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Traffic combines two independent Google data lanes:
  • Google Search Console for search clicks, queries, positions, and countries;
  • Google Analytics for active users, engagement, conversions, channels, sources, and landing pages.
You can connect one or both services. Panels remain visible so the workspace can explain which source is missing and what that source would populate.

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Connect Google services

At the top of Traffic, use the Google service cards:
1

Connect the provider

Select the card for Google Analytics or Google Search Console and complete the authorization flow.
2

Select the correct property

If the connection shows Action needed, choose the account or property that belongs to the workspace domain.
3

Wait for the connection to settle

A new connection can show Connecting briefly. The affected lane updates when the service is ready.
4

Check attribution

Read the displayed Analytics account, property, or Search Console site URL before trusting the values.

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Reporting window

Choose Last 7 days or Last 30 days. Metrics compare the selected window with the previous equivalent window. Select Refresh only when you want Alesta to ask Google again. The control uses the provider’s own quota, so ordinary page focus and polling do not force a fresh provider request.

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Traffic panels

When supported by the connected lanes, Traffic can show:
  • a visit-to-search funnel;
  • traffic, active users, or search clicks over time;
  • How well you’re ranking, including Search Console totals and top queries;
  • What they did on your site, including engagement and conversions;
  • Where they came from, including channels and top sources;
  • Top pages by active users;
  • Where in the world by search clicks;
  • How people found you, when the necessary lane data is available.
The panel title adapts to the readable sources. For example, the chart can show only active users when Analytics is readable, or only search clicks when Search Console is readable.

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Preview shapes are not measurements

An unconnected lane can show a blurred preview behind its Connect control. The preview demonstrates panel structure. It is not data about your company and must not be reported as a measurement.

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Partial and provider-limited data

One sub-query can fail while the rest of a lane remains useful. Alesta can show the readable tables and omit unavailable totals. Google can also return cardinality buckets or other limitations that prevent breakdowns from summing exactly to a headline total. Read the limitation sentence beneath the affected panel. Do not manually force totals to match.

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Disconnect or change a property

Use the provider card or Settings > Integrations to change a selected property, reconnect an error state, or disconnect the credential. A disconnected lane no longer receives that provider’s private data.

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