Most Wix users who have Google Search Console set up only ever look at one report, Performance, and miss nine other features that are equally powerful. This lesson covers the ten most important GSC features with specific guidance on how to use each for your Wix site.
1. Performance Report
The Performance report shows total clicks, impressions, average CTR, and average position. Set the date range to Last 3 Months and group by Query to see which keywords drive traffic. Group by Page to see which pages perform best. Sort by Impressions (not Clicks) to find pages that appear in search but get few clicks, these need better title tags and meta descriptions.
2. URL Inspection Tool
Enter any URL from your Wix site to see its exact indexing status, when it was last crawled, and whether Google can render the page correctly. Use this after publishing new content to request immediate indexing, do not wait weeks for Googlebot to discover new pages organically.
3. Coverage Report
The Coverage report shows every page on your Wix site categorised as: Valid (indexed), Error (not indexed due to a technical problem), Warning (indexed but with potential issues), and Excluded (intentionally or unintentionally not indexed). Review the Errors section first, these are pages that should be indexed but are not.
4. Core Web Vitals Report
This report shows real-world field data for your Wix site's Core Web Vitals, LCP, INP, and CLS, based on actual user visits. Unlike PageSpeed Insights which gives lab data, this is how your site actually performs for real visitors. Fix all pages showing as "Poor" before working on "Needs Improvement" pages.
5. Manual Actions Report
Check this every single week without fail. If Google has penalised your Wix site for spam, unnatural links, or other violations, it appears here. A manual action means your site may be completely absent from search results until you fix the issue and submit a reconsideration request.
- 6. Links Report: See your top linked pages and top linking websites
- 7. Sitemaps: Monitor sitemap submission status and errors
- 8. Removals: Temporarily remove pages from Google while you fix them
- 9. Enhancements: Monitor structured data errors and rich result eligibility
- 10. Search Appearance: See which search features your Wix pages appear in
Complete How-To Guide: Mastering Google Search Console for Your Wix Site
This step-by-step guide walks you through a complete weekly Google Search Console workflow that extracts maximum SEO value from every feature.
How to use Google Search Console to improve your Wix site rankings
- 1Step 1: Log in to Google Search Console and verify your Wix site is connected. If not, go to search.google.com/search-console, add your property using the URL prefix method with your full Wix domain, and verify via the HTML tag method by pasting the meta tag into Wix Dashboard > Settings > Custom Code > Head.
- 2Step 2: Open the Performance report and set the date range to Last 28 Days with comparison to the Previous 28 Days. Note whether total clicks and impressions are increasing or decreasing.
- 3Step 3: Click the Pages tab in the Performance report and sort by Impressions descending. Identify pages with high impressions but low CTR (below 3%). These pages rank but fail to attract clicks, meaning they need better title tags and meta descriptions.
- 4Step 4: For each low-CTR page identified, go to your Wix Editor, open the page SEO settings, and rewrite the title tag to be more compelling and the meta description to include a clear call to action.
- 5Step 5: Use the URL Inspection tool to check your most recently published Wix page. Enter the URL, review the indexing status, and if it shows "URL is not on Google" click Request Indexing to fast-track crawling.
- 6Step 6: Navigate to the Pages section (formerly Coverage) and filter by "Not indexed." Review each error type. Common Wix issues include "Crawled, currently not indexed" and "Discovered, currently not indexed." For important pages, use URL Inspection to request indexing individually.
- 7Step 7: Check the Core Web Vitals report under Experience. If any pages show as "Poor" for mobile, note the specific URLs and issues (LCP, INP or CLS) and prioritise fixing them.
- 8Step 8: Go to Security & Manual Actions and confirm no manual actions are listed. Do this every single week without exception.
- 9Step 9: Check the Sitemaps section and confirm your Wix sitemap (sitemap.xml) shows as "Success" with a recent read date. If there are errors, review your Wix site for pages that might be generating sitemap issues.
- 10Step 10: Open the Links report and review Top Linking Sites. Note any new domains linking to your Wix site this month. Also check Internal Links to identify pages with few internal links that could benefit from better internal linking.
- 11Step 11: Check the Enhancements section for any structured data errors. If your Wix site uses FAQ schema, Product schema or other markup, fix any reported validation errors immediately.
- 12Step 12: Export your Performance data to Google Sheets by clicking the Export button. Create a monthly archive sheet so you can track trends over time beyond the 16-month data retention limit in GSC.
Weekly Routine
Set a recurring 30-minute calendar appointment every Monday morning for your GSC review. Following this checklist weekly will catch issues before they compound and ensure you never miss an opportunity to improve your Wix site rankings.
