Documentation
R1 — Low CTR rule
When and why Slope flags pages with below-expected CTR.
What it detects
Pages with high impressions but click-through rate well below their cluster's average. These are "free clicks left on the table" — the page already ranks; fixing the title + meta can recover lost CTR without earning new rank.
Heuristic
- Page must have ≥
min_impressions_28dimpressions over the last 28 days (default 500). - Page CTR must be <
ctr_multiplier_threshold× cluster_avg_ctr (default 0.7×). - The cluster must have a meaningful baseline (≥ 5× page's min impressions).
Suggested action
Rewrite the title and meta description. Specifically: lead with the primary keyword, use a number or year if relevant, and write the meta as a benefit promise, not a description of contents.
Tuning
Project Detail → Rule tuning → low_ctr. You can adjust min_impressions_28d (raise it if you get too many low-volume opportunities), ctr_multiplier_threshold (lower = stricter), and max_per_run.