Integrate Google Search console and take insights to improve your SEO performance.
There are 3 elements that we will cover in the tutorial:
- Search Console – a service by Google to provide you with information about Google Search performance (organic search) of your site
- Cloud Console – a service by Google that will enable the integration
- GrowPoint – new integration module available since GrowPoint 3.5
Cloud Console
- Login to Cloud Console with your Google credentials – console.cloud.google.com
- Select a project -> New project -> Create name
- Go to project navigation menu -> APIs and Services -> Enable APIs and Services
- Search for „Search console” and enable it
- On the project’s page, go to Credentials -> Manage service accounts -> Create service account
- In „Service account name” put something like „search-console” and click Create
- Select a Basic -> Viewer role and click Continue
- Click Done
- Click on the newly created account and select Keys -> Add key -> Create a new key
- Create JSON file and save it on your computer
Search console
- Log in to Search Console – search.google.com/search-console
- In the „URL prefix” section place your site’s domain URL and click Continue
- Verify the ownership by copying HTML tag to GrowPoint -> Superadmin -> Settings -> Custom Code -> „After <head> tag”
- In search, console click „Verify” to add your site to Search Console
- Go to Settings -> Users and permissions -> Add user
- Place here the email address of an integration user created in Cloud Console
- Assign Restricted permissions
GrowPoint
- Go to Superadmin -> Settings -> Integrations
- Scroll down to the „Analytics” section and Enable Google Search Console Integration
- Upload the JSON file that you’ve previously saved on your computer and click Save
View your new analytics in Superadmin -> Analytics -> Search Console. It will take at least 48 hours before you see the first data.
