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Where: Growth → Analytics → Goals & alerts
Open this page: admin.<your-site>/growth/goals (replace <your-site> with your site address)
Before you start
You need permission to manage goals.
Steps
Set a goal
- Open Growth → Analytics → Goals & alerts.
- Choose what to count and Counted per day, week or month.
- Enter the Target (whole amount).
- Tap Save. Tap Remove goal to delete it.
Turn on traffic alerts
- Under Traffic alerts, switch on Tell me about big changes.
- Set Alert when views fall by (%) and Alert when views rise by (%).
- Set Ignore quiet hours below (views) to avoid false alarms at night.
- Tap Save.
Good to know
- Goals show On track or Behind, and "Should be at … by now".
- Alerts compare with the same hour on the last 7 days. You get a notice in the admin.
- Allowed ranges: fall 10 to 95, rise 50 to 1900, views 10 to 100000.
- Recent changes lists unusual traffic from the last 30 days.
Common problems
- "Check the numbers: fall 10 to 95, rise 50 to 1900, views 10 to 100000." Change a value into range.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Will I get an email?
You get a notice in the admin. For emails, see Report emails.
What counts as a big change?
You set it. Choose how many percent views must fall or rise compared with the same hour on the last 7 days.