Navigating the Dashboard
Filters and Settings
Domain Selector
At the top left part of the dashboard, choose which domain’s data you want to view. This allows you to focus on specific websites within your Prerender.io account.
If you have multiple domains added to your account, you will see data from all of them combined.
However, if you wish to focus on one of your domains, you can do that by selecting the domain from the drop-down list.
Note that you can select only one or all domains at once.
Selecting a date range
Easily review your crawling and rendering data for any specific period. Click on the date picker on the upper-left, next to the Domain and crawlers filters to choose a custom or preset date range. By default, all charts on the Dashboard will display data from This Week. The cutoff date for now (maximum you can go back in time) is September the 1st, 2023. There are some preset options you can quickly choose to run a report.
They include:
- Today
- Yesterday
- This week
- Last week
- Last 7 days
- Last 2 weeks
- Last 30 days
- Last Month
Your browser settings will determine the first day of the week when you use presets like This Week/Last week. Select a custom date by clicking custom date, then on your desired start and end dates.
Using Crawler Filter
Filter your dashboard data by specific crawler categories and types for more precise insights into which bots have accessed your site and when. You can select crawlers from Search Engines, AI and LLMs, Social Media bots, and SEO tools to tailor the insights to your needs. Click All Crawlers to see data across all crawlers and bots or select one or more specific crawlers you are interested in. Type directly in the filter box to search for any crawler category. In case of unselecting All Crawlers, filter will default to the first that has data. In case of not having any data for any crawler, the system will suggest to select another period or domain.
Summary Metrics (KPIs)
Key statistics - such as Pages Crawled, Cache Hit Ratio, Error Rate and Average Crawl Time - are displayed at the top for a quick overview of your site’s performance. Check KPI changes compared to the previous period.
Each KPI card displays key metrics for your selected domain(s) and crawler(s) over the chosen time range.
What the Elements Mean:
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Primary Value
The main number (e.g.
73.62M,83.24%,0.61s) represents the total or average metric for the selected period. -
Percentage Change with Arrow
This shows how the current value compares to the previous equivalent period:
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"Today" vs. "Yesterday"
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"This Week" vs. "Last Week"
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"This Month" vs. "Last Month", etc.
The arrow direction (▲ / ▼) indicates the trend, while the number shows the absolute percentage difference (e.g.
+8.15%). We use arrows instead of plus/minus signs for clarity.
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Trend Line (Sparkline)
The mini chart shows how the metric evolved over the selected period (e.g. daily over a week).
This gives you a quick sense of fluctuations between start and end dates.
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Color Coding
Color helps you instantly recognize important patterns:
- Green = positive change or healthy trend
- Red = negative change or declining trend
- Black = neutral, no significant change
🔎 Note: Color applies independently to the percentage delta and the trend line.
For example, the trend line may show improvement over time (green), even if the overall delta is negative (red).
Pages Crawled
Pages Crawled shows the number of pages search engines visit on your site. More crawled pages means better visibility in search results, leading to more traffic and higher rankings.
Cache Hit Ratio
Cache Hit Ratio measures how often a crawler receives a stored (cached) version of your page instead of rendering it from scratch. A higher percentage means faster load times, better SEO performance, and improved search engine efficiency.
Error Rate
Error Rate measures the percentage of requests that result in errors instead of successfully serving a cached page. A high error rate can mean issues with page rendering, server responses, or configuration, which may hurt SEO and crawler efficiency.
Average Crawl Time
Average crawl time is the time search engines take to load your pages. Lower times after Prerender mean faster delivery, better SEO, and reduced server load.
Detailed Charts & Tables
Scroll down to view visualizations that break down crawling and rendering activity by bot category, type, date, and status. These visuals help you spot trends and identify any unusual activity at a glance.
Pages Crawled
This section shows which crawler categories are most active on your site over the selected time range. The data helps you assess bot behavior and prioritize technical SEO optimizations.
What You See
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Top Crawler Categories:
Crawlers are grouped into recognizable categories like Google, Bing, Apple, etc.
To keep your dashboard clean and simple we have grouped thousands of lesser-known crawlers and bots into Others Category. Each of these crawlers is contributing less than 0.5% of total traffic.
This chart shows top 5 categories for the selected domain(s) and crawler(s) over the chosen time range. Low-volume crawl categories that didn't make it to the top 5, are grouped together in Misc Category.
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Chart Types:
- Bar Chart: Activity by crawler category
- Donut Chart: Total share per crawler category over the selected period
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Uncached Pages (orange line):
The yellow line tracks the percentage of requests that resulted in a cache miss (i.e., page wasn’t served from cache but rendered live with HTTP 200).
Notes
- We regularly update crawler identification as new bots cross the 0.5% volume threshold.
- If small crawler noise is distracting, you can exclude Others using the crawler filter.
- This data is scoped to your current domain and time range selections.
Crawler Type
In this chart Crawlers are now grouped by type (such as Search Engines, AI, Social media, SEO Tools, and others), making it easier to understand traffic sources and bot activity.
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Crawler Types:
Crawlers are grouped into recognizable types Search Engines, AI, Social media, SEO Tools and Others
Similar to Pages Crawled section, we have grouped lesser-known crawlers and bots into Others Type. Each of these crawlers is contributing less than 0.5% of total traffic.
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Chart Types:
- Bar Chart: Activity by crawler type
- Donut Chart: Total share per crawler type over the selected period
Average Crawl Time
This chart compares how long it takes search engines to load your pages with and without Prerender.
- Green bars show average crawl time using Prerender (faster).
- Gray bars show crawl time without Prerender (slower baseline).
- The values represent average first response time over the selected period.
Lower crawl times mean faster page delivery, better SEO, and reduced server load.
Status Codes
This chart shows the distribution of HTTP response types returned to search engine crawlers over the selected period.
- Purple (200) = Successful page loads
- Other colors represent redirects, errors, or access issues (301, 400, 401, 403, 404, etc.)
Use this chart to quickly spot spikes in errors or redirects that could block indexing or hurt SEO performance.
Pages Rendered
This bar chart shows how many pages were rendered by Prerender during the selected period.
- Higher numbers mean more pages were pre-rendered and optimized for fast delivery to crawlers.
- Improved rendering leads to better crawl efficiency and SEO performance.
Use this chart to track rendering volume trends and spot potential dips in coverage.
FAQ: New dashboard vs Old dashboard
Where did the date picker go?
The date picker has been moved to the left of the dashboard and now has much more flexibility in dates and presets
What is Crawl time and how is it different from the Delivery time in the old dashboard?
Crawl time and Delivery time mean the same and show how long it takes search engines to load your pages with and without Prerender.
Where can I see my Crawl Budget changes?
Crawl Budget compares Average Crawl time with original Crawl time. You can see the change in you budget in the new Average Crawl Time chart, next to the original Crawl Time without Prerender.
Where did the Last Crawler Visits table go?
You can find all Crawlers activity data on the CDN Analytics page
Where did the Recently Cached Pages table go?
You can find all Cached Pages information on the Cache Manager page
How to Provide Feedback or Report Issues
You can contact your CSM or our support team at support@prerender.io .