===== Metrics and impact indicators =====

HORTUS provides metrics to monitor activity.

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Metrics is the dashboard-style overview area that reflects platform activity and counts after content is already in circulation. Use it to read visibility and platform-level uptake, not to edit content. The most productive use of Metrics is therefore reflective: after publishing and disseminating, look at activity patterns and decide whether your project, profile, metadata, or dissemination choices need to be improved.
 
    * Use metrics after publication, not instead of good metadata and project structure.
    * Read platform indicators as signals that complement, rather than replace, user-level evaluation and scholarly judgement.
    * If visibility remains low, revisit the fundamentals first: metadata quality, project links, profile completeness, and dissemination routes.


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