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SEO rankings

Track Search Console keyword positions, clicks, impressions, click-through rate, and monthly direction.

What this page is for

The Rankings tab tracks the search queries for which the site appears and compares their direction over time.

Use it to find improving keywords, investigate declines, and see which page currently ranks for a query.

Before you use it

Connect Google Search Console to the production property. The first available month becomes the baseline, so many keywords can initially appear as New until a later comparison period exists.

Review the table

  1. Open Grow > SEO > Rankings. Older links to the Keyword Audit still open it.
  2. Check the data month shown under the title.
  3. Search by keyword or ranking URL.
  4. Click Filter to narrow by:
    • Position: Top 3, 4–10, 11–20, 21–50, or beyond 50
    • Trend: Improved, Declined, or New
  5. Click a column heading to sort.
  6. Use the page controls to move through the full result.

Page groups

When two or more of your pages answer the same search, Superpractice puts them in a Page group and suggests the one step each group needs. Page groups are on for every firm and appear after the first weekly check of your pages. Use Rank by to order them.

In each group, pages are marked Should own it, Folds in, or Own angle, with the searches they share. A group is named after the main search its pages share, and Should own it goes to the page that ranks best for that search, not simply the page with the most clicks overall. Two articles are only suggested to fold into one when they answer the same question, not just because both show for a broad search: a page on what a living trust is and a page on how to fund a trust each keep their own angle. Groups you have decided keep your choice. From a group you can:

  • Pick an owner, the page that should rank. In the confirmation you tick which other pages to retire. Depending on your site, a retired page either redirects to the owner and comes off the site, or becomes a short note linking to the owner, with a redirect for you to add. Unticked pages stay live. If the site is not connected, Superpractice records the owner and gives you the redirects to add by hand.
  • Rewrite the owner first, so it covers what the other pages said before they are retired.
  • Keep this one apart or Keep them apart, when each page has its own angle.
  • Add the link between a blog post and its practice page.
  • Not a conflict, to leave the pages as they are.

A decided group shows Decided with Undo. A retired page shows Retired, where it now redirects, and Undo retire. Retired pages show as not live on every SEO tab, and pages in a group show Open group wherever they appear.

Understand the columns

ColumnWhat it shows
KeywordThe Search Console query and current ranking URL
ClicksSearch clicks associated with the keyword
PosAverage position; lower is better
ChangeThe size and direction of the position change
ImprSearch impressions
CTRClicks divided by impressions
TrendImproved, Declined, New, or Unchanged

Click the external-link control beside a ranking URL to inspect the live page.

Interpret the trend labels

TrendMeaning
ImprovedThe average position moved in a favorable direction
DeclinedThe average position moved in an unfavorable direction
NewThere is no comparable prior-period ranking in the available history
UnchangedNo meaningful position change is shown

Position is an average. It can vary by query wording, device, location, and result type.

Sync current data

  1. Click Sync when a manual refresh is needed.
  2. Leave the page open while the sync starts.
  3. Wait for the confirmation and refreshed keyword count.
  4. Do not repeatedly click Sync while a run is active.

Routine data also updates automatically, so manual sync is best used when you need a current review rather than as a daily habit.

Export a filtered list

  1. Search and apply position or trend filters.
  2. Click Export CSV.
  3. Confirm that the file contains the filtered rows you intended.

Use the ranking URL in the export to group several keyword changes affecting the same page.

A useful investigation

  1. Filter to Declined.
  2. Sort by clicks or impressions.
  3. Open the ranking URL for a material keyword.
  4. Check whether the same page declined across several related queries.
  5. Compare the page in Content Audit.
  6. Improve the page only when the evidence points to a content, relevance, or technical issue.

A decline in a low-volume keyword may not warrant work. Prioritize business relevance, demand, and page-level patterns.

If data is missing

  • Connect Google Search Console.
  • Wait for the next sync after the initial connection.
  • Clear search text and filters.
  • Check whether the ranking page belongs to the connected property.
  • If everything is New, confirm whether this is the baseline month.
  • Remember that Search Console reporting is delayed and aggregated.

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