Reusable template for weekly and monthly analytics reports.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Report Period | [e.g., "Week of February 1-7, 2026"] |
| Report Type | [Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly] |
| Generated By | [Manual / Automated] |
| Last Updated | [Timestamp] |
- Executive Summary
- Traffic Metrics
- Top Referrers
- Popular Content
- Community Engagement
- Insights & Recommendations
- Appendix
- 📈 [Highlight 1]: [e.g., "Repository views increased 15% over last week"]
- 🎯 [Highlight 2]: [e.g., "Top referrer is now LinkedIn with 45% of traffic"]
- 🌟 [Highlight 3]: [e.g., "3 new stars this week, bringing total to 150"]
- 📚 [Highlight 4]: [e.g., "Most popular content: 'functions/string-manipulation' category"]
- 🔧 [Highlight 5]: [e.g., "No open issues remain - community engagement strong"]
| Metric | Current Period | Previous Period | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Views | [value] | [value] | [↑/↓/→] |
| Unique Visitors | [value] | [value] | [↑/↓/→] |
| New Stars | [value] | [value] | [↑/↓/→] |
| New Forks | [value] | [value] | [↑/↓/→] |
| Metric | Current Period | Previous Period | Change (%) | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Views | [value] | [value] | [+/-X%] | ████████░░ |
| Unique Visitors | [value] | [value] | [+/-X%] | ██████░░░░ |
| Metric | Current Period | Previous Period | Change (%) | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Clones | [value] | [value] | [+/-X%] | ████░░░░░░ |
| Unique Cloners | [value] | [value] | [+/-X%] | ███░░░░░░░ |
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title: Traffic Trends (14-Day Rolling Window)
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xychart-beta
title "Views and Visitors"
x-axis [Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14]
y-axis "Count"
line [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
line [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
Note: Update chart values with actual GitHub Insights data
| Rank | Referrer | Views | % of Total | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Site Name] | [value] | [X%] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 2 | [Site Name] | [value] | [X%] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 3 | [Site Name] | [value] | [X%] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 4 | [Site Name] | [value] | [X%] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 5 | [Site Name] | [value] | [X%] | [↑/↓/→] |
| - | Direct Traffic | [value] | [X%] | [↑/↓/→] |
| - | Search Engines | [value] | [X%] | [↑/↓/→] |
- Top Source: [e.g., "Power Platform Community forums driving 32% of traffic"]
- Emerging Source: [e.g., "Twitter/X mentions increased 50%"]
- Opportunity: [e.g., "Low engagement from Microsoft Docs - consider cross-promotion"]
| Rank | Path | Views | Category | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 2 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 3 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 4 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 5 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 6 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 7 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 8 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 9 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 10 | /path/to/file.md |
[value] | [category] | [↑/↓/→] |
pie title Popular Content by Category
"functions" : 35
"controls" : 25
"data-operations" : 20
"app-lifecycle" : 10
"other" : 10
Note: Update percentages based on actual popular content data
| Metric | Current | Previous | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Stars | [value] | [value] | [+/-X] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 🍴 Forks | [value] | [value] | [+/-X] | [↑/↓/→] |
| 👁️ Watchers | [value] | [value] | [+/-X] | [↑/↓/→] |
| Metric | Current | Previous | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🐛 Open Issues | [value] | [value] | [+/-X] | [🟢/🟡/🔴] |
| 🔄 Open PRs | [value] | [value] | [+/-X] | [🟢/🟡/🔴] |
| 📅 Issues Closed | [value] | [value] | [+/-X] | - |
| ✅ PRs Merged | [value] | [value] | [+/-X] | - |
- 🟢 Healthy: 0-5 open issues/PRs
- 🟡 Moderate: 6-15 open issues/PRs
- 🔴 Attention Needed: 16+ open issues/PRs
- [Insight 1]: [Description based on data trends]
- [Insight 2]: [Description based on data trends]
- [Insight 3]: [Description based on data trends]
- [Insight 4]: [Description based on data trends]
- [Insight 5]: [Description based on data trends]
- [Recommendation 1: e.g., "Add more examples to high-traffic pages"]
- [Recommendation 2: e.g., "Create content for underserved categories"]
- [Recommendation 3: e.g., "Update outdated snippets based on search queries"]
- [Recommendation 1: e.g., "Share top content on Power Platform forums"]
- [Recommendation 2: e.g., "Collaborate with top referrer communities"]
- [Recommendation 3: e.g., "Create blog post featuring popular snippets"]
- [Recommendation 1: e.g., "Respond to new issues within 48 hours"]
- [Recommendation 2: e.g., "Thank contributors of merged PRs publicly"]
- [Recommendation 3: e.g., "Host monthly community showcase"]
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Source | GitHub Insights → Traffic |
| Collection Method | Manual via web UI |
| Timezone | UTC+0 |
| Update Frequency | Hourly (views/clones), Daily (referrers/content) |
| Data Window | 14-day rolling window |
- 14-Day Window: Historical data beyond 14 days is not available via GitHub web UI
- Anonymous Data: Individual user tracking is not possible
- Web UI Only: No API access for automated collection (requires GitHub Enterprise or custom scripts)
- Timezone: All data is in UTC+0
- Baseline Metrics
- Reporting Schedule
- Previous Weekly Reports (if applicable)
Template Usage:
- Copy this template for each new report
- Fill in all
[value]placeholders with actual GitHub Insights data- Update the mermaid charts with real values
- Add contextual insights based on observed trends
- Save as
YYYY-MM-DD-weekly-report.mdorYYYY-MM-monthly-report.md
Generated from dashboard-template.md Last updated: February 2, 2026