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Connect Google Search Console to a project

Link the client's Search Console property so clicks, impressions and positions show inside the project.

6 minBeginnerFor: Agency owner or managerLast checked
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Search Console is Google's own record of how a website performs in search. Each project connects to its own Search Console property, so each client's numbers stay with that client. ItzSEO only reads the data; it never changes anything in Google.

By the end you can

  • Connect a Google account to a project
  • Choose the right Search Console property
  • Pull the first 28 days of data

Screens used

  • Project, Settings

Before you start

  • A Google account that already has access to the website's Search Console property.
  • A project for that website (see the previous lesson).

Steps

  1. 1

    Open the project's settings

    On: Project, Settings

    Open the project and press Settings at the top right of the project home. In the menu the same page is Project settings under the Ops hub. Integrations are set per project, so make sure you are inside the right one.

    You should see: A settings page with a Google Search Console box.

  2. 2

    Connect Google

    On: Project, Settings

    In the Google Search Console box press Connect Google Search Console. Google opens in a new step. Choose the Google account that has access to the property and allow read access.

    You should see: You return to the project and see "Google connected. Now pick a property below."

  3. 3

    Choose the property

    On: Project, Settings

    Open the GSC property list and choose the website this project is for. Check the address carefully: a property for example.com is different from one for www.example.com.

    You should see: The message "Property saved. Click 'Sync now' to pull your data."

  4. 4

    Pull the data

    On: Project, Settings

    Press Sync now. The button shows "Syncing 28 days…" while it works.

    You should see: The box shows Connected, the property name and a Last synced time.

  5. 5

    See the numbers

    On: Project, Dashboard

    Open the SEO hub and choose Dashboard. The search performance figures now come from the property you connected.

    You should see: Clicks, impressions, average position and top queries show for the last weeks.

Tips

  • If the property is not in the list, the Google account you chose does not have access to it. Use Open Search Console to check, or connect with a different account.
  • Disconnect stops new data arriving. Data already synced stays in the project.

Troubleshooting

The message "Google connection failed" appears.
Start again and make sure you tick the permission box on Google's screen. Pop-up blockers can also stop the Google window opening.
The list of properties is empty.
The Google account has no Search Console properties. Ask the client to add that Google account as a user in Search Console, then press Connect again.

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