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How to monitor which users are accessing a site or page?

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SharePoint Online provides a built‑in feature that allows site owners and site members to see who viewed a specific page or file. This feature is called SharePoint Viewers and can be activated at the site level.

Once enabled, you can view detailed page access statistics, including a list of individual viewers.
This article explains how to activate the feature and where to find the access information.

1. Activate the “SharePoint Viewers” Site Feature

To enable user-level viewer information:

  1. Navigate to your SharePoint site.
  2. Open Site Settings.
  3. Under Site Actions, select Manage site features.
  4. Locate the feature SharePoint Viewers.
    sharepoint viewers feature.png
  5. Click Activate.

What this feature does:

Displays to site members the names of people who viewed files or pages on the site.

Once activated, SharePoint begins collecting and displaying viewer names.

2. Open Page Analytics in the Site Pages Library

  1. Go to the Site Pages library of your site.
    (You can access it from Site Contents or directly via [yoursite]/SitePages/.)
  2. Select the page you want to analyze (e.g., Home.aspx).
  3. Click Details in the command bar.
  4. In the details panel on the right, locate the Views section.
    page visitor details.png

You will see:

  • Total number of views
  • View trend chart
  • Number of unique viewers

This provides a first overview of how often the page has been accessed.

3. View Who Accessed the Page

To see the list of viewers:

  1. In the details panel, click the number of views.
  2. A detailed window opens showing:
    • A chart with daily or weekly view counts
    • A list of individual users who have viewed the page
      (with timestamps indicating when each user viewed it)

This gives full insight into who accessed the page and when they did so.

Note: Viewer details are visible only to users with appropriate permissions, typically site owners and members. Visitors generally cannot see viewer identities.

Summary

By enabling the SharePoint Viewers feature, you can easily monitor:

  • How many times a page has been viewed
  • The trend of views over time
  • Who viewed a page and when they viewed it

This is especially helpful for:

  • Internal communication effectiveness
  • Ensuring critical announcements are read
  • Tracking engagement with key content
  • Auditing and compliance scenarios