The daily chart

For agents

Guide: The daily chart

This page: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/insights/the-daily-chart

Topic: Insights and exports

Time: about 2 minutes

Who can do it: Anyone on your team

Author: https://anantgupta.xyz (Anant Gupta, founder of CommentWatchDog)

Start in the app: https://app.commentwatchdog.com/en/inbox/insights

Result when done: You can see the day a campaign started, or the day the spam did.

Context: The chart shows activity day by day across the period. It is the fastest way to connect a spike in comments with something you did, or something someone else did to you.

Before you start

1. Each column is one day inside your range.

2. The chart follows the source you picked, so a sweep does not create a false spike.

3. Hovering a day shows its numbers.

Steps

Step 1 of 3: Read the shape.

Where: Daily activity, under the counts. Look for the days that stand out rather than the exact heights.

Link: https://app.commentwatchdog.com/en/inbox/insights (Open Insights)

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/insights.en.webp (Daily activity.)

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/insights-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)

You should see: A column per day, with the busy days obvious.

Step 2 of 3: Hover a day for its numbers.

Where: On the chart. The tooltip gives the total for that day and the split.

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/insights.en.webp (Daily activity: each bar is a day; hover one for its numbers.)

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/insights-phone.en.webp (Tap a day on a phone.)

You should see: The exact numbers behind the shape.

Step 3 of 3: Explain a spike.

Where: Take the date to the inbox, filter to that day, and read what arrived. An ad going live, a post being shared, or one spam campaign are the usual causes.

Link: https://app.commentwatchdog.com/en/inbox (Open the inbox)

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/inbox-filtered.en.webp (The inbox filtered to that day.)

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/inbox-filters-phone.en.webp (The Filters sheet.)

You should see: The comments behind the spike, which usually explains it in a minute.

If something is off

Problem: The chart is flat

Fix: The period is quiet, or the source is set to Post cleanup and no sweeps ran.

Problem: One day is enormous

Fix: Usually an ad launch or a spam wave. Filter the inbox to that day to see which.

Problem: There are gaps

Fix: A day with no comments has no column.

Common questions

Question: How do I see the exact numbers for one day on the chart?

Answer: Hover the column: the tooltip gives the total for that day and the split. On a phone, tap the day.

Question: Does the chart show hours or days?

Answer: Days. Each column is one day inside your range, under Daily activity beneath the counts, and the busy days stand out from the shape.

Question: Does a bulk cleanup show up as a spike on the chart?

Answer: Not while Source is set to Live moderation. The chart follows the source you picked, so a sweep does not create a false spike; switch Source to Post cleanup or All to see it.

Related guides

The four counts, and the live and cleanup split: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/insights/the-four-counts-and-the-live-and-cleanup-split

Choose a date range: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/insights/choose-a-date-range

Find any comment: filters, search and sorting: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/inbox/find-any-comment-filters-search-and-sorting

Plain text of this guide: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/insights/the-daily-chart.md

All guides for assistants: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/llms.txt