FAQ

Why do the figures differ slightly from the Search Console website? The add-on reads the same Search Analytics data by page. Google drops very rare queries for privacy, so query lists never add up to the page totals; the page totals themselves match the Pages report of the same period.

Why does the period end three days ago? Search Console data is final after about three days. Reading final data keeps the figures stable between syncs.

Do I need a Google Cloud billing account? No. The Search Console API is free.

Does the add-on change anything in Search Console? No. It uses the read-only scope webmasters.readonly.

Is the key safe? It is stored encrypted in the store database and used only to request a token from Google. It is never shown again after saving.

A product shows no data. Search Console only reports pages that appeared in Google search in the period. New or rarely shown products have no rows.

Why are some URLs under “Other URLs”? They do not match a product, category or page by SEO name or id: search and filter pages, vendor pages, or products that were deleted or renamed.

Does it work without the SEO add-on? Yes. Without SEO names the add-on matches URLs that carry product_id, category_id or page_id.

Does it affect the storefront or the full page cache? No. The add-on works only in the admin panel.

Still stuck?

Work through the troubleshooting guide, then contact support with your CS-Cart version, edition, PHP version and the add-on version (1.0.0).