All metrics and their definitions
- Geofrey Ernest
- Guides
- December 11, 2024
Table of Contents
404 Error Pages
Automatically track the 404 error pages on your site. This feature isn’t enabled by default so you need to follow these steps to enable it for sites where you want to track 404 error pages.
Bounce Rate
The percentage of visitors with a single page view. A visitor “bounces” away and leaves your site after only viewing a single page.
Browser
Shows the browsers used by your visitors. We only show the brand of the browser and when you click on the brand you can see the version number too. Metrics are shown as a percentage of all visitors and the total number of unique visitors.
Current Visitors
The number of people currently on your site. This metric does not depend on the filters applied to the dashboard. It includes all visitors who have loaded a page in the last 5 minutes. You can click on the number to see what pages they are viewing.
Direct / None
Includes visitors who typed your URL into their browser or clicked a link in an email. It also includes other visitors who were missing a referrer header.
Entry Pages
Shows the first page people view on your site.
Exit Pages
Shows the last page people view on your site.
Exit Rate
Shows how often people exit from a specific page. It’s calculated as the number of exits divided by the number of total pageviews for that specific page.
File Downloads
Automatically track the number of file downloads. This feature isn’t enabled by default so you need to follow these steps to enable it for sites where you want to track clicks on files.
Locations
Shows the list of countries, regions and cities your visitors are based in.
Operating System
Shows the operating systems used by your visitors. We show the brand of the operating system and when you click on the brand you can see the version numbers too. Metrics are shown as the total number of unique visitors and as a percentage of all visitors.
Outbound Link Clicks
Automatically track the number of clicks on the external links. This feature isn’t enabled by default so you need to follow these steps to enable it for sites where you want to track clicks on external links.
Referrer Drilldown
You can click on any source to drill-down and view the individual pages linking to your site and the traffic they’ve sent over time.
Screen Size
Shows the devices used by your visitors. Devices are categorized into desktop, mobile or tablet. This is derived from the User-Agent HTTP header. The full User-Agent is discarded. Metrics are shown as the total number of unique visitors and as a percentage of all visitors.
Source
See all referral sources that are sending you traffic. A source is reported when a person clicks through to your site from another site.
Time on Page
The average time people spend on a particular page on your site. This is calculated as the difference between the point when a person lands on a particular page and when they move on to the next page.
Total Pageviews
The total number of times your pages were loaded by your visitors.
UTM parameters
To minimize the amount of traffic that falls within the “Direct / None” category, you can add special query parameters (UTMs) to your links. UTMs help you better understand where your traffic is coming from. Vince Analytics supports utm_source
, utm_medium
, utm_campaign
, utm_content
and utm_term
.
Unique Conversions
When a visitor converts for a particular goal they’ll be counted as a unique conversion.
Unique Visitors
The number of people who visited your site. We are privacy-friendly so we don’t use cookies and other persistent identifiers. If a person visits from multiple devices or on multiple days, they are counted as separate visitors.
Views Per Visit (or Pages / Session)
Views per visit (also known as Pages per session) shows the average number of pageviews per visit. Repeated views of a single page are included too.
Visit Duration
The amount of time visitors spend on your site. It only shows people who visit more than one page. For those who visit one page only we default to 0 seconds. Average visit duration is the sum of all session lengths divided by the number of sessions, which includes the 0 second visits (bounces).
Total Visits (or Sessions)
A session (also known as a visit) is a set of actions that a user takes on your site. A visit is started when a visitor first lands on your page and ends when no action is taken on your site for 30 minutes.