The dashboard reports three core metrics: sessions, visitors, and pageviews. This article defines each and how Opti-Behavior counts them.
Definitions #
- Pageview – one load of a tracked page. Reloading the same page adds another pageview.
- Session – a single continuous visit. It groups the pageviews and actions a visitor performs before they leave or go idle.
- Visitor – a distinct person. One visitor can have many sessions over time.
How counting works #
- The tracking script records a pageview on each page load.
- Pageviews close together are grouped into one session.
- Visitors are identified without cookies, using a privacy-safe fingerprint, so counts stay accurate under Anonymous Mode.
Expected result #
Pageviews are always the highest number, sessions lower, and visitors lowest, because each visitor can have multiple sessions and each session multiple pageviews.
FAQ #
Do bots count as visitors? #
No. Detected bots and spam are classified separately and excluded from human metrics.
Are logged-in admins tracked? #
Depends on your data-collection settings; admin views can be excluded to keep data clean.
