click NEXT until you find your page.

Your page may not be listed

The report shows only the 500 most popular pages for the given time period and date.  It is possible your page may not be listed in the top 500.  If it is not listed, try using the Analyze Your Pages report, which has access to all pages on the site.

Analyze your page

Once you have found your page, you can note the number of pageviews and unique pageviews for the time period and date. You can also note the bounce rate and exit rate. You can use the Row Evolution report to see pageviews over time. Use the Transitions report to see how visitors get to your page and what they do after they finish viewing it.