Fathom Only Showing Homepage in Stats

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Fix the canonical tags

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   1. Open an inner page and view source
   2. Find <link rel="canonical"> and check it points to that page, not the homepage
   3. Correct the setting in your theme or SEO plugin (this also hurts SEO, so fix it quickly)
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Tell Fathom to ignore canonicals

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   1. Edit the Fathom script tag
   2. Add data-canonical="false" so the current URL is recorded
   3. Keep the other attributes (src, data-site, defer) unchanged
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Install the script site-wide

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   1. Move the embed code from the homepage content into the template header
   2. Confirm it appears in the source of inner pages
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

The Pages report lists only the homepage, or nearly all pageviews land on '/', even though visitors read other pages.

Why it happens

• Theme or SEO plugin outputs a canonical tag pointing to the homepage on every page
• Embed script added only to the homepage instead of the site template

This guide also covers

• fathom only showing homepage
• fathom analytics pages not showing
• fathom canonical

Other Fathom Analytics errors

• Fathom Analytics Not Working (No Visits Showing)
• Fathom Analytics Blocked by Ad Blockers
• Fathom Events Not Showing Up
• Fathom Not Tracking Page Changes in Next.js and SPAs
• Fathom WordPress Plugin Not Tracking
• Fathom Numbers Different From Google Analytics
• Fathom Referrers Missing or Showing as Direct
• Fathom Google Search Console Data Not Showing