New "History" Tab and Waterfall Graph Functionality

Monday, May 17, 2010

In this latest update, we've made some changes to the Breakdown section of the reports page to allow for a more streamlined user experience.

Changes Overview

Previous vs Newest report Breakdown section The previous and new report Breakdown section

The new "History" tab

The "History" tab contains all of the graphs that were previously under the "Performance History" tab. We've added tool tips to the nodes that allow you to:

This provides our users with a more visual way of keeping track of past reports.

New tooltips on nodes feature Tool tips now appear on each node for every graph.

The new "Timeline" tab

GTmetrix now generates a waterfall graph for each report. You can easily see how your site elements load and troubleshoot any problem areas that you may see. You can view a full version of the graph by clicking "View Larger Version" on the top right-hand corner of the graph.

Read more about how to read waterfall graphs here.

New GTmetrix waterfall graphs The new waterfall graph feature.