⚠️ Hybrid Tracking has been retired. All accounts now use Consistent Tracking (Top 50) or Enhanced Tracking (Top 100). Historical OTR values remain available, but new updates no longer generate them. Maintain Continuous History now affects historical chart visualization only.
What it is
Maintain Continuous History controls how historical ranking charts display gaps in ranking data.
It does not change how rankings are collected, stored, or calculated. It only affects how historical trends are visualized.
To enable or disable it:
Open a keyword’s historical chart.
Select the Ranking History tab.
Click the gear icon above the chart.
Toggle Maintain Continuous Rank History on or off.
Why it matters
Ranking data is not always available for every date in a chart.
This can happen when:
A keyword was added after the selected date range began
Historical data is unavailable for part of the period
A keyword was temporarily paused or removed
Data collection was interrupted
Maintain Continuous History gives you control over how these gaps appear in historical charts.
How it works
Maintain Continuous Rank History = ON (Enabled)
When enabled:
Chart lines are connected across missing periods
Historical trends appear smoother
It is easier to identify long-term movement patterns
This is useful for:
Client reporting
Executive dashboards
Long-term trend analysis
Maintain Continuous History = OFF
When disabled:
Historical charts show gaps where ranking data does not exist
Only confirmed ranking records are displayed
Missing periods remain visible
This is useful for:
Technical SEO analysis
Auditing historical data
Investigating ranking changes
What Maintain Continuous History does not do
Maintain Continuous History does not:
Change ranking positions
Create new ranking data
Modify visibility metrics
Affect movement calculations
Influence Share of Voice calculations
Change reports or exports
It only changes how ranking history is displayed visually in charts.
Migration from Hybrid Tracking
Keyword.com has retired Hybrid Tracking. All accounts now use either Consistent Tracking, which collects the Top 50 results on every update, or Enhanced Tracking, which collects the Top 100.
As part of this change:
Out of Tracked Range (OTR) has been retired
Maintain Continuous History no longer affects OTR behaviour
Maintain Continuous History is now focused solely on historical chart visualization
Older reports and charts may still contain OTR values collected under Hybrid Tracking. These historical values remain available. New results outside the tracked depth appear as >50 for Consistent Tracking or >100 for Enhanced Tracking.
Best practices
Enable Maintain Continuous History when:
Presenting data to clients
Reviewing long-term ranking trends
You prefer cleaner chart visualization
Disable Maintain Continuous History when:
Performing audits
Investigating ranking anomalies
Reviewing raw historical ranking data