Monitor Website Traffic in Power Pages

The Power Platform Admin Center provides a built-in analytics dashboard that helps administrators monitor website traffic and user engagement across Power Pages websites. By analyzing traffic trends and active user metrics, organizations can better understand website usage, measure adoption, and make informed business decisions.

The analytics dashboard offers visibility into Daily Active Users (DAU), Weekly Active Users (WAU), and Monthly Active Users (MAU) across websites and environments.

Prerequisites

To access website traffic analytics, users must have one of the following administrative roles:

Dynamics 365 Administrator
Power Platform Administrator
System Administrator

Note: Analytics data is available only to users with appropriate administrative permissions.

Access the Analytics Dashboard

Navigation:
Power Platform Admin Center → Analytics → Power Pages Analytics

The process for accessing analytics may vary slightly depending on whether you are using the modern or classic administration experience. However, both experiences provide access to website traffic insights and usage statistics.

View Traffic Analytics Across a Tenant

The analytics dashboard provides a centralized view of traffic activity across all Power Pages websites within the selected environment.

Open the Power Platform Admin Center.
Navigate to the Analytics Dashboard.
Select the desired environment.
Review website traffic metrics.
Analyze active user trends.
Filter analytics by website or environment.

Key Traffic Metrics

Metric	Description
DAU	Daily Active Users visiting the website.
WAU	Weekly Active Users interacting with the website.
MAU	Monthly Active Users accessing the website.

Daily Active Users (DAU)

DAU measures the number of unique users who access the website within a single day. This metric helps administrators understand daily engagement and identify short-term traffic trends.

Measure daily website activity.
Track short-term engagement.
Monitor traffic spikes.
Analyze campaign effectiveness.

Weekly Active Users (WAU)

WAU tracks the number of unique users who interact with the website during a seven-day period.

Evaluate weekly engagement trends.
Understand recurring usage patterns.
Measure user retention.
Track adoption across business units.

Monthly Active Users (MAU)

MAU provides a long-term view of user engagement by tracking unique users over a thirty-day period.

Measure overall website adoption.
Track long-term growth.
Analyze user retention trends.
Support strategic planning decisions.

Filter Analytics by Environment

Administrators can select different environments from the upper-right corner of the dashboard to analyze website traffic for specific environments.

Switch between environments.
Compare website activity.
Monitor environment adoption.
Review traffic trends independently.

View Analytics for Specific Websites

To analyze traffic for a specific website, select the website from the Site ID list within the analytics dashboard.

Select a single website for detailed analysis.
Review DAU, WAU, and MAU metrics.
Analyze individual website performance.
Monitor user engagement trends.

Tip: Hold the Ctrl key while selecting multiple Site IDs to compare traffic metrics across multiple websites simultaneously.

Benefits of Website Analytics

Understand user engagement.
Track website adoption.
Measure business impact.
Monitor growth trends.
Improve decision-making.
Optimize website performance.
Support capacity planning.

Best Practices

Review analytics regularly.
Monitor DAU, WAU, and MAU trends.
Compare traffic across environments.
Investigate unusual traffic spikes.
Track adoption after new releases.
Use analytics to support business decisions.
Export and document key performance metrics.

Key Takeaways

Monitor website usage through the Power Platform Admin Center.
Track DAU, WAU, and MAU metrics.
Analyze traffic across environments and websites.
Identify growth trends and adoption patterns.
Use analytics insights to improve business outcomes.