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How to Check Website Visitor Visit Duration using AWStats in cPanel
Introduction
This Knowledge Base article provides a concise, step-by-step guide on How to Check Website Visitor Visit Duration using AWStats in cPanel. Understanding how long visitors stay on your website provides valuable insights into content engagement, user experience quality, and the effectiveness of your website design. Use this guide when you need to analyze visitor session lengths and improve content retention strategies.
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 Date
- In the Reported period, select the month and year you want to review.
- Click OK to apply the changes.
Step 6: Locate the Visit Duration Section
- In left side of the page, locate and click the Visits Duration.
- You will be directed to the Visits Duration section of the page.
Step 7: Review the Visit Duration
- In the Visit Duration section, review the key traffic metrics displayed in the color-coded table.
⚠️ Important Note:
- Understanding Visit Duration Metrics:
- Number of visits: Shows the total number of visits tracked for the selected period (displayed at the top of the section).
- Average: Displays the average visit duration across all visits (shown in seconds).
- Duration Range: Time intervals categorizing how long visitors stayed on your website (0s-30s, 30s-2mn, 2mn-5mn, 5mn-15mn, 15mn-30mn, 30mn-1h, 1h+).
- Number of visits (column): The count of visits that fell within each specific duration range.
- Percent: The percentage of total visits represented by each duration range.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you can check website visitor visit duration using AWStats in cPanel. Visit duration analysis helps you understand how engaging your content is and whether visitors are finding what they need. Longer visit durations generally indicate quality content and good user experience, while very short visits may suggest improvements are needed.
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