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Resource Guardian

Menu: Operations Center → Resource Guardian
Deep link: /_Admin/system/resource-guardian?SiteId={siteGuid}

Monitor static resource requests and bandwidth for a site: bandwidth by file type, resource composition and access ranking, live request list, bot traffic, and hotlink / unauthorized scraping protection. Enable resource logging first; stat cards and charts load only after that. The Site Protection switch controls whether off-site referrers are blocked per protection rules.

Permission

Same menu permission as Visitor Logs: visitorLog (view). Enable Operations Center → Resource Guardian in Edit Menu.

How to Open

  1. In Edit Menu, enable Operations Center → Resource Guardian.
  2. Open Operations Center → Resource Guardian on the left.

After entry, the main screen flows top to bottom: header controls, protection entry, metric cards, bandwidth analysis, resource composition and ranking, live log, bot intelligence, external site list; sections below include screenshots.

Resource Guardian main screen overview

Path: /_Admin/system/resource-guardian?SiteId=...

ControlDescription
EnableenableResourceLog; when off, stats clear and only protection config entry remains
Date RangeGlobal userBehaviorDateRange (shared with behavior analysis, etc.); changing it refreshes ResourceLog/Info
Resource Guardian header: enable and date range

Protection Entry

ControlDescription
Configure Protection RulesGo to Protection Rules (resource-guardian/protection-rules)
Site ProtectionenableGuardian; when on, off-site requests are handled per rules (block / redirect / watermark, etc.)
Configure protection rules and site protection switch

Overview Metrics (Four Cards)

Shown after resource logging is enabled and a date range is selected:

CardDescription
Total Resource TrafficTotal bandwidth of resource requests in the interval
Invalid Resources404 etc. resource count + referrer page count; click card for detail dialog (Resource / Referrer tabs)
Protection BlocksRequests blocked by protection rules; click card for blocked resource list
Traffic CompositionBot vs human share (machineRate / humanRate)
Total resource traffic, invalid resources, protection blocks, traffic composition

Invalid Resources Dialog

After clicking Invalid Resources, switch Invalid Resources / Referrer for Top lists: resource URL, usage location, request count, referrer count, etc.

Invalid resources detail dialog

Protection Blocks Dialog

After clicking Protection Blocks, the table lists blocked resources, request count, and main referrer domains.

Blocked resources dialog

Bandwidth Analysis Block

Horizontal stacked bars and legend by file type: bandwidth share and actual size per type (bandwidthByFileType). Hidden when there is no data.

Bandwidth analysis: stacked bars by file type

Site Resource Composition and Resource Ranking

Two columns in one row:

BlockDescription
Site Resource CompositionImage, script, style, file, page counts and share bars
Resource RankingTabs: Resource / Referrer / System Resource; bar chart sorted by request count; open resource links
Site resource composition and resource ranking

Live Resource List and Usage Tracking

Main table shows ~5 live records: Resource URL, Referrer, Request Location, Usage Analysis (bandwidth, request count); expand for links to pages/views, etc. View Live DataResource Log subpage.

Live resource list main table

Bot Intelligence Analysis

Same component as Visitor Logs: botInfo summary for resource requests (~5 rows on main screen).

Bot intelligence analysis

External Sites Using Your Resources

Table of external domains: Site Domain, Request Count, Bandwidth Usage, Status (Blocked / Allowed). Use to detect hotlinking or abnormal off-site references.

External sites using this site's resources

Subpages

Protection Rules Subpage

Path: /_Admin/system/resource-guardian/protection-rules?SiteId=...

Breadcrumb: Resource Guardian → Protection Rules. Rule table fields: Priority, Start Path, Protected Extensions, Block Type (hard block 403 / redirect / watermark); row Edit, Delete. Add Rule opens dialog. Footer Save writes ResourceLog/UpdateSetting.

Protection rules list

Add / Edit Rule Dialog

Configure: start path, block type, redirect URL (when redirecting), watermark text/opacity/color/font size/position, protected extensions, blacklist domains, etc.

Add protection rule dialog

Resource Log Subpage

Path: /_Admin/system/resource-guardian/log-list?SiteId=...

Breadcrumb: Resource Guardian → Live Resource List and Usage Tracking. Full paginated list: Status, Resource URL, Type, Bandwidth, etc. (per UI columns).

Resource log full list subpage

Resource logging disabled

When header Enable is off, main stats and charts are empty with a "resource logging not enabled" message; turn on to view request logs and traffic stats. Protection rules can be configured in advance; Site Protection must also be on to take effect.