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Website Security Audit & Actions

Website Security Audit & Actions helps you monitor Google security warnings and manual actions. Review malware, hacked content, spam issues, and policy penalties with remediation guidance and tracking.

Summary

What this is

Website Security Audit & Actions helps you monitor Google security warnings and manual actions reported for your website. It brings important trust and safety issues into one place so you can quickly identify problems affecting your site's visibility.

What you can do

  • Monitor Google security warnings and manual actions.
  • Identify hacked content, malware, spam, and policy violations.
  • Review affected pages and recommended remediation steps.
  • Create remediation tasks for developers or security teams.
  • Track issue resolution progress and export security reports.
Good to know

Security Audit & Actions relies primarily on Google Search Console data. Ensure the connected account has the required permissions to display the latest security information.

Prerequisites

Before using Security Audit & Actions

  • A Wranker project is connected to your website.
  • Google Search Console integration is configured.
  • You have access to the Site Audit module.
  • Task permissions are available if assigning remediation work.
Tip

Verify your Google Search Console connection before troubleshooting missing security data.

Where to find it

  1. Open SEO Dashboard.
  2. Select Site Audit.
  3. Open Security Audit & Actions from the Tab Index or Site Audit navigation.
  4. Confirm the correct project is selected.
Breadcrumb check

Confirm the navigation path: SEO → Site Audit → Security Audit & Actions

Step-by-step: Review Security Audit & Actions

  1. Open Site Audit

    Open the Site Audit module for the website you want to review.
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  2. Open Security Audit & Actions

    Navigate to SEO Dashboard → Site Audit → Security Audit & Actions.
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  3. Review the security overview

    Check summary cards to identify active security warnings, manual actions, and high-priority issues.
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  4. Investigate security alerts

    Open an alert to review issue type, severity, affected URLs, and recommended remediation steps.

  5. Create remediation tasks

    Assign security issues to developers or security team members for resolution.

  6. Track issue resolution

    Monitor cleanup progress and Google Search Console review status after remediation.

  7. Export security reports

    Download security alerts and issue statuses for documentation, compliance, or client reporting.

Key Features

Security Warning Summary
Monitor active security warnings such as malware, hacked content, and spam.
Manual Actions
Review Google manual actions that may affect search visibility.
Issue Details
View affected URLs, issue descriptions, and recommended remediation steps.
Status Tracking
Monitor issue progress from active to resolved.
Task Management
Assign remediation work to developers or security teams.
Export Reports
Download security reports for compliance, reporting, and collaboration.
Affected URLs
Review pages impacted by security warnings or manual actions.
Recommendations
Follow Google's suggested remediation steps to resolve issues.
Best Practice

Resolve critical security issues such as malware and hacked content first, then submit a review request in Google Search Console if a manual action has been applied.

What you'll see

Security Warning Cards
Shows active security issues such as malware, hacked content, and spam.
Manual Actions Summary
Displays Google manual actions affecting your website's search visibility.
Alerts Table
Lists issue type, severity, affected pages, and current status.
Filters & Search
Filter issues by malware, hacking, spam, manual actions, severity, or URLs.
Issue Details Drawer
View issue descriptions, affected URLs, remediation guidance, and reference information.
Create Task
Assign security issues to developers or security teams for remediation.
Export
Download security reports for reporting, documentation, or compliance.
Issue Status
Track whether security issues are active, in progress, or resolved.

Common workflows

Resolve security warnings

  1. Review active warnings

    Check the security summary cards and identify high-priority issues.

  2. Investigate the alert

    Review the issue details, affected URLs, severity, and recommended remediation steps.

  3. Assign remediation

    Create a task for the responsible developer or security team member.

  4. Verify resolution

    Complete the cleanup and update the issue status after verification.

Recover from hacked content or malware

  1. Remove malicious content

    Delete malware, hacked files, or spam content from the website.

  2. Restore clean versions

    Recover affected files or pages from trusted backups if required.

  3. Secure the website

    Update the CMS, plugins, themes, passwords, and administrator accounts.

  4. Verify cleanup

    Confirm the website is secure before requesting Google to review it.

Resolve manual actions

  1. Review manual action

    Understand the policy violation reported by Google.

  2. Complete required fixes

    Resolve all issues related to the manual action.

  3. Document the cleanup

    Record the remediation work completed by your team.

  4. Request review

    Submit a reconsideration request through Google Search Console.

Verify after remediation

  1. Monitor review status

    Track Google Search Console until the review is completed.

  2. Confirm issue resolution

    Ensure security warnings or manual actions have been cleared.

  3. Export final report

    Download the latest security report for documentation or client sharing.