Live Pulse
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The Live Pulse is a simple, visual indicator designed to give you a real-time sense of how your website is performing — without having to analyze charts or compare numbers manually.
You'll find the Pulse bar right next to your Live Users count on the Real-Time Dashboard. This feature helps you instantly understand whether your current traffic is trending above, below, or in line with your usual performance.
The Live Pulse reacts to your current traffic and compares it with historical trends — helping you understand the “health” of your live audience at a glance.
The pulse bar changes color based on your performance:
🟥 Red — Below Usual: Your current traffic is lower than expected. It's a good time to take action — share content, improve existing articles, or engage users through notifications.
🟦 Blue — Consistent: Your traffic is within your typical range for this day and time. Everything is steady — but there’s still room to push higher.
🟩 Green — Better Than Usual: You’re seeing higher engagement than normal. Whatever you're doing is working — keep it up!
🟩 Dark Green — 30-Day Peak: You’re at your highest live traffic point in the last 30 days. This is a great moment to capitalize on growing momentum.
The color-coded pulse makes it effortless to track performance — especially during busy publishing hours.
Hover over the Live Users number, and you'll see a breakdown of how today’s traffic stacks up:
Your usual traffic for this time and day "Usually, there are around 450 users on Mondays at 03:52 PM." This is calculated based on the same day and time over the past 4 weeks.
Your best performance in the last 30 days "Last 30D peak: 897." This gives you a benchmark to aim for or beat.
Your performance compared to Yesterday See how your current live user count compares to the same time yesterday.
Your performance compared to 7 Days Ago Track your week-over-week performance on the same day.
This tooltip gives you context without requiring you to look up historical reports — perfect for making quick, informed decisions.
Here’s how the Pulse helps you make smarter, faster decisions without digging through data:
Understand whether you're performing above or below your normal trend.
Avoid having to remember traffic patterns or expected benchmarks manually.
Set goals to beat your best days and track your improvements over time.
Respond quickly when traffic drops — so you’re always in control.
If the Pulse is showing red (below normal), here are a few immediate steps you can take:
Check Traffic Sources Is there a drop in a specific source like Search, Social, or Direct?
Analyze User Engagement Look at scroll depth and time spent. Are users bouncing early?
Improve Content Quality Update outdated info, sharpen headlines, and improve readability.
Enhance Internal Linking Add links within the article to increase recirculation across related content.
Publish More Create relevant articles based on trending keywords to attract more traffic.
Update Visuals Refresh your article’s cover image to make it more appealing.
Send Notifications Use push notifications or email alerts to re-engage your audience.
The Live Pulse is your fast lane to understanding what’s happening right now and whether it’s time to optimize, promote, or celebrate.
