Alerts

Alerts notify you by email when key metrics change significantly. Instead of checking your dashboard daily, set up rules and let TraceLog tell you when something needs attention.

Available Metrics

You can create alert rules for:

• Sessions -- total session count
• Bounce Rate -- percentage of single-page sessions
• Engagement Rate -- percentage of engaged sessions
• Average Duration -- mean session duration
• Page Views -- total page view count

Condition Types

Each alert rule uses one of three condition types:

Condition	Description	Example
drops_below	Alert when the metric falls below a threshold	Sessions drops below 100
rises_above	Alert when the metric exceeds a threshold	Bounce rate rises above 70%
changes_by_percent	Alert on percentage change vs. a reference period	Sessions change by more than 25%

Comparison Periods

For changes_by_percent conditions, TraceLog compares the current value against a reference period:

• 7 days -- compare to the same metric one week ago
• 14 days -- compare to two weeks ago
• 30 days -- compare to one month ago

Setting Up an Alert

1. Go to Project Settings > Alert Rules
2. Click Create Rule
3. Select a metric
4. Choose a condition type and set the threshold
5. Configure email recipients
6. Save the rule

Test Alerts

After creating a rule, use the Test button to send a test email. This verifies that recipients are correctly configured and emails are being delivered.

tip

Start with a "sessions drops below" alert to catch traffic drops early. This is the single most useful alert for most sites -- it catches broken tracking, SEO penalties, and outages before they become extended problems.