How to use

Spam Monitor Dashboard

1. Open Spam Monitor.
2. Start on the Dashboard tab.
3. Review the KPI cards.
4. Check the stats graph for a quick visual summary.
5. Open risky records if something needs attention.

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Spam Rules

1. Open Spam Monitor.
2. Go to Spam Rules.
3. Review language rules.
4. Select suspicious languages and allowed website languages.
5. Review spam keyword categories.
6. Add custom blocked keywords if needed.
7. Review URL pattern rules.
8. Adjust score thresholds carefully.
9. Save rules.
10. Sync rules if the interface shows they need syncing.

Best practice

Start with default rules first. Only adjust scores if you understand how the results are being classified.

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Google SERP Scan

1. Open Spam Monitor.
2. Go to Google SERP Scan.
3. Enter your domain.
4. Select scan depth.
5. Choose whether to include subdomains.
6. Run the scan.
7. Review returned SERP records.
8. Review recent scan history.

Scan depth

Scan depth controls how many SERP requests/results are checked.

Examples:

• 1 request = up to 10 records
• 3 requests = up to 30 records
• 10 requests = up to 100 records
• 100 requests = up to 1,000 records
• 200 requests = up to 2,000 records

Use larger scan depths carefully because they consume more provider requests.

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Search Console Cleanup

Suggested cleanup flow

1. Detect risky indexed URLs.
2. Review each URL manually.
3. Decide whether the URL is legitimate or suspicious.
4. Remove, fix, noindex, redirect, or clean the affected page.
5. Use Search Console to request removal or reindexing where needed.
6. Mark status in Spam Monitor.

Best practice

Spam Monitor is a risk signal tool. Always review unfamiliar URLs before taking destructive action.

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Spam Monitor Alerts

1. Open Spam Monitor.
2. Go to Alerts.
3. Add recipient email addresses.
4. Select risk levels.
5. Send a test email.
6. Save settings.

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Scheduled Spam Monitoring

Available frequency options

• Every 10 minutes, testing only
• Every day, recommended
• Every 3 days
• Every week
• Every 2 weeks
• Every month

Recommended setup

For most websites:

• Frequency: Every day
• Scan depth: 3 requests / up to 30 records
• Include subdomains: enabled if your site uses subdomains
• Alerts: enabled for spam and critical findings

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Spam Monitor Settings

Provider note

Free users can use the SEO Repair Kit trial provider. Paid Spam Monitor users can connect supported SERP providers where supported by their plan, such as:

• Serper.dev
• SERP API
• DataForSEO