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# Where they come from

Search, social, AI assistants, email, launch sites, paid ads and campaigns, plus pages, countries, cities, devices, browsers and languages.

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![Where they come from in Clacky (sample data)](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-sources-light.webp)![Where they come from in Clacky (sample data)](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-sources-dark.webp)

Sample data

## What it is

Where they come from sorts your visitors into channels in plain words: Social, Search engines, AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Gemini, Email, Launch sites like Product Hunt or Hacker News, Paid ads, Other sites, and typed or bookmarked visits.

Next to it are your pages (top, entry, exit and outbound links), places (countries, cities and languages) and devices (browsers, systems and screen sizes), plus campaigns from tagged links.

Click any row to show only those visitors everywhere in Analytics.

## How to use it

1.  1
    
    Open Analytics
    
    In the Clacky window, pick Dashboard, then Analytics. Stay on Overview.
    
2.  2
    
    Read the channels
    
    Where they come from shows each channel. Switch to Sites to see the exact sites that sent people.
    
3.  3
    
    Look at pages, places and devices
    
    Use the small tabs on each card: Top, Entry, Exit and Outbound for pages; Countries, Cities and Languages for places; Browsers, Systems and Screens for devices.
    
4.  4
    
    Filter
    
    Click a row, like a channel or a country, to show only those visitors. Clear all removes the filters.
    

## Tips

-   Add utm\_source, utm\_medium and utm\_campaign to links you share, and they show up under Campaigns.
-   Links in posts from the Calendar are tagged for you, so each post’s visitors show up in Analytics.

## Questions

Can it tell visits from AI assistants?

Yes. Visits from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Gemini have their own channel, AI assistants.

What does “Typed or bookmarked” mean?

The visit came with no link: someone typed your address, used a bookmark or opened it from an app.

Related features

-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-overview-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-overview-dark.webp)
    
    [Analytics](https://clacky.app/features/analytics/)
    
    Your site’s numbers on top with how they changed, and short lines that say what’s going on, like where most visitors come from.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-chart-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-chart-dark.webp)
    
    [Every number, charted](https://clacky.app/features/every-metric/)
    
    Visitors, visits, page views, bounce rate, visit time, sales and who’s online now. Click any number to chart it against the period before.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-goals-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-goals-dark.webp)
    
    [Goals and funnels](https://clacky.app/features/goals-funnels/)
    
    Name a goal like “Signed up”, then add steps to see where people drop off.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-calendar-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/dash-calendar-dark.webp)
    
    [Social calendar](https://clacky.app/features/calendar/)
    
    Write a post once and Clacky checks every platform’s limit. Drop it on a ★ day, the best time from your own posts; drag, edit or cancel with undo.
    

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