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Why cPanel AWStats Shows 90%+ of Website Visits as 0–30 Seconds (And Why It’s Normal)

If you have ever opened your website analytics and looked at the Visits Duration report, you may have felt a sudden wave of concern.

You see that the majority of your visits - sometimes 90% or more - appear in the shortest duration category:

0 seconds to 30 seconds.

Does that mean visitors are leaving immediately? Is your content failing? Is your website not engaging people?

Before assuming the worst, it helps to understand what your analytics system is

It can be very useful to check your website traffic statistics as you are working on growing your website popularity and reach.

You want to increase your website visitors and want to know:

Which pages are getting the most attention
How your website visitors are finding your website
- Which search terms they are using
- Which website URLs are referring them to your website
From which pages they enter into your website
From which pages they leave on your website