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 views | Pi refs (Pinterest referrals) |
Engaged minutes (all pages) | Views new vis. (New visitors — views) | Mobile views | Social interactions |
Avg. minutes (all pages) | Avg. views new vis. (New visitors — average views) | Tablet views | Fb interactions (Facebook interactions) |
Posts | Minutes new vis. (New visitors — minutes) | Search refs (Search referrals) | Pi interactions (Pinterest interactions) |
New posts | Avg. 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:
Aspect | Author, section, tag, site/network, conversion label, or segment |
Repeat | Once, daily, weekly, or monthly |
Format | XLSX or CSV |
Parameters | Aspect, time period, group by, channel, metric, audience |
Filters | Author, section, tag, publish date, video, word count, campaign, path |
Last updated: September 22, 2025