Understanding Metrics
What clicks, impressions, CTR, and position mean inside ConsoleViewer.
ConsoleViewer mirrors the core Google Search Console metrics, then layers in optional operational overlays.
Core metrics (GSC)
- Clicks: visits from Google Search results.
- Impressions: how often your pages were shown in results.
- CTR: clicks / impressions.
- Position: average ranking position (lower is better).
Change views
Most tables support views like:
- All: the full dataset.
- Growing: rows trending up for the selected range.
- Decaying: rows trending down for the selected range.
Use these to separate “noise” from actual shifts.
Overlays (optional)
Overlays add context without turning the dashboard into an analytics product.
- GA4 overlays: traffic context for visibility changes.
- Bing overlays: divergence between Google and Bing.
- Vercel deployments: timing context for releases and rollouts.
Overlays can be enabled per project and may be limited by plan.