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      How to use the filters in Google Search Console?

      You’re using Google Search Console and would like to apply a filter to your data. Here are some extra pieces of information on the Google Search Console filters to be sure everything is on point in your dashboard!

       

      The first thing you need to know is that there are two different Google Search Console filters:

        1. Filter by Search Type (which allows you to filter your data by web search, images, or videos)
        2. Filter by Dimension (which allows you to filter by page, query, device, or country ISO code).


        Once you select your dimension’s filter, you have 6 filtering operators to choose from:

        1. Contains: Allows you to filter your data with words contained in one or many URLs or Queries. For example, you could search “/blog” to obtain all the results relative to your website’s blog.
        2. Equals: Allows you to filter by the exact URL, Query, Device, or Country.
        3. Does not equal: Allows you to exclude data by the exact URL, Query, Device, or Country.
        4. Does not contain: Allows you to exclude data with words contained in your URL or query
        5. Matches REGEX:  Filters data to include only the values that match the specified regular expression, using RE2 syntax.
        6. Does not match REGEX: Excludes data that matches the specified regular expression, using RE2 syntax. 

         

        Please note that you can only use one filter per widget when it comes to the Filter by Dimension. You can’t, for example, have two different queries for the same widget.

         

        Here's more information about Matches REGEX and Does Not Match REGEX: 

         

        The Matches REGEX and Does Not Match REGEX filter options are available under the Custom (regex) option when filtering in Google Search Console.

        Here are some basic regex examples to help you get started:

        1. Include or exclude all queries that contain a specific word. REGEX: .* .*
          Example: .*shoes.*
          → Will include or exclude queries like: running shoes, buy shoes online, best shoes for winter.
        2. Include or exclude only queries that start with a certain word. REGEX: ^
          Example: ^promo
          → Will include or exclude queries like: promo code, promo deals today, promo sneakers.
        3. Include or exclude spelling or keyword variations. REGEX: |
          Example: t-shirt|tee shirt|tee-shirt
          → Will include or exclude queries that match any of those variations.
        4. Include or exclude queries that end with a specific word. REGEX: .* $
          Example: .*free$
          → Will include or exclude queries like: trial free, get it free, download free.

         

        Here’s a little more information about each filter type:

         

        By Country

         

        If you want to filter by country, you need to use the ISO code of the country. Here is the complete list:

        ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes
        ABW Aruba GIB Gibraltar NLD Netherlands
        AFG Afghanistan GIN Guinea NOR Norway
        AGO Angola GLP Guadeloupe NPL Nepal
        AIA Anguilla GMB Gambia NRU Nauru
        ALA Åland Islands GNB Guinea-Bissau NZL New Zealand
        ALB Albania GNQ Equatorial Guinea OMN Oman
        AND Andorra GRC Greece PAK Pakistan
        ARE United Arab Emirates GRD Grenada PAN Panama
        ARG Argentina GRL Greenland PCN Pitcairn
        ARM Armenia GTM Guatemala PER Peru
        ASM American Samoa GUF French Guiana PHL Philippines
        ATA Antarctica GUM Guam PLW Palau
        ATF French Southern Territories GUY Guyana PNG Papua New Guinea
        ATG Antigua and Barbuda HKG Hong Kong POL Poland
        AUS Australia HMD Heard Island and McDonald Islands PRI Puerto Rico
        AUT Austria HND Honduras PRK Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
        AZE Azerbaijan HRV Croatia PRT Portugal
        BDI Burundi HTI Haiti PRY Paraguay
        BEL Belgium HUN Hungary PSE Palestine, State of
        BEN Benin IDN Indonesia PYF French Polynesia
        BES Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba IMN Isle of Man QAT Qatar
        BFA Burkina Faso IND India REU Réunion
        BGD Bangladesh IOT British Indian Ocean Territory ROU Romania
        BGR Bulgaria IRL Ireland RUS Russian Federation
        BHR Bahrain IRN Iran, Islamic Republic of RWA Rwanda
        BHS Bahamas IRQ Iraq SAU Saudi Arabia
        BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina ISL Iceland SDN Sudan
        BLM Saint Barthélemy ISR Israel SEN Senegal
        BLR Belarus ITA Italy SGP Singapore
        BLZ Belize JAM Jamaica SGS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
        BMU Bermuda JEY Jersey SHN Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
        BOL Bolivia, Plurinational State of JOR Jordan SJM Svalbard and Jan Mayen
        BRA Brazil JPN Japan SLB Solomon Islands
        BRB Barbados KAZ Kazakhstan SLE Sierra Leone
        BRN Brunei Darussalam KEN Kenya SLV El Salvador
        BTN Bhutan KGZ Kyrgyzstan SMR San Marino
        BVT Bouvet Island KHM Cambodia SOM Somalia
        BWA Botswana KIR Kiribati SPM Saint Pierre and Miquelon
        CAF Central African Republic KNA Saint Kitts and Nevis SRB Serbia
        CAN Canada KOR Korea, Republic of SSD South Sudan
        CCK Cocos (Keeling) Islands KWT Kuwait STP Sao Tome and Principe
        CHE Switzerland LAO Lao People’s Democratic Republic SUR Suriname
        CHL Chile LBN Lebanon SVK Slovakia
        CHN China LBR Liberia SVN Slovenia
        CIV Côte d’Ivoire LBY Libya SWE Sweden
        CMR Cameroon LCA Saint Lucia SWZ Swaziland
        COD Congo, the Democratic Republic of the LIE Liechtenstein SXM Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
        COG Congo LKA Sri Lanka SYC Seychelles
        COK Cook Islands LSO Lesotho SYR Syrian Arab Republic
        COL Colombia LTU Lithuania TCA Turks and Caicos Islands
        COM Comoros LUX Luxembourg TCD Chad
        CPV Cabo Verde LVA Latvia TGO Togo
        CRI Costa Rica MAC Macao THA Thailand
        CUB Cuba MAF Saint Martin (French part) TJK Tajikistan
        CUW Curaçao MAR Morocco TKL Tokelau
        CXR Christmas Island MCO Monaco TKM Turkmenistan
        CYM Cayman Islands MDA Moldova, Republic of TLS Timor-Leste
        CYP Cyprus MDG Madagascar TON Tonga
        CZE Czechia MDV Maldives TTO Trinidad and Tobago
        DEU Germany MEX Mexico TUN Tunisia
        DJI Djibouti MHL Marshall Islands TUR Turkey
        DMA Dominica MKD Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of TUV Tuvalu
        DNK Denmark MLI Mali TWN Taiwan, Province of China
        DOM Dominican Republic MLT Malta TZA Tanzania, United Republic of
        DZA Algeria MMR Myanmar UGA Uganda
        ECU Ecuador MNE Montenegro UKR Ukraine
        EGY Egypt MNG Mongolia UMI United States Minor Outlying Islands
        ERI Eritrea MNP Northern Mariana Islands URY Uruguay
        ESH Western Sahara MOZ Mozambique USA United States of America
        ESP Spain MRT Mauritania UZB Uzbekistan
        EST Estonia MSR Montserrat VAT Holy See
        ETH Ethiopia MTQ Martinique VCT Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
        FIN Finland MUS Mauritius VEN Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
        FJI Fiji MWI Malawi VGB Virgin Islands, British
        FLK Falkland Islands (Malvinas) MYS Malaysia VIR Virgin Islands, U.S.
        FRA France MYT Mayotte VNM Viet Nam
        FRO Faroe Islands NAM Namibia VUT Vanuatu
        FSM Micronesia, Federated States of NCL New Caledonia WLF Wallis and Futuna
        GAB Gabon NER Niger WSM Samoa
        GBR United Kingdom NFK Norfolk Island YEM Yemen
        GEO Georgia NGA Nigeria ZAF South Africa
        GGY Guernsey NIC Nicaragua ZMB Zambia
        GHA Ghana NIU Niue ZWE Zimbabwe

         

        By Device

         

        There are three possible values if you want to filter by device:

        • Desktop
        • Mobile
        • Tablet

         

        By Page

         

        If you want to filter by page, the value needed is the page URL.

         

        By Query

         

        To filter by query, the value you’re going to use is the keyword.

         

         

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