Trying to understand Page metrics
Hello! First time using Cloudflare Pages to host a mini app. Planning to move to Paid plan soon.
I have the DEV page and a custom domain both showing in the Cloudflare analytics.
However, its showing as if the DEV page is the one getting most visits (30 on DEV, vs 2 on the custom domain)
1. Only the custom domain one is indexed, so how are people ending up on the DEV page?
2. Is this normal?
3. Can I make the DEV page be not online?
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Based on the provided documentation, I'll do my best to help you with your questions.
1. It's possible that people are ending up on the DEV page due to various reasons such as:
* Directly accessing the DEV page URL (e.g.,
your-site.pages.dev)
* Following a link or bookmark that points to the DEV page
* Search engine crawlers indexing the DEV page (although you mentioned only the custom domain is indexed, it's possible that the DEV page was crawled before you set up the custom domain)
2. It's not uncommon for the DEV page to receive traffic, especially if it's publicly accessible. However, the significant difference in traffic between the DEV page and the custom domain might indicate an issue.
3. To disable access to the DEV page, you can redirect the *.pages.dev URL associated with your production Pages project to your custom domain. You can use the account-level Bulk Redirect feature to achieve this.
Please note that disabling the DEV page entirely might not be possible, as it's a default feature of Cloudflare Pages. However, by redirecting traffic to your custom domain, you can minimize the visibility and accessibility of the DEV page.
For more information on managing custom domains and DEV pages, you can refer to the Cloudflare documentation on Custom Domains and Caching and Performance.Sources
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