What you track
Connect Google Search Console so Shruwd knows which of your pages people actually search for.
Connecting Google Search Console gives Shruwd per-page impressions — which of your pages people actually look for. One diagnostic needs that and stays switched off without it; two more check more of your pages with it.
What it enables
| Diagnostic | What Search Console adds |
|---|---|
| A page with demand is never crawled | Needs it, with 30 days of your crawler logs: a page people search for that no verified AI crawler fetched is worth flagging |
| Content only renders with JavaScript | Also checks pages people search for that the answers don't cite yet |
| robots.txt blocks an AI crawler | Also checks pages people search for that are missing from your sitemap |
Without the connection, Shruwd can't tell a page nobody wants from a page being missed.
Prerequisites
- Plan: Pro. The connection is refused before the Google consent screen on other plans, so you will not waste a round trip.
- Permissions: admin or owner.
- A Google account with access to the Search Console property for your brand's domain.
Connecting
- Open the brand's Settings.
- Find the Google Search Console card.
- Select Connect and sign in with Google.
- Grant read access to the property for your domain.
You are returned to Settings and the card shows the connected Property and Last sync.
Checking the connection
The card shows its state at a glance:
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
| not connected | Never connected, or disconnected |
| active | Working. Last sync shows when data last arrived |
| reconnect needed | Access was withdrawn at Google's end. Reconnect to restore it |
A connection can be revoked outside Shruwd — from your Google account's security settings, or by losing access to the property. Shruwd cannot restore it on its own; reconnect from this card.
Disconnecting
Select Disconnect on the card. The never-crawled check stops producing new findings, and the other two go back to your sitemap and cited pages. Existing findings and history are kept.
Next steps
- Crawler logs — the other source of first-party evidence
- How findings work — what these diagnostics produce
- Plans and limits — which plan includes this