How to classify custom websites as productive and unproductive in Productivity Tracking

Overview

Veriato's Productivity Tracking feature lets you classify websites as productive, neutral, or unproductive for any policy. This helps ensure accurate productivity scores for monitored users. You can classify a single website manually or use a Custom Website Category to bulk-classify multiple sites at once.

Method 1: Classify a single website

Use this method when you need to classify one website for a specific policy.

1. Go to Settings > Policies
2. Select the policy you want to update
3. Click the Websites tab
4. Click Add Custom
5. Enter the website URL (for example, youtube.com)
6. Set the Productivity Classification to Productive, Neutral, or Unproductive
7. Save your changes

Method 2: Bulk classify websites using a Custom Website Category (recommended)

Use this method when you need to classify multiple websites at once. This is the recommended approach for managing large lists of sites.

Step 1 — Create a Custom Website Category

1. Go to Settings > Data Categories > Custom Websites
2. Click New Category and give it a name and description (for example, Unproductive Sites)
3. Inside your new category, click Add Website Pattern
4. Add any the websites you want to categorize
5. Save the category

Step 2 — Link the category to a policy

1. Go to Settings > Policies
2. Select the policy you want to update
3. Click the Websites tab
4. Click Choose Existing > Your Website Category
5. Select your newly created category
6. Click Add
7. Save your changes

Notes

• In Method 1, classification changes apply to the selected policy only. 
• Custom Website Categories can be reused across multiple policies, making them ideal for maintaining a consistent list of classified sites.
• Changes may take a few minutes to reflect in productivity reports.