# Overview (/en/docs/platform/dashboard/overview)



**Overview** is the page you land on after signing in. It answers one question: does anything need my attention?

<Callout type="info">
  If you'd rather open on another page, change **Start page** in **Settings › Interface › Layout**. You can pick Overview, Alerts, Timeline or Children.
</Callout>

## The carousel [#the-carousel]

The cover-flow at the top shows either your recent alerts or your children.

* **Recent alerts** — each card is an alert from the last 7 days, newest first.
* **Children** — one card per child, with their device count, how many are online, alerts this week and unread alerts.

By default the carousel is on **Automatic**: it shows alerts when there are any in the last 7 days, and your children otherwise. To force one view, go to **Settings › Interface › Layout › Overview carousel** and choose **Recent alerts** or **Children**.

Beside the carousel you get shortcuts to **Children**, **Alerts** (with a count of new alerts), **Timeline** and **Analytics**.

## Right now [#right-now]

One row per child, with their latest alert (category, source app and risk level) or, if there are no alerts, their device. Children with a live device come first. Click a row to open the alert or the child's page.

When you have no children yet it says *Everything's calm.* and links to **Add a child to start monitoring**.

## At a glance [#at-a-glance]

Four numbers:

| Tile               | What it counts                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Children**       | Linked profiles                                                                                                                         |
| **Unread alerts**  | Alerts awaiting review                                                                                                                  |
| **High risk**      | High-risk alerts among the last 50 events                                                                                               |
| **Devices online** | Devices whose last check-in was recent (this can lag, see [Children and devices](/en/docs/platform/dashboard/children-devices#devices)) |

## Alert trend [#alert-trend]

A chart of alerts over the last 7 days, split into high and medium risk. Hover over it for the numbers for each day. Click **Analytics** for the longer 30-day view.

## Recent alerts [#recent-alerts]

The latest alerts with their risk level. Click **View all** to open the full [Alerts](/en/docs/platform/dashboard/alerts) page.

## Your family and quick actions [#your-family-and-quick-actions]

The side panel lists your children with their status and links to **Manage** them. Below it, **Quick actions** takes you to **Add a child**, **Timeline** and **Settings**.

Under the carousel, a strip of shortcut cards includes **Add a child** and **Pair a device**, which take you straight to the Children page.

## Related [#related]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Understanding alerts" href="/en/docs/platform/dashboard/alerts" description="Risk levels, alert details and what to do next." />

  <Card title="Analytics and Timeline" href="/en/docs/platform/dashboard/analytics-timeline" description="Look further back than 7 days." />
</Cards>