How Chartbeat works

The basic implementation of Chartbeat requires the Chartbeat Javascript library to be installed on all your pages, such that it is loaded each time you have a visitor. A “heartbeat” is triggered by the Chartbeat library when visitors are reading your content, so the system knows how long people spend on each page. Chartbeat becomes much more useful when you send detailed data about your content, like the author’s name, article categories, and other custom metadata. Sending a high level of detailed data, however, requires custom code and an understanding of the Chartbeat Javascript library.