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How to Check Website Traffic for All Months in a Year using AWStats in cPanel

Last updated on Jan 15,2026 |

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by melissa

Introduction

This Knowledge Base article provides a concise, step-by-step guide on How to Check Website Traffic for All Months in a Year using AWStats in cPanel. Reviewing annual traffic data provides a comprehensive view of your website’s performance throughout the entire year, helping you identify seasonal trends and long-term growth patterns. Use this guide when you need to analyze yearly traffic statistics and compare performance across different months.

Prerequisite

Access to your cPanel login page.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Log in to cPanel

Access and log in to your cPanel account using your username and password.

Step 2: Open AWStats

In the Home page, under Metrics, click AWStats.

Step 3: Locate Your domain

From the Domain menu, locate the domain you want to view traffic statistics.

Step 4: Select Your domain

Click View next to the domain name.
The AWStats interface will open in a new window or tab.

Step 5: Select the Year

In the Reported period, select the year you want to review.
Click OK to apply the changes.

Step 6: Locate the Monthly History

In left side of the page, locate and click the Monthly History.
You will be directed to the Monthly History section of the page.

Step 7: Review the Monthly History

In the monthly history section, review the key traffic metrics displayed in the color-coded graph and table.

⚠️ Important Note:

Understanding Traffic Metrics:
- Unique visitors: Individual users who visited your site (counted once per IP address).
- Number of visits: Total sessions, including return visits from the same user.
- Pages: HTML pages viewed (excludes images, CSS, and JavaScript files).
- Hits: All file requests including images, scripts, and stylesheets.
- Bandwidth: Total data transferred to visitors.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can check website traffic for all months in a year using AWStats in cPanel. Annual traffic analysis provides valuable insights into seasonal patterns, long-term trends, and overall website performance. This information helps you make strategic decisions about content planning, marketing efforts, and resource allocation.

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