Google Search Console tools and reports

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Topic: Google Search Console Functions

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Primary source: https://internetwarriors.de/blog/google-search-console-die-neuen-funktionen

Quick Info

Index Coverage Report, URL Inspection Tool, and Rich Media test. For index-relevant errors, use Index Coverage Report; for individual URLs, URL Inspection Tool; for structured data elements, Rich Media test.

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Key points

  • At which step does the URL Inspection Tool play a role?: In the check step, the URL Inspection Tool examines individual URLs separately.
  • What does the Index Coverage Report focus on?: It focuses on errors relevant to Google and identifies issues that could cause exclusion from the search index.
  • How does the Rich Media test help with structured data?: It shows recognized structured data elements and identifies their errors, warnings, and properties.

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Which Google Search Console tools are available for page-level checks?

Index Coverage Report, URL Inspection Tool, and Rich Media test. For index-relevant errors, use Index Coverage Report; for individual URLs, URL Inspection Tool; for structured data elements, Rich Media test.

At which step does the URL Inspection Tool play a role?

In the check step, the URL Inspection Tool examines individual URLs separately.

What does the Index Coverage Report focus on?

It focuses on errors relevant to Google and identifies issues that could cause exclusion from the search index.

How does the Rich Media test help with structured data?

It shows recognized structured data elements and identifies their errors, warnings, and properties.

Sources

  1. https://internetwarriors.de/blog/google-search-console-die-neuen-funktionen

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