What the Dashboard Is For
The dashboard is the overview screen of the CMS.
It is mainly useful for checking:
- how much content your site currently has
- how traffic is moving this month
- which domains bring the most pageviews
- which articles and pages are performing best
It is a monitoring screen, not the place where you do most edits.
The Main Counters
At the top of the dashboard you will usually see quick totals for:
- pages
- articles
- categories
- media files
Use this area as a fast content health check. It tells you whether the site is empty, growing, or missing obvious setup pieces.
Monthly Traffic Usage
The dashboard also shows a traffic usage card based on the platform's pageview counters.
This area helps you understand:
- pageviews counted this month
- your current monthly allowance, when your plan has one
- how close you are to the limit
- when the monthly counter resets
If you need more detail, open the full Traffic section.
Traffic Overview
The traffic overview blocks summarize recent activity with values such as:
- this minute
- this hour
- today
- this month
You also get a short recent series so you can quickly see whether traffic is flat, rising, or spiking.
Top Domains
If your site is used across more than one host or environment, the dashboard highlights the domains generating traffic.
This is especially useful when you want to distinguish:
- production traffic
- alternate traffic sources before they become your main public domain
- alternate domains pointed to the same site
Top Articles and Top Pages
The lower part of the dashboard helps you spot what is working.
- Top articles shows the best-performing news posts.
- Top pages and landings shows the editorial pages attracting the most views.
Use this as a quick editorial signal:
- expand formats that work
- improve pages that should perform better
- promote successful topics in menus or sidebars
What the Dashboard Does Not Do
The dashboard is intentionally compact. For real editing work, move into the dedicated sections:
- Pages to change layouts and modules
- News to write and publish articles
- Media to upload images
- Traffic to inspect counters in more detail
- Settings for site-wide configuration