Sites
Private Beta Feature Liferay Data Platform 2026.Q2+
Use the Sites dashboard in Liferay Data Platform to analyze traffic, page performance, visitor interests, and on-site search activity across your digital properties.
Before using the dashboard, connect your site to Liferay Data Platform. For setup, see Integrating Liferay Data Platform with Liferay DXP.
To access the dashboard, click Sites under Touchpoints in the left navigation menu.
Overview
Review site activity, traffic sources, visitor behavior, and retention metrics.
The Overview tab combines several dashboards into a single view.
Activity Metrics
Use the chart to visualize visitor activity over time.
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Unique Visitors | Number of distinct visitors during the selected period. |
| Sessions/Visitor | Average number of sessions per visitor. |
| Session Duration | Average duration of a visitor session. |
| Bounce Rate | Percentage of sessions that ended after viewing a single page. |
Top Pages
The Top Pages panel highlights page performance using three views:
| View | Description |
|---|---|
| Visited Pages | Pages with the highest number of visitors. |
| Entrance Pages | Pages most frequently used to start a session. |
| Exit Pages | Pages most frequently viewed before visitors leave the site. |
Acquisition Sources
The Acquisitions panel shows how visitors arrive at your site.
| View | Description |
|---|---|
| Channels | Traffic grouped by channel, such as direct, organic, referral, or social traffic. |
| Source | Medium | Traffic grouped by source and medium. |
| Referrers | Traffic grouped by referring websites. |
Visitor Insights
| Panel | Description |
|---|---|
| Visitors by Day and Time | Visitor activity by day of the week and time of day. |
| Search Terms | Recent search activity. |
| Interests | Topics most frequently associated with visitor activity. |
| Sessions by Location | Visitor activity by geographic location. |
| Session Technology | Visitor activity by device type and browser. |
| Cohort Analysis | Visitor retention metrics over time. |
Pages
Analyze the performance of individual pages.
Use the search field to find pages and sort the table by any available metric.
The Pages table includes these metrics:
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Page Title | The page title. |
| Unique Visitors | Number of distinct visitors who viewed the page. |
| Views | Total number of page views. |
| Time on Page | Average amount of time visitors spent on the page. |
| Bounce Rate | Percentage of sessions that ended after viewing only this page. |
| Entrances | Number of sessions that started on the page. |
| Exit % | Percentage of sessions that ended on the page. |
Select a page to view detailed page analytics.
Interests
Review the topics most frequently associated with visitor activity.
The Interests table includes these columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Topic | Topic associated with the content visitors viewed. |
| Sessions | Number of sessions associated with the topic. |
| % of Sessions | Percentage of total sessions associated with the topic. |
Search Terms
Review searches performed through your site search functionality.
Use this tab to identify common searches and discover content gaps.
Exporting Data
Use the Download Reports button to export the current dashboard or list for a selected date range. Dashboard views download as PDF files; lists, such as the Pages and Search Terms lists, download as CSV files.
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Click Download Reports.
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To change the current date filter, select a date range. Otherwise, leave it unchanged.
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Click Download.
A CSV export respects the current filter and search results and supports up to 10,000 entries.