## 🔍 Overview

Two related issues have been reported in Rank Tracker and the Google Search Console (GSC) integration: difficulty adding keywords to the Local Pack tab, and a bug preventing the branded keywords exclusion filter from working correctly when importing keywords from GSC Performance. This article explains what happened, what has been fixed, and what you can do right now.



## 📍 Local Pack Keyword Tracking

Some users found that keywords tracked on the Local Pack surface were not appearing in the Rank Tracker keyword list, or that there was no clear way to designate a keyword for Local Pack tracking during the add-keyword flow.

The following fixes have been completed and deployed to production:

- A bug that caused the Rank Tracker keyword list to appear empty when keywords were tracked on the Local Pack surface has been resolved.
- The keyword-add flow in Rank Tracker has been updated so you can now designate keywords for Local Pack tracking directly when adding them.

If you previously added keywords intended for Local Pack tracking and they are missing, try re-adding them using the updated keyword-add flow.



## 🚫 GSC Branded Keyword Exclusion Filter Bug

Users importing keywords from the **GSC Performance** section reported that the branded keywords exclusion filter was not working — branded terms were still appearing in results even after being added to the exclusion list.

This bug was confirmed by our engineering team and a fix has been deployed to production.



## ✅ What You Should Do Now

1. Refresh your browser or log out and back in to ensure you are on the latest version of the platform.
2. Navigate to the GSC Performance section and re-apply your branded keyword exclusions. Because the filter was not excluding correctly before, you may need to re-enter your branded terms to confirm they are now being applied properly.
3. In Rank Tracker, use the updated keyword-add flow to add or re-add any keywords you want tracked in the Local Pack.
4. Review your tracked keyword list to confirm that Local Pack keywords are appearing as expected after the fixes.

If you continue to experience issues after following these steps, please reach out to our support team and we will be happy to help.