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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 Data → Resource 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.