{"id":75571,"date":"2025-11-03T16:09:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dralysstore.com\/blog\/?p=75571"},"modified":"2025-11-04T03:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:54:24","slug":"regex-in-gsc-reveals-chatgpt-searches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dralysstore.com\/blog\/regex-in-gsc-reveals-chatgpt-searches\/","title":{"rendered":"Regex in GSC Reveals ChatGPT Searches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>ChatGPT increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/googles-index-now-powers-chatgpt\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">queries Google<\/a> and other search engines for answers to prompts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/chatgpt-atlas-pushes-agentic-browsing\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlas<\/a>, ChatGPT\u2019s browser, similarly searches Google for research.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/did-google-just-prevent-rank-tracking\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identify<\/a> that activity in Google Search Console.<\/p>\n<h3>Regex in Search Console<\/h3>\n<p>Agentic searches tend to use similar query patterns, which regular expressions can often detect.<\/p>\n<p>Agentic queries (i) are usually longer than those of humans because prompts tend to be more detailed, and (ii) typically seek pricing info. Plus, searches from large language models often fan out to explore user feedback.<\/p>\n<p>To use regular expressions in Search Console:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the \u201cPerformance\u201d &gt; \u201cAdd filter.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u201cQuery\u201d &gt; \u201cCustom (regex).\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1557574\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Search-Console-custom-regex.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1557574\" class=\"wp-image-1557574 size-large\" title=\"Screenshot of Search Console showing the regex filtering interface\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Search-Console-custom-regex-570x396.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Search Console showing the regex filtering interface\" width=\"570\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Search-Console-custom-regex-570x396.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Search-Console-custom-regex-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Search-Console-custom-regex.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1557574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filter queries in Search Console with regular expressions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Regex Patterns<\/h3>\n<h4>Longer queries<\/h4>\n<p>ChatGPT queries are roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/chris-long-marketing_its-finally-here-we-performed-the-first-ever-activity-7383880531245129728-58HZ\/?utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop_web&amp;rcm=ACoAAAEwR-sBrfz-mi2unRUbvS_Qw3WQJJ6tvb4\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">five words<\/a> on average, about 60% longer than traditional searches. But you can experiment with any length. For instance, this expression filters queries that contain more than 10 words.<\/p>\n<pre>([^\u201d \u201c]*\\s){10,}?<\/pre>\n<p>Change \u201c10\u201d to \u201c4\u201d or \u201c25\u201d to find queries longer than 4 or 25 words.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1557575\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Search-Console-enter-regex.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1557575\" class=\"wp-image-1557575 size-large\" title=\"Screenshot of the field to enter to regex\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Search-Console-enter-regex-e1761647434516-570x413.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the field to enter to regex\" width=\"570\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Search-Console-enter-regex-e1761647434516-570x413.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Search-Console-enter-regex-e1761647434516-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Search-Console-enter-regex-e1761647434516.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1557575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enter the regex, such as this example for queries longer than 10 words.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Google Analytics 4 can identify pages that generate the most ChatGPT answers. Search Console can then correlate those pages with queries likely generated by AI agents.<\/p>\n<p>To find pages in GA4 that generate the most traffic from ChatGPT:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click \u201cReports\u201d &gt; \u201cEngagement\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u201cPages and Screens\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cAdd filter\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cSession source\/medium\u201d (in the filter settings), select \u201cContains,\u201d and type \u201cChatGPT.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cApply\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GA4 now filters pages by any source containing \u201cchatgpt.\u201d You can copy those URL paths and create a secondary filter to see only long-tail queries that the pages rank for.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1557576\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-GA4-filter-source.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1557576\" class=\"wp-image-1557576\" title=\"Screenshot of GA4 showing the filtering interface\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-GA4-filter-source.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of GA4 showing the filtering interface\" width=\"400\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-GA4-filter-source.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-GA4-filter-source-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1557576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filter pages in GA4 for any source containing \u201cchatgpt.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Brand and transactional queries<\/h4>\n<p>LLMs often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/more-fan-out-seo-tactics\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fan out<\/a> to gather reviews of products and brands. The fan-outs can research and compare prices to include in answers based on the prompt.<\/p>\n<p>You can see these queries in Search Console by using the following regex:<\/p>\n<pre>\\b(review|reviews|reddit|rating|ratings|support|warranty|return policy|refund|complaint|feedback|scam|legit|trustworthy|experience|issues|buy|purchase|price|cost|cheap|discount|coupon|order|store|near|online|sale|affordable|available|in stock|best|quality|features|specifications|warranty|deal|shop|compare|vs|versus)\\b<\/pre>\n<h4>Prominence in listicles<\/h4>\n<p>When asked for product recommendations, LLMs typically fan out to \u201cbest of\u201d listicles. Publishing articles listing seasonal and general \u201ctop products\u201d could elevate visibility for your brand and products.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a regex to track your brand in listicles:<\/p>\n<pre>\\b(best|top-rated|trusted|famous|top|most|perfect)\\b<\/pre>\n<h4>Find informational queries<\/h4>\n<p>Consumers prompt ChatGPT for instructions and answers. If it finds a solution, ChatGPT often cites the source. Here\u2019s a regex to find likely URL citations for informational prompts:<\/p>\n<pre>\\b(guide|tutorial|how to|step by step|tips|tricks|ways to|best way to|learn|help|explain|understand|examples|instruction|methods|meaning of|definition)\\b<\/pre>\n<h3>Tools to Help<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/gsc-helper-by-searchanaly\/gnhafaadncbkbdkbkjejdaofoameoede\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">GSC Helper<\/a> is a Chrome extension that lets you save regex patterns, search for any query directly within Search Console (instead of copy-pasting), and export filtered results into spreadsheets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/better-regex-in-search-co\/mcdjmnipdjjlmjmcdegeeloekjlfiadd?pli=1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Better Regex in Search Console<\/a> is another Chrome extension with pre-built regex patterns and features to create your own.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1557577\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-Better-Regex.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1557577\" class=\"wp-image-1557577\" title=\"Screenshot of the interface in the extension &quot;Better Regex in Search Console&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-Better-Regex.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the interface in the extension &quot;Better Regex in Search Console&quot;\" width=\"400\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-Better-Regex.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-Better-Regex-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1557577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Better Regex in Search Console provides pre-built expressions and features to create your own.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Published by Dralys Blog \u2013 Stories | Insights | Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discover more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dralysstore.com\" target=\"_blank\">DralysStore.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-2\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"75571\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-heart\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChatGPT increasingly queries Google and other search engines for answers to prompts. 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