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Shubham Verma

Shubham Verma

Full-Stack Dev exploring the edges of engineering, careers & AI. I write what the industry whispers but never says out loud.

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How to Customise Your Matomo Dashboard Using Custom Dimensions (Beginner to Advanced Guide)

4 min readFeb 10, 2026

Customise Your Matomo Dashboard Using Custom Dimensions

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Matomo is a powerful, privacy-focused analytics platform, but many teams only use its basic reports. If your dashboard still shows only generic pageviews and events, you’re missing Matomo’s real power.

The secret weapon? Custom Dimensions.

In this guide, you’ll learn what Custom Dimensions are, why they matter, and step-by-step how to use them to build meaningful dashboards even if you’re a beginner.

Note: To create custom dimension, you need admin access

What Are Custom Dimensions in Matomo?

Custom Dimensions let you track business-specific information that default analytics cannot capture.

Matomo normally tracks:

  • Page URL
  • Page Title
  • Events
  • Downloads
  • Visits

But real businesses need context like

  • User role (Admin / Guest)
  • Product type
  • Module name
  • Plan type
  • Feature usage

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Shubham Verma
Shubham Verma

Written by Shubham Verma

Full-Stack Dev exploring the edges of engineering, careers & AI. I write what the industry whispers but never says out loud.