Analytics FAQ
I'm Getting Google Search Console Integration Profile Warning Messages, What Do I Do?
If you're seeing warning messages related to Google Search Console (GSC) profile integration, here's how to address them: Select the Right Profiles: Make sure to select the necessary profiles during integration. If the "+Add Profiles to track" option ...
What should I do if I see an error message in Analytics saying "Authentication failed. Data could not be retrieved. Admins can re-authenticate within Settings > Integration"?
Note: Only users with Admin access permissions can perform this re-authentication. If you see an "Authentication failed" popup message in your Analytics interface, please have an Admin re-authenticate in the Settings > Integrations section. If you're ...
How do I add custom goals/events to my Google Site Analytics (GA4)?
To add custom goals or events to your Google Site Analytics integration (GA4), please upload them to your SFTP first. Once the upload is complete, contact support@seoclarity.net for assistance with integrating them into the platform. Be sure to ...
Why are "Hidden" Keywords showing in Search Analytics?
Why are "Hidden" Keywords showing in Search Analytics? After integrating BigQuery GSC data into the platform, you may notice instances where impressions, clicks, etc., are attributed to "Hidden Keywords." These keywords come from anonymized searches ...
What is engagement rate and what are engaged sessions?
Engagement rate in Site Analytics is a Google Analytics 4 metric that measures the number of engaged sessions divided by total sessions. Engaged sessions are sessions that either: last longer than 10 seconds, have a conversion event, or at least 2 ...
Why you should integrate PPC and Organic SEO data in seoClarity (Video)
Why you should integrate PPC and Organic SEO data in seoClarity Video
How to Calculate Bounce Rate via Custom Metrics
To calculate Bounce Rate, navigate to Settings > Custom Metrics and enter the following calculation: {{Bounces}}/{{Traffic}} using Site Analytics as the Data Source. How to Calculate Bounce Rate for Site Analytics via Custom Metrics video
How long will it take Google Search Console data to come in after it's integrated?
Once a Search Console profile is added via Settings, after the API authentication, 16 months of historical data can be retrieved and processed into the platform. This process is kicked off automatically upon integration and can take up to 5 days to ...
What are Malformed URLs?
Malformed URLs appear in the platform in Analytics reports. We display Malformed URLs in the platform when the URL provided by the integrated analytics isn't actually a URL. Oftentimes this is a string of characters that are not in the same format as ...
What is Wtd Avg Position in Search Analytics?
Wtd Avg Position in Search Analytics represents Avg Position in the Search Console interface. Even though Google Search Console's help documentation makes a vague mention of how the position is calculated as an average, most people who have tested it ...
How often are keywords in Google Search Console populated?
Data from Google Search Console (GSC) is updated daily in seoClarity. However, due to a regular data refresh delay of 4 to 5 days from GSC, data for the most recent days will not be finalized in the platform. If the graph displays gray lines it is ...
Can I integrate multiple analytics platforms into a domain?
We currently can only integrate one Analytics account at a time in the platform. So if you utilize both Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics, we can only integrate one or the other. Please see the integration documents for details on how to set these ...
How do I integrate my Google Analytics data into seoClarity?
Our step by step walk through to help you integrate your Google Analytics data with seoClarity can be found here.