> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.ples.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Understanding the dashboard

> Read the Ples dashboard: portfolio metrics, top domains, tags, team, and latest issues.

The dashboard is the home page after you sign in (`https://app.ples.com`). It is a snapshot of your backlink portfolio, not a replacement for the Links table.

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## Metric cards

Typical cards include:

* **Domains** — how many properties you monitor versus your plan limit
* **Active links** — links currently using a monitoring slot
* **Portfolio health** — share of live dofollow links
* **Issues** — links that are not found, in error, or nofollow

## Sections below the cards

* **Top domains** — properties with the most monitored links
* **Team** — who is on the account (for example David as owner)
* **Popular tags** — tags you use most often
* **Latest issues** — recent status problems, with a path into [Link issues](/article/link-issues)

## Search

Use the header search to find domains, URLs, anchors, contacts, and tags without leaving the page. See [Filter, sort, and search](/article/filter-sort-search).

## What's next?

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  <Card title="Monitoring overview" icon="link" href="/article/monitoring-overview">
    How Ples checks backlinks every 24 hours and where to review status and issues.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Links table" icon="table" href="/article/links-table">
    Read URL, status, anchor, GI, DR, DA, LQS, last checked, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Link issues" icon="triangle-alert" href="/article/link-issues">
    Review error, not found, and nofollow links on the Issues page.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reports overview" icon="chart-column" href="/article/reports-overview">
    See portfolio health, average LQS, indexing, tags, and disavow candidates.
  </Card>
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