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# View Category: Category Page Views

> Track how often customers view category pages. Measure awareness and product discovery as visitors browse collections in your Shopify store.

<Tip>
  The total number of times a category page was viewed on your store.
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## Formula

<Info>
  **View Category** = **COUNT** ( Category Page Views )
</Info>

### Formula Components

| Metric                  | Definition                                                                                  |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Category Page Views** | Each visit to a collection page fires one View Category event, tracked by the Upstack pixel |

| Metadata        |                         |
| --------------- | ----------------------- |
| **Type**        | Number                  |
| **Data Source** | [Upstack Pixel](/pixel) |
| **Aggregation** | Count                   |

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## Example

Your fashion brand tracked **8,532 category page views** last week:

| Category          | Views | Share |
| ----------------- | ----- | ----- |
| New Arrivals      | 2,987 | 35%   |
| Summer Collection | 2,134 | 25%   |
| Sale              | 1,877 | 22%   |
| Accessories       | 1,534 | 18%   |

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## How It Works

View Category counts each time a visitor lands on a collection or category page. This includes traffic from ads, navigation menus, homepage links, and direct visits. Multiple views by the same visitor are counted separately.

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## When to Use

| Scenario                         | Action                                              |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Identify popular categories      | Find which collections attract the most browsing    |
| Measure navigation effectiveness | Track how visitors discover your product categories |
| Optimize merchandising           | Feature high-view categories more prominently       |
| Plan inventory                   | Use category interest to forecast demand            |

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## Related Metrics

| Metric                                                              | Relationship                          |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| [Page Views](/reference/metrics/funnel/awareness/page-views)        | All page views across your site       |
| [View Contents](/reference/metrics/funnel/engagement/view-contents) | Product page views (next funnel step) |
| [Add to Carts](/reference/metrics/funnel/engagement/add-to-carts)   | Cart additions from category browsing |

[See all Awareness metrics →](/reference/metrics/funnel/awareness)