Google Search Console Integration

Connect your Google Search Console account to unlock powerful indexing insights and search performance data directly in Rampify.

What You Get

All Tiers

Indexing Status Visibility:

• View what's indexed vs. not indexed
• See coverage states (submitted, discovered, blocked)
• Check mobile usability
• View crawl errors

Starter Tier+

Daily Automatic Sync:

• Fresh data every 24 hours
• No manual sync required
• Background processing

Search Query Data:

• Top performing keywords
• Clicks and impressions
• Average CTR
• Average position
• Query trends over time

Pro Tier

Query Intelligence:

• AI-powered keyword insights
• Content gap analysis
• Ranking opportunity detection
• Query clustering by intent

Index Intelligence:

• Smart indexing prioritization
• Automated index submission
• Coverage optimization recommendations
• Index health monitoring

Connecting Your Account

Prerequisites

1. Google Search Console access - Owner or Full user role
2. Verified property - Your site must be verified in GSC
3. Active Rampify account - Free tier or higher

Connection Steps

1. Navigate to Settings → Integrations in your Rampify dashboard
2. Click "Connect Google Search Console"
3. Sign in with your Google account
4. Review the permissions Rampify requests:
   • Read-only access to GSC data
   • URL inspection API access
   • Search analytics data
5. Click "Allow" to authorize
6. Select your property URL from the dropdown
7. Click "Sync Now" to pull initial data

What Rampify Can Access

Rampify requests read-only access to:

• URL inspection results
• Index coverage data
• Search analytics (queries, clicks, impressions)
• Mobile usability reports
• Rich result status

Rampify cannot:

• Modify your GSC settings
• Remove URLs from your property
• Change sitemaps or robots.txt
• Access other Google services

Syncing Data

Manual Sync (Free Tier)

On the Free tier, you can manually sync GSC data once per week:

1. Go to your site's overview page
2. Click "Sync GSC Data" in the GSC card
3. Wait 30-60 seconds for sync to complete
4. View updated data in the Indexing tab

Automatic Daily Sync (Starter+)

Starter tier and above get automatic daily syncing:

• Runs at 2 AM UTC every day
• Processes all connected properties
• Email notifications if critical issues are detected
• Background processing - no action required

Configure sync settings in Settings → Integrations.

Indexing Status

View comprehensive indexing data for every URL:

Coverage States

Submitted and indexed:

• ✅ Page is in Google's index
• Appears in search results
• No action needed

Discovered - currently not indexed:

• ⚠️ Google found it but hasn't indexed yet
• May be low priority
• Consider submitting via URL Inspection

Crawled - currently not indexed:

• ⚠️ Google crawled but chose not to index
• Check for quality issues
• Review content uniqueness

Excluded:

• ℹ️ Intentionally excluded (robots.txt, noindex)
• Or duplicate/low-quality content
• Review exclusion reasons

Inspection Details

For each URL, view:

Crawl Information:

• Last crawl date
• Crawled as (desktop/mobile)
• User agent (Googlebot type)

Mobile Usability:

• Mobile-friendly status
• Viewport configuration
• Touch element sizing
• Font readability

Rich Results:

• Detected structured data types
• Valid vs. invalid markup
• Enhancement opportunities

Indexing Errors:

• Server errors (5xx)
• Page errors (4xx)
• Redirect issues
• Blocked resources

Search Analytics

Query Performance (Starter+)

View your top performing search queries:

Metrics:

• Clicks - Users who clicked through to your site
• Impressions - Times your site appeared in search
• CTR - Click-through rate (clicks/impressions)
• Position - Average ranking position

Filters:

• Date range (7/28/90 days, custom)
• Country/region
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• Search type (web, image, video)

Sorting:

• By clicks (default)
• By impressions
• By CTR
• By position

Query Intelligence (Pro)

Get AI-powered insights on your search data:

Opportunity Detection:

• Keywords ranking 11-20 (page 2 opportunities)
• High impressions, low CTR (meta optimization needed)
• Declining queries (content refresh needed)

Content Gaps:

• Queries with impressions but no clicks
• Related queries you don't rank for
• Competitor keyword gaps

Query Clustering:

• Group queries by search intent
• Identify topic clusters
• Find content consolidation opportunities

Index Intelligence (Pro)

Automated indexing optimization on the Pro tier:

Smart Prioritization

Rampify automatically prioritizes URLs for indexing based on:

High Priority:

• New content (published in last 7 days)
• Pages with traffic drops (> 50% decline)
• High-value pages (top 20% by traffic)
• "Discovered - not indexed" status

Medium Priority:

• Updated content (modified in last 30 days)
• Medium traffic pages
• "Crawled - not indexed" status

Low Priority:

• Older content
• Low/no traffic
• Already indexed

Automated Submission

Configure automatic submission rules:

New Content:

• Auto-submit new pages within 1 hour of discovery
• Request re-crawl for updated pages
• Batch submit daily (configurable limit)

Problem Pages:

• Re-submit "discovered but not indexed" after 7 days
• Re-submit "crawled but not indexed" with improvements
• Skip repeatedly rejected URLs

Submission Queue: View pending submissions in Index Intelligence → Queue:

• URL and submission status
• Priority level
• Scheduled submission time
• Previous submission attempts

Coverage Monitoring

Get alerts when coverage changes:

• New indexing errors - Immediate notification
• Dropped from index - Daily digest
• Successfully indexed - Weekly summary
• Coverage improvements - Monthly report

Data Freshness

Sync Frequency

Historical Data

Rampify stores historical GSC data for:

Free: 90 days Starter: 6 months Pro: 2 years

Track trends over time:

• Query performance changes
• Indexing status history
• Coverage state transitions
• Position movements

Troubleshooting

"Property not found"

Cause: Property not verified in GSC or wrong URL format

Solutions:

• Verify property in Google Search Console first
• Use exact property URL (including protocol and www)
• Try both https://example.com and https://www.example.com

"Authorization failed"

Cause: Insufficient permissions or expired token

Solutions:

• Ensure you have Owner or Full user access
• Disconnect and reconnect your Google account
• Check account permissions in GSC

"No data available"

Cause: Property is new or has insufficient data

Requirements:

• Property must be verified for 3+ days
• Site must have impressions in GSC
• At least 1 page must be indexed

Solutions:

• Wait 3-7 days after verification
• Request indexing for key pages
• Submit sitemap in GSC

"Sync failed"

Cause: API rate limits or temporary GSC outage

Solutions:

• Wait 1 hour and try manual sync
• Check Google Cloud Status
• Contact support if persists > 24 hours

Multi-Property Support

Manage multiple GSC properties:

Free: 1 connected property Starter: 10 connected properties Pro: Unlimited properties

Each property syncs independently:

• Individual sync schedules
• Separate indexing queues
• Property-level settings

Privacy & Security

Data Storage

• GSC data is stored encrypted at rest
• Access restricted by user authentication
• Retained per tier limits (90 days - 2 years)

Token Management

• OAuth tokens are stored encrypted
• Automatic token refresh (no re-auth needed)
• Revoke access anytime in Settings

Compliance

• GDPR compliant data handling
• No sharing with third parties
• Data deletion available on request

Best Practices

Maximize Data Quality

Keep properties verified:

• Use multiple verification methods
• Monitor verification status monthly
• Update DNS records if changed

Submit sitemaps in GSC:

• Helps Google discover all pages
• Provides better coverage data
• Enables sitemap-specific insights

Fix indexing errors promptly:

• Review new errors weekly
• Prioritize high-traffic pages
• Document resolution steps

Optimize for Index Intelligence (Pro)

Tag high-value pages:

• Mark conversion pages as high priority
• Set traffic thresholds for alerts
• Configure custom submission rules

Monitor submission queue:

• Check queue weekly
• Adjust priority rules as needed
• Track submission success rates

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