What is Best Position?

How we determine the position shown for each tracked keyword

On the Keywords page, each tracked keyword shows a single position number. If you have multiple domains connected to Google Search Console, the same keyword might rank on more than one of them. The position we display is the best (lowest) position across all your domains.

How it works

Tracked keywords aren't tied to a single domain. When you track a keyword, we pull ranking data from every domain you have connected. The position shown on the Keywords page is the best one.

Example: Best position across domains

You track the keyword "seo tools" and have two domains connected:

Domain Position Clicks Impressions
myblog.com545900
mytools.io128200

Best Position = 5 (from myblog.com). This is the position shown on the Keywords page.

Where does the data come from?

Position data comes from Google Search Console's by-property aggregation (the same numbers you see in the GSC interface). This means the position represents how your entire property ranks for that keyword, not just a single page. GSC may show your site in multiple positions for the same query, and the position reported is the topmost one.

Landing page resolution: The landing page shown for each keyword is the page that received the most impressions for that keyword. If multiple pages rank for the same keyword, we pick the one Google shows most often.

Position history

Clicking on a keyword in the Keywords page shows its position history chart. This chart shows how the keyword's best position has changed over time, pulled directly from Google Search Console historical data.

Position changes (1d, 7d, 30d) are calculated by comparing the current best position against the historical position from each timeframe. See the Position Changes help page for details on how those are computed.