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getting started 6 articles
  • A holistic approach to SEO in SEO Perception

    Learn how SEO Perception combines site health from crawling with Google Search Console performance so you can fix what matters.

  • Adding a website

    Connect a Search Console property in SEO Perception: prerequisites, the dashboard websites section, property picker, and what happens next.

  • Connecting Google Search Console

    Connect your Google account to Search Console in SEO Perception, match your property to your site, and when performance data appears.

  • Getting started on the dashboard

    After you sign up, the dashboard shows a simple three-step guide: connect Search Console, add a website, then wait a few minutes while data is collected.

  • Notifications

    Where to find account notifications, filters, read/unread states, sources, and pagination.

  • Product changelog

    Recent changes to SEO Perception—what we shipped, what we fixed, and what you might want to know about.

artificial intelligence 2 articles
  • How we use AI in SEO Perception

    How AI supports prioritization and explanations in SEO Perception while crawl and Search Console data remain the source of truth.

  • Today’s focus (AI)

    Today’s focus summarizes open SEO possibilities and freshness signals in plain language, with Content and FAQ companion tabs on eligible plans.

crawler 3 articles
  • Crawl scope and subdomains

    How SEO Perception limits crawling to your Search Console property hostname by default, and when to include subdomains.

  • How the crawler works

    How SEO Perception crawls your site: start URL, user agent, robots.txt, feeds, and what we collect at a high level.

  • Sitemap URLs and HTTP 200

    Why URLs listed in your XML sitemap should answer with HTTP 200 on the first request, and how SEO Perception checks discoverable sitemaps.

foundation 2 articles
  • Favicons and touch icons

    Why favicons matter for branding and search listings, why multiple icon files and link tags help across devices, and how to generate them reliably.

  • On-page and technical signals

    Overview of on-page and technical signals SEO Perception evaluates from crawled pages.

google search console 1 article
installation 1 article
plans and limits 2 articles
possibilities 24 articles
website workspace 10 articles
  • Export PDF report (SEO Possibilities)

    How PDF export works for SEO Possibilities: plan access, issue scope filters, whitelabel branding, and 30-day download retention.

  • How we find possibilities

    Possibilities combine what we learn from crawling your pages with performance context from stored Search Console data—when both line up for a URL.

  • Manual Search Console refresh & site recrawl cooldowns

    How often you can manually collect Search Console data vs. trigger a site crawl, and what the dashboard buttons do.

  • Pages tab filters (website workspace)

    Search, indexability, and HTTP status filters for the crawled Pages list in the website workspace.

  • PageSpeed Insights in SEO Perception

    How we use Google PageSpeed Insights for mobile lab scores, what gets sent to Google, cooldowns, and how results tie into possibilities.

  • Project context bar

    Use the shared project bar to switch domains, watch crawl status, and jump to View facts, SEO Possibilities, or PDF Report.

  • Site overlay

    What the Site overlay is, who can use it, and how to install the snippet and launch it from your website workspace.

  • The Websites list

    How to read the websites table on /dashboard: plan usage, filter, table columns for sync, crawl, possibilities, and actions.

  • Time for a recrawl? banner

    What the recrawl recommendation banner means, when it appears, what Dismiss does, and how to decide whether to run a manual recrawl.

  • What you see on a website

    A simple tour of the website workspace: Overview, Pages, Country, and Site overlay, plus where the full SEO Possibilities list lives (dedicated page).

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