Search performance
Reports available Google clicks, impressions, CTR, and average position.
Provider sources ↗Google Search Console for organic traffic loss and indexing checks
Google Search Console reports Google Search performance and helps verified site owners inspect individual URLs, indexing patterns, and sitemaps.
Main task A US landing page loses clicks despite stable demand in other markets.
Who it fits
SEO teams, site owners, and developers investigating an organic drop or checking the technical impact of a release.
Which problems does it solve?
INTERACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVER™
01A US landing page loses clicks despite stable demand in other markets.
- Possible causes
- The change may be concentrated in a country, device, or query group.
- How to solve it
- Compare the page by country and device, then review changes in impressions and click-through rate.
- Relevant capabilities
- Search performance
- Who it fits
- SEO teams, site owners, and developers investigating an organic drop or checking the technical impact of a release.
- What to check
- Reports have different update schedules and data limits. A successful live test or submission does not guarantee indexing.
- Next check
- Inspect representative search results for the affected queries.
02Product pages are missing after a migration.
- Possible causes
- Redirects, canonicals, or changes to discoverability may be responsible.
- How to solve it
- Inspect representative URLs and compare indexed and live information with the indexing report.
- Relevant capabilities
- URL Inspection, Page indexing
- Who it fits
- SEO teams, site owners, and developers investigating an organic drop or checking the technical impact of a release.
- What to check
- Reports have different update schedules and data limits. A successful live test or submission does not guarantee indexing.
- Next check
- Fix a shared template issue before requesting another check.
03A submitted sitemap appears stale.
- Possible causes
- It may contain old URLs or fail to return the expected file.
- How to solve it
- Review the sitemap status, inspect included examples, and verify the live sitemap contents.
- Relevant capabilities
- URL Inspection, Sitemaps report
- Who it fits
- SEO teams, site owners, and developers investigating an organic drop or checking the technical impact of a release.
- What to check
- Reports have different update schedules and data limits. A successful live test or submission does not guarantee indexing.
- Next check
- Replace outdated entries with the intended indexable URLs.
Documented capabilities
URL Inspection
Shows indexed information and a separate live URL test.
Provider sources ↗Page indexing
Groups URLs by reported status and exclusion reason.
Provider sources ↗Sitemaps report
Shows submitted files and their processing status.
Provider sources ↗Core Web Vitals
Summarizes available field data for groups of URLs.
Provider sources ↗Practical steps
- Compare the page by country and device, then review changes in impressions and click-through rate.
What to check
Reports have different update schedules and data limits. A successful live test or submission does not guarantee indexing.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between clicks and impressions?
An impression records eligible visibility in Google results. A click records an interaction leading from results to your site under Google's reporting rules.
How do I check which canonical Google selected?
Open the indexed view of URL Inspection and compare Google's canonical with the declaration when both are available.
Can a healthy live test guarantee a URL appears in search?
The test describes accessibility and eligible signals at test time. Indexing is a separate decision.
What do the Core Web Vitals groups represent?
Groups summarize available field data for similar URLs. Investigate individual cases separately.
What can I use to crawl internal links at scale?
Screaming Frog is a comparison option for checking a site with your own crawl.
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What should I check next?
How do I separate a visibility drop from a lower click-through rate?
Compare impressions, clicks, and query mix for the same page and market across equivalent periods.
How do I investigate dozens of new pages marked as excluded?
Group URLs by reason and template, then inspect examples to distinguish expected exclusions from mistakes.
What is the live test useful for after a fix?
It shows how the tested URL responds now. Compare it with the stored indexing report after Google revisits the page.
When should I use GA4 alongside Search Console?
Use GA4 when the question concerns measured site actions after the Google click.
What costs should a small business expect to plan for?
Search Console is free. Budget time for verification, review, and the technical work that follows.
Who should set up a Domain property?
Teams monitoring multiple protocols or subdomains that can verify ownership at the domain level.
What should I review after correcting sitemap errors?
Confirm the sitemap is readable, inspect a few representative entries, and watch for updated indexing status.
Related tools and alternatives
Google Analytics
GA4 for measuring actions after a click.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Screaming Frog for a technical crawl under your control.
SISTRIX
SISTRIX for external visibility comparisons.
Related guides
Improve Google rankings
Start with pages that already earn impressions. Check what searchers want, fix technical barriers and improve the page for a defined set of queries.
Further help from SEOSTUDIO
SEOSTUDIO can connect search performance and technical findings to a worklist for a release or migration.
SEOSTUDIO ↗Provider sources
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