Google Search Console: 8 Reports You Should Check Every Month

Google Search Console shows how your site performs in Google Search, straight from the source. A monthly check takes less than an hour and often reveals easy wins.

1. Performance

Review clicks, impressions, average click-through rate and position. Compare the last three months with the previous period and look at which queries and pages are growing or falling.

2. Page indexing

See which pages are indexed and why others are not. Investigate sudden increases in “Not indexed” pages.

3. Sitemaps

Confirm your sitemap is submitted and being read without errors.

4. Core Web Vitals

Check groups of pages flagged as needing improvement for loading, responsiveness or layout stability.

5. Mobile usability and page experience

Look for issues that affect phone users, such as small text or clickable elements too close together.

6. Enhancements

If you use structured data, such as breadcrumbs or products, watch for errors and warnings.

7. Links

See your top linked pages and which sites link to you. It also shows your strongest internal linking.

8. Manual actions and security issues

These should always be empty. If not, act immediately.

Turn data into action

Find queries where you rank on page two and improve those pages, and rewrite titles for pages with many impressions but a low click rate. Keep notes of changes so you can measure their effect.