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How to add a new site

This guide will help you add a new site to your SEOTesting account.



Step 1 - Click the 'Add Websites' button


From the Launchpad, click on the dropdown where it says 'Select a website' at the top of the screen, then select '+ Add Websites'.


Add a New Website options


Step 2 - Add a single site or multiple sites in one go


If you have multiple sites you wish to add, click on 'Quick Add Multiple Sites'. Or if you have just one site to add, select 'Add Single Site with Filters'.


Step 3 - Select the Google account


Select the Google account that has access to the Google Search Console site property you wish to add to SEOTesting.


Select the Google accounthe next step just confirms that you will give Read-Only access to your Search Console account.


Grant permission to SEOTesting

Step 4 - Select the site from the list


Select the Search Console site property from the list you wish to add.


Step 5 - Grant permission to other users


This optional step lets you grant permission to team members or click Save to proceed without sharing access.


Step 6 - Select the site URL


Select the website’s canonical URL (considering HTTPS and www or non-www).


Adding a new site to SEOTesting using the page filter.

Step 6.1 - Filtering options


Continue down to 'Configure Filters' 'if you wish to add a filter to the site - you can filter the data by geographical region, search type, dimension and query.

*Please remember that you cannot change these filter settings later without deleting the website and adding a new one.


The SEOTesting dashboard, reports, and rank tracking will all then be based around these filters when looking at this new site in SEOTesting.


Country filter - if you want to filter the dashboard and all reports by geographical region.

Page filter - useful when you want to add a sub-section or group of pages to SEOTesting.

Query filter - useful if you want to remove brand or non-brand traffic from a site property added to SEOTesting.



Step 7 - Your site is ready


You will be redirected to the Launchpad, and your new site will be at the bottom of the list (if you have more than one site).


New website example on the Dashboard

Updated on: 18/03/2026

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