Google: Search Console
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What is Google Search Console?
Google Search Console is a collection of tools and resources to help website owners, webmasters, web marketers and SEO professionals monitor website performance in the Google search index.
Features include information about search appearance, search traffic, technical status updates, crawl data and additional educational resources.
Google Search Console was formerly known as Google Webmaster Central and then Google Webmaster Tools until taking the current name in 2015.
Read our How To Guides and tips for using Google Webmaster tools, along with the latest news and feature updates below:
New Google Search Console adds Search Appearance filters and more
You can now filter your Google Search Performance reports by Rich results, AMP non-rich results, AMP article, job listings and job...
UK webmasters prepare for #Brexit – the EU is coming for your .eu domains
You may want to consider migrating to a new domain now, so you can set up your redirects and new marketing push a year in...
Hijacking Google search results for fun, not profit: UK SEO uncovers XML sitemap exploit in Google Search Console
SEO wins bug bounty from Vulnerability Reward Program, Google search team confirms the exploit no longer...
Google begins rolling out mobile-first indexing to more sites
Sites that follow the best practices for mobile-first indexing will be migrating over now, and Google will send notifications via Search...
Getting results from your website means asking the right questions
Contributor Dianna Huff explains that blending website data, smart online and proven offline marketing tricks of the trade will generate new...
Google confirms bug with crawl stats in ‘time spent downloading a page’ Search Console report
No need to worry, the Google Search Console crawl stats drop last week was indeed a...
Google Search Console blocked resources report had processing error
You may notice decreased counts of pages with blocked resources in Google Search Console. Google has fixed it, but the reports may be off for...
Google changes request recrawl limits, noting daily limits versus monthly quotas
Google has finally disclosed the new recrawl limits by revising the help document over the...
Monitoring web migrations: A checklist for moving from one site to another
Contributor Aleyda Solis walks through what to monitor during a web migration and explains how to fix issues so you don't lose traffic and...
Google Search Console request indexing limit removed from interface
Google won't comment on why quota details in the fetch tool are no longer...
Google officially announces the new Google Search Console is available for everyone
The Search Console UX team shares how user feedback played a role in the evolution of the new...
Google Search Console AMP report error now corrected
Users should see updated data this...
Tell Google which report you are really missing in new Google Search Console
A new button in the beta Search Console explains why all of the old reports have not been migrated...
Google Search Console’s remove URL report might not work for a short period of time
Trying to use the Google removal tool URL report? Be aware that Google is upgrading the report, so it may not be reporting properly at the...
Will AMP improve your rankings? How to set up an AMP test
Wondering if AMP is worth the investment? Columnist Stephanie LeVonne walks through how to set up a test to determine what kind of boost, if...
New Google Search Console may be rolling out for everyone now
Go check your Google Search Console now. You probably have access to the long-awaited beta...
What’s next for technical SEO?
As web technologies continue to grow and evolve, interest in technical SEO is growing along with it. Columnist Patrick Stox looks ahead to see...
Google to roll out new Search Console features in coming weeks
After comprehensive beta user testing, Google begins release of the new Google Search Console reports to all verified...
Data bug with Google Search Console’s Search Analytics report
The AMP filter, specifically for AMP non-rich results impressions and clicks, may show incorrect data for your...
Google Search Console beta adds 12+ months of data to performance reports
After a few years of promises, Google is finally providing longer-term data in Google Search Console -- well, the beta version of Search...
