Documentation / Importing Historical Data / Simple Analytics
Import from Simple Analytics
Export your pages CSV from Simple Analytics and upload it to GhostlyX to keep your historical pageview data.
Scale plan required
Historical data import is available on the Scale plan. You must be a site owner or admin to access the Import Data page.
Export your data from Simple Analytics
Simple Analytics provides a data export from within the dashboard. You can download a CSV of your top pages with their pageview counts.
Open Simple Analytics
Sign in to Simple Analytics and open the site you want to export.
Set the date range
Use the date range selector to choose the full period you want to import. Select the earliest date your site was tracked through to today.
Open the Pages section
Scroll down to the Pages table on your dashboard.
Export as CSV
Click the Export or Download CSV button in the Pages section. Simple Analytics will generate and download your file.
Expected CSV format
GhostlyX reads the page and pageviews columns from Simple Analytics exports.
page,visitors,pageviews
/,8320,12450
/blog/,3100,4200
/pricing/,1540,1980
/about/,690,870
Upload to GhostlyX
Open your site dashboard
Go to your GhostlyX dashboard and open the site you are importing into.
Click Import Data
In the site toolbar, click the Import Data button.
Select source
Choose Simple Analytics from the source dropdown.
Upload the CSV
Click Choose file, select the Simple Analytics CSV, and click Start import.
Wait for processing
The import runs in the background. Track progress on the Import Data page.