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Search Console Country Performance Data

Uses Search Console country-level data to identify which international markets drive traffic and where there are expansion opportunities.

Issue ID: INTL-GSC-COUNTRY-001
Severity: advisory
Impact: Med
Effort: L

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What this issue is

Uses Search Console country-level data to identify which international markets drive traffic and where there are expansion opportunities.

Why it matters

Uses Search Console country-level data to identify which international markets drive traffic and where there are expansion opportunities. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.

How we detect it

  • FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for INTL-GSC-COUNTRY-001 fails and the page evidence points to Dom body.
  • You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.

Evidence examples

Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.

How to fix it

  1. 1Review Search Console country filter for impression and click distribution
  2. 2Prioritize language versions for countries with highest impressions
  3. 3Create targeted content for countries with high impressions but low CTR

How to re-check it

  • Country-level Search Console data is reviewed monthly

Related tools

This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.