# **🔍 What This Article Covers**

If you are considering downgrading to a lower-tier plan and you currently have more projects than your new plan supports, this article explains exactly what happens to those projects — and what you will and will not lose.

# **📋 Understanding Project Types and Plan Limits**

Search Atlas has two distinct project categories:

- **OTTO SEO Projects:** Projects connected to OTTO SEO for AI-driven automation, on-page fixes, and active optimisation tasks.
- **Regular Projects:** Standard projects that support keyword tracking, rank tracking, site audits, and reporting — without OTTO automation.

Every plan includes a limit on the number of **OTTO SEO (OTTO-connected) projects** you can have active at one time. The **Pro plan at $399** supports up to **4 OTTO SEO projects** and up to **4 OTTO-connected sites**.

# **✅ What Happens to Your 10 Existing Projects After Downgrading**

If you are currently on a higher plan with 10 sites and you downgrade to the Pro plan, here is the practical outcome:

- You can **keep all 10 projects** in your account. Downgrading does not delete or archive your existing projects.
- Up to **4 of those projects** can remain connected to OTTO as active OTTO SEO projects.
- The remaining **6 projects** will continue to function as regular projects.

As regular projects, those 6 sites retain full access to:

- **Keyword tracking** — your tracked keywords continue to update and display ranking data.
- **Rank tracking and ranking reports** — historical and ongoing rank data is preserved and accessible.
- **Site audits** — you can still run and schedule site audits at any time.
- **Reporting** — all reporting features remain available for non-OTTO projects.

The only functionality those 6 sites lose is **OTTO SEO automation** — meaning AI-generated fixes, automated on-page optimisation tasks, and active OTTO management will not apply to those sites.

# **⚙️ How to Manage Your Projects After Downgrading**

1. Go to **OTTO SEO → All Sites (SEO Automation)** in the left sidebar or navigate to **/seo-automation-v3**.
2. Review your current OTTO SEO projects and identify which 4 sites you want to keep connected to OTTO.
3. For the remaining sites, disconnect them from OTTO. They will automatically revert to regular projects and retain all tracking, audit, and reporting data.
4. Confirm your selections before completing the downgrade to avoid any unintended disconnections.

# **⚠️ Important Things to Know Before You Downgrade**

- **No data is lost** when a site moves from an OTTO SEO project to a regular project. All historical ranking data, audit history, and keyword lists are preserved.
- **OTTO progress is paused**, not erased. If you upgrade again in the future, you can reconnect those sites to OTTO and resume automation.
- You **cannot exceed the plan limit** for OTTO SEO projects. If you have 4 active OTTO connections and try to add a fifth, you will be prompted to upgrade or disconnect an existing one.
- Regular projects do **not** count against your OTTO SEO project limit — only OTTO-connected projects do.

# **💡 Choosing Which 4 Sites to Keep on OTTO**

When deciding which sites should remain as OTTO SEO projects under the Pro plan, consider prioritising:

- Sites with the most active optimisation work in progress.
- Sites in competitive niches where OTTO automation delivers the most value.
- Sites with upcoming campaigns or seasonal content pushes.

All other sites will continue to be monitored and tracked automatically — you simply manage any on-page changes manually rather than through OTTO.

# **💬 Need Help?**

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.