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Stats Over Time Export

The Stats Over Time Export is a CSV or XLSX file containing data on how traffic has changed for a particular author, section, tag, conversion label, or segment — or for the whole site or network.

This export file contains more columns of data than the Stats Over Time report.

Included metrics

The Stats Over Time Export includes column headers for the following metrics, depending on chosen report variables:

Visitors (all pages)Engaged minutes (posts)Minutes ret. vis. (Returning visitors — minutes)Fb refs (Facebook referrals)
Views (all pages)Avg. minutes (posts)Avg. minutes ret. vis. (Returning visitors — average minutes)Tw refs (Twitter referrals)
Avg. views (all pages)New vis. (New visitors)Desktop viewsPi refs (Pinterest referrals)
Engaged minutes (all pages)Views new vis. (New visitors — views)Mobile viewsSocial interactions
Avg. minutes (all pages)Avg. views new vis. (New visitors — average views)Tablet viewsFb interactions (Facebook interactions)
PostsMinutes new vis. (New visitors — minutes)Search refs (Search referrals)Pi interactions (Pinterest interactions)
New postsAvg. minutes new vis. (New visitors — average minutes)Internal refs (Internal referrals)Channel vis. (Channel visitors)
Visitors (posts)Returning vis. (Returning visitors)Other refs (Other referrals)Website views
Views (posts)Views ret. vis. (Returning visitors — views)Direct refs (Direct referrals)AMP views
Avg. views (posts)Avg. views ret. vis. (Returning visitors — average views)Social refs (Social referrals)Fb instant views (Facebook Instant views)

Report variables

Customize a Stats Over Time Export file by changing the settings when you create or edit the export:

AspectAuthor, section, tag, site/network, conversion label, or segment
RepeatOnce, daily, weekly, or monthly
FormatXLSX or CSV
ParametersAspect, time period, group by, channel, metric, audience
FiltersAuthor, section, tag, publish date, video, word count, campaign, path

Last updated: September 22, 2025