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Traffic & Engagement Dashboard Metrics and Filters

Use this article as the single source of truth for how every Traffic & Engagement metric is calculated in Knotch One, plus how each platform filter (Date Range, Referrer, Device, Tags, Pages) narrows the calculation scope

Filter quick‑reference

Filter

What it does

Date Range

Returns results that occurred inside the selected calendar window. All metrics are inherently constrained by this filter.

Referrer

Limits the metric to activity from visitors who entered the site via the chosen referrer(s) at any point in their journey.

Device

Counts only events that happened on the specified device type (desktop or mobile).

Tags

Restricts the calculation to pages associated with the selected tag set.

Pages

Restricts the calculation to the explicitly selected page(s).


Metric & Filter Definitions

For each metric, the Base definition shows what you see with only Date Range applied. The Filter variants spell out exactly how the metric changes when you add any one of the other filters.

Views (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    Number of views for all Pages within the site that occurred within the selected date range. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    Number of views for all Pages within the site, within the date range, attributed to visitors who entered via the selected Referrer(s). 

  • Device
    Number of views for all Pages within the site, within the date range, that occurred on the selected device. 

  • Tags
    Number of views for all Pages within the selected Tag(s) that occurred within the selected date range. 

  • Pages
    Number of views for selected Pages that occurred within the selected date range. 


Visits (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    Number of User Journeys that included at least one page on the site within the selected date range. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    Number of User Journeys attributed to visitors who entered via the selected Referrer(s) that included at least one page on the site within the selected date range. 

  • Device
    Number of User Journeys on the selected device that included at least one page on the site within the selected date range. 

  • Tags
    Number of User Journeys that included at least one page within the specified Tag(s) within the selected date range. 

  • Pages
    Number of User Journeys that included the selected Page(s) within the selected date range. 


Average Recirculation Rate (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    The average percentage of visitors who, after viewing any page on the site, navigate to another page within the site. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    The average percentage of visitors who entered via the selected Referrer(s) who, after viewing any page on the site, navigate to another page within the site. 

  • Device
    The average percentage of visitors accessing the site on the selected device who, after viewing any page on the site, navigate to another page within the site. 

  • Tags
    The average percentage of visitors who, after viewing any page within the selected Tag(s), navigate to another page OUTSIDE the selected tags. 

  • Pages
    The average percentage of visitors who, after viewing selected pages, navigate to another page that is not within the selected pages. 


Exit Rate (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    The average percentage of visitors who end their session on any page within the site within the date range without completing a conversion on that page. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    The average percentage of visitors who entered via the selected Referrer(s), who end their session on any page within the site without completing a conversion on that page, within the date range. 

  • Device
    The average percentage of visitors who end their desktop or mobile session on any page within the site within the date range without completing a conversion on that page. 

  • Tags
    The average percentage of visitors who end their session on any page within the selected Tag(s) within the date range without completing a conversion on those pages. 

  • Pages
    The average percentage of visitors who end their session on any page within the selected Pages within the date range without completing a conversion on those pages. 


Average Scroll Depth (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    Average amount of each page on the site that is scrolled through within the selected date range. Sum of Average Scroll Depths of all pages divided by the number of pages. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    Average amount of each page on the site that is scrolled through by visitors who entered via the selected Referrer(s), within the selected date range. 

  • Device
    Average amount of each page on the site that is scrolled through by visitors viewing the pages on the selected device, within the selected date range. 

  • Tags
    Average amount of each page within the selected Tag(s) that is scrolled through within the selected date range. 

  • Pages
    Average amount of each page (of the selected Pages) that is scrolled through within the selected date range. 


Average Time on Page (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    Average amount of time visitors actively spend on all tracked pages. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    Average amount of time visitors who entered via the selected Referrer(s) spend on all tracked pages. 

  • Device
    Average amount of time visitors viewing pages on the selected device actively spend on them. 

  • Tags
    Average amount of time visitors actively spend on all pages within the selected Tag(s). 

  • Pages
    Average amount of time visitors actively spend on the selected Page(s). 


Scroll Depth by Quartile (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    The average amount of content that is scrolled within specific quartiles of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    The average amount of content that is scrolled by visitors who entered via the selected Referrer(s) within specific quartiles of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. 

  • Device
    The average amount of content that is scrolled using the selected device within specific quartiles of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. 

  • Tags
    The average amount of content within the selected Tag(s) that is scrolled within specific quartiles of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. 

  • Pages
    The average amount of content within the selected Page(s) that is scrolled within specific quartiles of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. 


Time on Page Histogram (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    The number of page views that occurred within the date range where the time on page fell within one of the following durations: 0–20 s, 21–40 s, 41 s–1 m, 1 m–2 m, 2 m–3 m, 3 m–4 m, 4 m–5 m, 5 m+. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    The number of page views by visitors who entered via the selected Referrer(s) that occurred within the date range where the time on page fell within those durations. 

  • Device
    The number of page views on the selected device that occurred within the date range where the time on page fell within those durations. 

  • Tags
    The number of page views that occurred within the date range for pages within the selected Tag(s) where the time on page fell within those durations. 

  • Pages
    The number of page views that occurred within the date range for the selected Page(s) where the time on page fell within those durations. 


Top Pages by Visit (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    List of the top 10 pages on the site sorted by Visits (in descending order) that occurred within the selected date range. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    List of the top 10 pages on the site sorted by Visits (in descending order) attributed to the selected Referrer(s) that occurred within the selected date range. 

  • Device
    List of the top 10 pages on the site sorted by Visits (in descending order) that occurred on the selected device type, within the selected date range. 

  • Tags
    List of the top 10 pages within the selected Tag(s) sorted by Visits (in descending order) that occurred within the selected date range. 

  • Pages
    List of the pages selected (up to 10) sorted by Visits (in descending order) that occurred within the selected date range. 


Top Referrer Group by Visits (Site)

  • Base (Date Range only)
    List of all Referrer Groups sorted by Visits (in descending order) that occurred within the selected date range. 

  • Referrer (Any‑Touch)
    List of all Referrer Groups sorted by Visits (in descending order) attributed to the selected Referrer(s) that occurred within the selected date range. 

  • Device
    List of all Referrer Groups sorted by Visits (in descending order) that occurred on the selected device type, within the selected date range. 

  • Tags
    List of all Referrer Groups sorted by Visits (in descending order) where users viewed one or more pages in the selected Tag(s), within the selected date range. 

  • Pages
    List of all Referrer Groups sorted by Visits (in descending order) where users viewed one or more of the selected Page(s), within the selected date range.