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Use the GoGuardian Admin Dashboard to get a high-level view of user activity across your organization, identify web usage trends, review recent alerts, and export activity data.

Filter Dashboard Data

By default, the dashboard displays data from the last 5 days for all organizational units (OUs). Use the dropdown menus at the top of the page to filter by OU and date range. For the date range, select a beginning and end date up to a maximum 30-day range. Filter Dashboard Data

Review Dashboard Cards

View Students Currently Online

The Students Currently Online count shows the number of users connected to GoGuardian services at that moment.

View Top Websites and More

The Top Websites card shows the top 5 websites for users in the selected date and OU range. Use the dropdown menu to filter by the following data types:
  • Videos: top YouTube videos viewed
  • Searches: top Google searches performed
  • Docs: top Google Docs accessed
  • Apps: top Chrome Apps used
  • Categories: top website categories visited
Click View More to open a side drawer with more than the top 5 results for the selected data type. Each View More drawer includes its own export function. Click Export Report to download a CSV of the currently selected data.
Top Categories data is available from March 6, 2024 onward. When filtering by Categories, the date range is limited to 1-week increments.
Filter Dashboard Data

Review Activity Timeline

The Activity Timeline shows browsing activity for the selected date range and OU filters. It displays the following data series:
  • All Site Visits: the number of web pages viewed
  • Blocks: the number of pages blocked by GoGuardian Admin filtering rules
  • YouTube Views: the number of YouTube videos viewed
  • Educational Site Visits: the number of visits to websites GoGuardian has categorized as Educational or Educational Games
Use the dropdown on the timeline to switch the display between Visits and Time (hrs). Filter Dashboard Data

Check Smart Alerts

The Smart Alerts card shows the most recent alerts, including the student’s name and their OU. Use the three-dot (kebab) menu on any alert to view the alert details or open that student’s report page. Click View All Alerts to open the main Smart Alerts page. Filter Dashboard Data

Access Documentation Resources

The Documentation Resources card provides direct links to GoGuardian Admin help articles. By default, Filtering Best Practices articles are displayed. Use the dropdown to switch to Installation Resources for articles related to deploying GoGuardian.

Export Dashboard Data

Export a CSV of any dashboard data using one of two methods:
  • Click Export Report in the Top Websites card to export the currently selected data type (Websites, Videos, Searches, Docs, Apps, or Categories).
  • Click View More on any data type, then use the export function within the side drawer to download a CSV of the expanded result set.
Filter Dashboard Data

Resources

Review Browsing Activity

Filter, export, and investigate browsing activity data in GoGuardian Admin.

Understand Filtering Policies

Review how filtering policies are structured and applied across your organization.

Manage Flagged Activity

Review and act on flagged activity generated by Smart Alerts and filtering rules.

Configure YouTube Filtering

Set YouTube access levels and content restrictions for your organization.
Last modified on July 15, 2026