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Dashboard Insights is a core feature of MainWP Dashboard. It turns activity logs into charts, summaries, and trend widgets.

What You’ll Learn

  • Where to access Dashboard Insights and its settings page
  • How the shared settings work
  • How to filter Insights data for specific date ranges, tags, clients, and users
  • How to export widget charts and data

Prerequisites

  • MainWP Dashboard with connected child sites
  • Network Activity logging enabled in MainWP > Settings > Network Activity Settings
  • Recent activity data in your Dashboard or child sites

Access Dashboard Insights and Settings

1

Open Dashboard Insights

Go to MainWP > Insights (admin.php?page=InsightsOverview).
2

Open Insights settings

Go to MainWP > Settings > Network Activity Settings (admin.php?page=SettingsInsights).
The settings page is named Network Activity Settings because it is shared.
Network Activity and Dashboard Insights use the same underlying logs dataset, but each feature presents it differently.

Use the Widgetized Insights Dashboard

Insights is widgetized like Operations pages. You can show or hide widgets, move them, and keep a personalized layout. Dashboard Insights widgetized layout

Filter Insights Data

Use the filter controls at the top of Insights to narrow analytics by:
  • Date range (including custom range)
  • Tags
  • Clients
  • Users
Dashboard Insights filtering options

Export Widget Data and Charts

Export options for Insights widgets
1

Open a widget menu

Click the three-line menu in the top-right of the widget.
2

Choose export format

Select SVG, PNG, or CSV.
3

Download and use the export

Use image exports for reports and CSV exports for deeper data analysis.