Analytics & Exports

Overview

CitedPro includes powerful analytics that give you deep insights into AI bot activity and human referrals from AI platforms.

Data Retention

CitedPro retains analytics data for 90 days by default, with a maximum of 365 days.

To adjust retention:

1. Go to CitedPro → Settings
2. Change the Data Retention value
3. Save changes

Trending Data

Premium includes trend analysis that shows:

• Week-over-week comparison: How this week compares to last
• Bot visit trends: Are AI crawlers visiting more or less frequently?
• Top pages trending: Which pages are getting more AI attention
• New bot detection: Alerts when a new AI bot starts visiting

Top Pages Analytics

See which pages AI bots visit most frequently:

1. Go to CitedPro → Analytics
2. Scroll to Top Pages
3. View pages ranked by AI bot visits
4. See trending indicators (up/down arrows)

This helps identify:

• Content AI systems find valuable
• Pages that may need optimization
• Popular entry points for AI crawlers

CSV Export

Export your tracking data for external analysis:

1. Go to CitedPro → Analytics
2. Select your date range
3. Click Export CSV
4. Download includes all bot visits and LLM referrals

Export Fields

• Date and time
• Bot name
• Category
• Page URL
• User agent
• IP address
• Is human referral (yes/no)
• Referrer platform (for LLM referrals)

AI Analytics Summary

Get an AI-generated summary of your analytics:

1. Go to CitedPro → Analytics
2. Click Summarize
3. Choose tone (brief or detailed)
4. Receive an AI-written summary of key insights

Daily limit: 15 summaries per day

Spike Alerts

Get notified when there's unusual activity:

What Triggers an Alert

• Sudden increase in AI bot visits
• New bot making many requests
• Traffic anomalies compared to baseline

Configuring Alerts

1. Go to CitedPro → Settings
2. Enable Spike Alerts
3. Set your threshold (e.g., 2x normal traffic)
4. Alerts are sent to the site admin email

Dashboard Widget

The Pro dashboard widget shows enhanced data:

• AI bot visits (last 7 days with trend)
• LLM referrals count
• Top AI platform source
• Quick link to full analytics

Using Analytics Data

Measure AI Visibility

Track whether your AI search optimization efforts are working. Increasing bot visits and referrals indicate growing visibility.

Identify Content Gaps

If certain pages get few AI visits, consider improving their structure, schema, or content clarity.

Report to Stakeholders

Use CSV exports and summaries to create reports showing AI search performance over time.