📘 This article provides information on how to view your data in Botify Explorers according to various metrics.
Overview
Botify Explorers provide a global view of all URLs within the scope you have defined in your project. While the numerous canned reports provide targeted views of SEO activity, you can use Explorers as a custom reporting solution.
The following Explorers are available in Botify:
This article explains the common functionality available in these Explorers; however, there are slight differences in the options available in each Explorer.
Getting Started with Explorers
Access the Explorer from the left-hand navigation bar. Refer to the numbered screenshot below to learn more about the Explorer features:
Save Bookmark: When you have filters and columns set as you want, click the bookmark icon to save the settings to the Explorer Bookmarks for future use. Refer to the Creating Bookmarks section for more information.
Number of Entries Found: The number of results (e.g., URLs, keywords) returned for the selected period, filters, dimensions, and metrics. In SiteCrawler, an increase or decrease in this number between compared crawls is indicated by an up or down arrow, respectively, next to the percentage of change.
Create Alert: Create an AlertPanel alert based on your selected report metrics and dimensions.
Manage Columns: Provides access to add and reorder Explorer columns. Refer to the Creating Explorer Reports section for more information.
Export as CSV: Click this link to export the report in CSV format. Depending on the Explorer, the export automatically downloads or is available in DataExports.
Delete Column: To delete columns from URL Explorer, hover over the column header row, then click the delete icon.
Sort Order: Click the arrows next to a column heading to change the order in which the data is listed (ascending vs. descending).
Creating Explorer Reports
The default Explorer report displays when you visit the Explorer based on your selected period and applied filters. Add columns to the Explorer report to configure it with the same fields on which you can filter your reports.
To add columns:
Click the Manage Columns link.
Use the search field at the top to locate a field, or scroll through the list. Fields are grouped into categories to help identify the specific field, and tooltips provide descriptions when you hover over the name. The fields you recently used, if any, are displayed at the top of the list as a shortcut.
Click the name of a field to add it to the list of selected columns on the right.
For selected metrics, choose conditions from the dropdown list that displays in the block.
To reorder columns, drag the block to the desired location in the list.
To delete a column from the selected columns, click the X.
When you are satisfied with your selected columns, click the Build your table button.
About Explorer Bookmarks
Explorer bookmarks are Explorer reports with filter and column settings saved for reuse. An Explorer bookmark is a powerful tool that can save you the time to rebuild reports you and your team need to use repeatedly. In addition to the bookmarks you and your team created, Botify provides several Recommended Bookmarks for common SEO reports within each capability. When you select an Explorer Bookmark, the saved report is applied to your data for the selected period in the Explorer.
Explorer Bookmarks are not available in LogAnalyzer.
Accessing Explorer Bookmarks
To access Explorer bookmarks:
Navigate to Botify capability > Explorer Bookmarks.
Optionally, filter the view to bookmarks created by you, your team, or Botify recommendations.
Click the name of a bookmark to open the report in the Explorer.
💡 You cannot edit saved bookmarks, but you can create a new bookmark from a saved bookmark.
Creating Explorer Bookmarks
Create Explorer Bookmarks by saving your Explorer report settings.
To create a bookmark:
With your filters and columns selected in the Explorer, click the bookmark icon at the top of the page.
Provide a bookmark name and description, then click Save.
This bookmark will only be visible to you and your team members within an organization.
Creating an Explorer Bookmark from a Saved Bookmark
Another quick way to create Explorer reports is to start with an existing bookmark and change the report configuration to meet your needs.
To create a bookmark from a saved bookmark:
Open the saved bookmark as explained above.
Make the desired changes to filters and columns in the Explorer.
Click the Save as New link. Notice the Save link is disabled since you cannot directly edit a saved bookmark.
Provide a bookmark name and description, then click Save.
Editing and Deleting Explorer Bookmarks
You cannot directly edit Explorer Bookmarks, as described above, but you can edit a bookmark’s name.
To edit a bookmark name:
Either click the pencil next to the bookmark name at the top of the report; or
Hover over the bookmark name in the list, then click Edit.
Identify a new name and, optionally, a description, then click Save.
To delete a saved bookmark:
Hover over the bookmark name in the list, then click Delete.
Click Delete in the confirmation dialog.
👉 You cannot delete or edit the name of a Recommended Bookmark.
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