{"id":738,"date":"2025-02-12T14:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=738"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:33:15","password":"","slug":"tracking-a-habit","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/docs\/web-good-day\/tracking-a-habit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking a habit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To record progress on habit adoption,  the user must track when the user completes a habit event.  This is known as &#8216;habit tracking&#8217; and is available from three locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the &#8216;Today&#8217; page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the All habits tracking view<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the individual habit tracking view<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Habit Tracking from the &#8216;Today&#8217; page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The active habits will be displayed as part of the Today page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-128-1024x829.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-128-1024x829.png 1024w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-128-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-128-768x622.png 768w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-128-360x291.png 360w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-128.png 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All habits tracking view<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Habits page, select the action panel &#8216;Tracking&#8217; button and the data area will change to show a tracking input view for all active habits.  This view can be set to show the tracking for a single day or all days for the current week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-132-1024x874.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-132-1024x874.png 1024w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-132-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-132-768x656.png 768w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-132-360x307.png 360w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-132.png 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This view also includes a date navigator to allow the user to view tracking outcomes over previous days and weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Individual habit tracking view<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To view tracking for a single habit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the &#8220;Habits&#8221; page and choose the &#8216;List&#8217; action option.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on a habit entry in the list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the action panel under the &#8220;Habit level options&#8221; click on the &#8216;Tracking&#8217; action button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-133-1024x826.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-987\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-133-1024x826.png 1024w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-133-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-133-768x619.png 768w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-133-360x290.png 360w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-133.png 1483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The individual tracking view provides  a multi-panel display of progress and tracking for the habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The top most panel shows a graph that displays the target pass % (In red) and actual rolling pass percentage (n green)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The middle panel shows a horizontally scrolling list of tracking event panels, with the outcome of each days\/weeks events.  The tracking date cards can be scrolled horizontally to show the outcomes of all past tracking dates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The bottom panel shows the events recorded for the current tracking date.    Clicking on a card in the middle panel will update the details shown in the bottom panel. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recording tracking events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To record a habit tracking event, click on the &#8216;+&#8217; button found on the habit entry card.   After clicking on the &#8216;+&#8217; button, a pop up form will appear, prompting the user to record a tracking event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, with the &#8220;Drink 3 glasses of water each day&#8221; habit, a pop up form showing different numbers will appear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-129.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-129.png 376w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-129-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-129-360x262.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The user can then select a number to represent the number of glasses of water they have recently consumed.  If it was just one glass, then the user would click on the &#8216;1&#8217; button in the popup form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After completing habit tracking input,  the habit entry will be updated to reflect the progress made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-130.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-130.png 391w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-130-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-130-360x229.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a habit has a tracking event, then the card will display two buttons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The &#8216;+&#8217; plus button used for adding new tracking events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A second &#8216;Undo&#8217; button that when clicked on will remove the most recently added tracking event. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a habit has been completed for a given tracking date then the habit card will change to show a green tick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-131.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-131.png 369w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-131-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-131-360x230.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To record progress on habit adoption, the user must track when the user completes a habit event. This is known as &#8216;habit tracking&#8217; and is available from three locations. Habit Tracking from the &#8216;Today&#8217; page The active habits will be displayed as part of the Today page. 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