Answers to the most common questions about using the LinkRocket Dashboard.
How many websites can I track on the Dashboard?
The number of tracked websites depends on your subscription plan. Free plans have a lower limit, while Pro and Enterprise plans allow significantly more. You can check your current limit and how many slots you've used in the Usage & Credits section on the Dashboard. If you need to track more websites, consider upgrading your plan.
How often does Dashboard data update?
Dashboard data updates when you run new analyses or use the refresh feature on a specific website. Data does not update automatically in the background. This means the numbers you see on the Dashboard reflect your most recent analysis for each domain. If a website's data looks stale, check the "Last Analyzed" date in the Website Summary Table and run a fresh analysis.
Why are some metrics missing for a website I just added?
Metrics only appear after you've run at least one analysis on a website. When you first add a domain, it's registered in your portfolio but doesn't have any data yet. Run a backlink analysis and/or site audit to populate the metrics. Once analyzed, the website will contribute to your portfolio metrics cards, appear in Priority Cards, and show up in the Website Summary Table with full data.
Can I export data from the Dashboard?
The Dashboard itself doesn't have a single bulk export button, but you can export data from the individual analyses behind it. When you run a backlink analysis, site audit, or other tool, look for the export or download option within the results view. Most analyses support CSV export for use in spreadsheets. You can also generate shareable report links from individual analyses to share results with clients or team members without requiring them to have a LinkRocket account.
How do I remove a website from my Dashboard?
Navigate to Dashboard > Websites, find the website you want to remove, and use the delete option. Confirm the removal when prompted. The website will be removed from your portfolio and will no longer contribute to your Dashboard metrics. This frees up a slot in your tracked websites limit.
What does the "Needs Attention" alert mean?
The Needs Attention section flags websites with issues that may require action. Common triggers include low site audit health scores, high backlink spam scores, significant drops in key metrics (like Domain Rating or traffic), and stale data that hasn't been refreshed recently. Click on any flagged item to investigate the specific issue and take corrective action.
Why did a website move to the "At Risk" category in Priority Cards?
Priority Cards classify websites based on a combination of metrics including Domain Rating, backlink trends, traffic estimates, audit health scores, and spam scores. A website might move to "At Risk" if it experienced a notable drop in any of these areas — for example, losing a significant number of referring domains, receiving a poor site audit score, or showing declining traffic. Run fresh analyses on the site to identify the specific issue.
What is the Smart Next Action, and should I follow it?
Smart Next Action is an AI-powered recommendation that analyzes your portfolio data and suggests the single most impactful thing you should work on next. It's a useful starting point, especially when you're unsure where to focus. The recommendations improve as you add more websites and run more analyses, because the system has more data to work with. You're not required to follow it, but it's often a reliable guide for prioritizing your time.
Why does my Activity Feed show events I don't recognize?
The Activity Feed captures all notable changes detected across your portfolio, including metric changes that happen as a result of running analyses. For example, if you re-analyze a website and its backlink count changed since the last analysis, the feed logs that change. The events aren't necessarily things that happened in real-time — they're changes detected the last time LinkRocket processed your data.
How do credits work, and what happens when I run out?
Credits are LinkRocket's unit for tool usage. Different actions (running analyses, generating content, tracking keywords) consume different amounts of credits. Your subscription plan determines how many credits you receive each billing period. When you run out, you won't be able to run new analyses or use credit-consuming features until your credits refresh at the start of the next billing period. Your existing data and Dashboard remain fully accessible. You can upgrade your plan at any time to receive additional credits immediately.
Can I share my Dashboard with clients or team members?
The Dashboard itself isn't directly shareable, but you can share insights from it in two ways. First, generate shareable report links from individual analyses — these create a public URL that anyone can view without a LinkRocket account. Second, export analysis data as CSV files and include them in your own reports. For teams on the Enterprise plan, collaboration features allow multiple users to access the same account and Dashboard.
What's the difference between Total Backlinks and Referring Domains?
Total Backlinks counts every individual link pointing to your domain. If one website links to you from five different pages, that counts as five backlinks. Referring Domains counts the number of unique websites linking to you — in the same example, that would count as one referring domain. Referring Domains is often considered the more meaningful metric because search engines generally value link diversity. Having 500 backlinks from 500 different websites is typically more valuable than 500 backlinks from five websites.