🗺️ Overview
If your website serves multiple languages or regions — for example, /es for Spanish, /fr for French, or separate tracking for the UK and US English markets — Search Atlas lets you configure this directly inside the Rank Tracker. This article explains what subfolder and multi-market tracking involves so you can work with our support team to get it configured correctly for your project.
🔍 What Are Subfolders and Why Track Them?
Subfolders are URL path segments that separate different language or regional versions of your website under the same root domain. Common examples include:
- /es — Spanish content
- /fr — French content
- /it — Italian content
- /en-gb — British English content
Tracking these separately ensures your keyword rankings reflect the correct version of your site for each target audience, rather than blending results across all regions into a single inaccurate view.
⚙️ Adding a Subfolder to an Existing Project
Subfolder tracking is configured inside your Rank Tracker project settings. To get this set up correctly for your domain, reach out to our support team with the following information ready:
- Your domain name and the name of the Rank Tracker project you want to update
- The subfolder path(s) you want to track, for example /es, /fr, or /it (include the leading forward slash)
- The target language or region associated with each subfolder
A single domain can track multiple subfolders — such as /es, /fr, and /it — without needing separate projects, depending on how your project is configured.
🌐 Setting Up Multi-Market Tracking (e.g. UK and US)
For tracking the same keyword set across different English-speaking markets — such as Google UK and Google US — each market typically requires its own project configuration with the appropriate target location and search engine. To get this set up, have the following ready when you contact support:
- Your domain name
- The markets you want to track (for example, United Kingdom and United States)
- The keywords you want to monitor for each market
- Whether you need separate projects per market or want to expand an existing project
By maintaining separate configurations per market, you get clean, side-by-side ranking data for each region.
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.