Title: Filter the Parse.ly Dashboard
Author: joshua
Published: July 21, 2022
Last modified: September 22, 2025

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 1. [User handbook](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/)
 2. [The Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/)
 3. [Navigating the Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/navigating/)
 4. Filter the Parse.ly Dashboard

#  Filter the Parse.ly Dashboard

The [Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/) can be filtered to focus
on a particular aspect of data. [Filtering logic](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/filter/filtering-logic/)
can be applied to fine-tune results.

Filters are available on all Dashboard tabs, as well as [reports](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/)(
except the [Audience Overview](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/audience-overview/)
and [Author and Section Comparisons](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/author-section-comparisons/)
reports).

Which filters are available depends on the [metadata](https://docs.parse.ly/metadata/)
provided to Parse.ly, as well as which Parse.ly tools, such as [Video Tracking](https://docs.parse.ly/tools-features/video-tracking/)
or [Audience Segments](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/segments-tab/), have been
purchased.

## Drop-down filter menus and top options

Several drop-down menus appear on Dashboard tabs that allow filtering by audience
and content type, as well as sorting by a chosen metric.

![](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/09/image-82-scaled.png)

Several top options and drop-down menus allow filtering of Parse.ly Dashboard tabs.

 1. Toggle between [Pulse and Historical views](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/pulse-vs-historical/)
    for the tab.
 2. If [Video Tracking](https://docs.parse.ly/tools-features/video-tracking/) has been
    purchased, there is an option at the top of the tab to focus the tab on posts or
    videos.
 3. If [Audience Segments](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/segments-tab/) have been
    purchased, there is a drop-down menu at the top of the tab to filter for a specific
    audience. The setting chosen affects the data on the entire tab, and it defaults
    to “All audiences.”
 4. This drop-down menu can be used to show posts and pages (“All Pages”), only posts(“
    Posts”), or only non-posts (“Non-Post”).
 5. This drop-down menu can be used to sort by [page views](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/calculations/page-views/),
    total [engaged minutes](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/calculations/engaged-minutes/),
    [social referrals](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/calculations/social-media-metrics/),
    and more.

## Mid-page filter options

Beneath the graphs at the top of Dashboard tabs, a number of filter options may 
be available, depending on [metadata](https://docs.parse.ly/metadata/) provided 
and tools added to the account.

These filters affect the overall metrics and list of individual posts, etc. that
appear below the graph — and these filters are also available when creating [reports](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/reports-guide/).

![Filter options on Parse.ly Dashboard tabs.](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/uploads/
sites/5/2025/05/Filter-options.png)

Filter options on Parse.ly Dashboard tabs.

 1.  Author: One or more authors or [Author Groups](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/groups/).
 2.  Section: One or more sections, or site navigation areas, such as Politics or Business.
 3.  Tag: One or more tags or [Tag Groups](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/groups/).
 4.  Publish Date: Preset values, a date range, or a range matching what was selected
     on the graph in a tab’s [Historical view](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/pulse-vs-historical/).
 5.  Video: Only content with or without videos. (Available if [Video Tracking](https://docs.parse.ly/tools-features/video-tracking/)
     has been purchased.)
 6.  Word Count: < 500, 500-999, 1000-1499, or 1500+ words.
 7.  Campaign: One or more campaigns or [Campaign Groups](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/groups/).
 8.  [Path](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/filter/path-filter/): URL path
     fragments.
 9.  Syndication: Only Syndicated or Local content. Available on the [Posts/Pages tab](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/posts-tab/)
     within the [Network Rollup](https://docs.parse.ly/tools-features/network-rollup/),
     navigated to from the [top bar](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/navigating/top-bar/).
 10. Title: One or more words in a title. This filter is case-sensitive and can also
     be used to exclude posts with certain words in their titles.

Last updated: September 22, 2025