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Filtering your dashboard
Narrow your dashboard down to the sites you care about right now.
Overview
As your site list grows, you don't always want to see everything at once. When something's wrong, you want to get to it fast. The filter bar at the top of your dashboard lets you focus: show only the sites that need attention, only the ones that are Down, or only the sites in a particular group. Every pill carries a live count, so you can see at a glance how many sites fall into each bucket before you click.
Filtering is available on every plan.
Health filters
The first set of pills filters your sites by health:
| Pill | What it shows |
|---|---|
| All | Every site on your team |
| Healthy | Sites where every check is green |
| Needs attention | Sites where something isn't right |
| Down | Sites that are currently offline |
| Paused | Sites whose checks are switched off |
Each pill shows a count next to its label, and the active filter is highlighted. Selecting a pill updates the list below to show only the matching sites.
"Needs attention" is a roll-up
"Needs attention" isn't tied to a single check. It's a cross-dimensional roll-up: a site needs attention when any of its checks is in a warning or failing state — uptime, SSL, domain registration, or an open incident. So a site with a valid certificate and a healthy response, but a domain name that's expiring soon, still counts as needing attention.
The count next to the Needs attention pill matches the issues count shown in your dashboard summary, so the two never disagree.
"Down" is the urgent subset
Down is the most urgent slice of "Needs attention" — sites that are offline right now. A Down site also counts towards "Needs attention", but the dedicated Down pill lets you jump straight to active outages without wading through softer warnings like an upcoming SSL expiry.
The Paused pill only appears when you need it
The Paused pill only shows up when you actually have one or more paused sites. A paused site isn't being checked, so it's neither Healthy nor Needs attention — it sits in its own bucket. If nothing is paused, the pill is hidden rather than sitting there showing a permanent zero. See Pausing a site for how pausing works.
Group filters
If you've organised your sites into groups, each group appears as its own pill in the same bar, after the health filters. Each group pill shows how many sites are in that group, and selecting it shows only that group's sites — handy for checking on one client or one project at a time.
For everything groups can do, see Organising with groups.
Creating a group from the filter bar
If you're an owner or admin, the filter bar also includes a New group button. Click it to create an empty group straight away, then add sites to it afterwards.
Members can see and use the group filters, but only owners and admins can create groups. (This is the same site-management permission that governs adding, editing, and removing sites.)
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a particular plan to filter my dashboard?
No. Filtering is available on every plan, so you can narrow your dashboard by health or by group whatever plan you're on.
What does the "Needs attention" filter actually include?
"Needs attention" is a cross-dimensional roll-up: a site needs attention when any of its checks is in a warning or failing state — uptime, SSL, domain registration, or an open incident. So a site with a healthy response but a domain name expiring soon still counts.
What's the difference between the Down and Needs attention pills?
Down is the most urgent slice of Needs attention — sites that are offline right now. A Down site also counts towards Needs attention, but the dedicated Down pill lets you jump straight to active outages without wading through softer warnings like an upcoming SSL expiry.
Can members create groups from the filter bar?
No. Members can see and use the group filters, but only owners and admins can create groups using the New group button. This is the same site-management permission that governs adding, editing, and removing sites.
Related
- Organising with groups for grouping sites by client, project, or environment
- Pausing a site for switching a site's checks off
- Your dashboard for the rest of the dashboard layout
- How incidents work for what counts as a problem behind "Needs attention" and "Down"
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Last updated: 18 June 2026