# Consolidated pageviews: Logged in users vs Anonymous in a "private" community

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/consolidated-pageviews-logged-in-users-vs-anonymous-in-a-private-community/137271
**Category:** Data & reporting
**Created:** [29 december 2019 om 01:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consolidated-pageviews-logged-in-users-vs-anonymous-in-a-private-community/137271 "2019-12-29T01:42:22Z")
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### Author: ![smileypants707](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/smileypants707/32/129984_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smileypants707)
#### Post date: [29 december 2019 om 01:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consolidated-pageviews-logged-in-users-vs-anonymous-in-a-private-community/137271/1 "2019-12-29T01:42:22Z")

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King of n00b questions here, with yet another.

In my admin’s dash, I can see **Consolidated pageviews**. For each day, there are numbers for **logged in users** , **anonymous users** , and web crawlers.

My community is currently set to private access (forum can only be accessed by a logged in user who has had an administrator-approved account).

My question:

_What exactly is an anonymous user, and what constitutes a pageview?_

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [29 december 2019 om 10:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consolidated-pageviews-logged-in-users-vs-anonymous-in-a-private-community/137271/2 "2019-12-29T10:08:59Z")

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People who visit the login page see not logged in, so they are anonymous.