# View Historical Keyword Rankings

**Why do you need historical keyword ranking data?**

* Assess the effectiveness of your SEO strategies over time by monitoring increases or decreases in keyword rankings.
* If certain keywords have lost positions, you can investigate and make adjustments to improve their performance.
* Measure the impact of changes you've made to your website, such as updating meta tags or content.

To view historical rankings of your website, follow these simple steps: 

1. Go to the project you set up earlier. Find the specific page you want to check website ranking history. The **Keywords column** shows the number of keywords each page ranks for. 

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2. To see rankings keywords, click on the number in the **Keywords column**.

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This dashboard shows how keyword positions have changed over the past month. To view more recent data and see position improvements or declines, scroll to the right. &#x20;

You can view positions not only for a specific page but also for the entire website. To do this, navigate to the **Keywords tab**.

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To filter keywords by position, use the **Position filter**, specify your desired range, and click **Submit**. For this example, we will select positions ranging from 2 to 10.

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As a result, we see a list of keywords with positions between 2 and 10.&#x20;

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That's how you can see the ranking history of a given keyword in JaySearch. &#x20;


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