WHAT IS GOOGLE SEARCH CONSOLE VERIFICATION:
Verification is the process of proving that you own the site that you claim to own.
First, go to your word press dashboard. Select SEO ,then General. Click on webmaster tools (a tab option running along the top). Find the google verification code and paste the code in the empty text box.
VERIFICATION METHODS:
If you are using a tea-based verification method (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, or the HTML<meta> tag methods), Search Console will look for your verification tag in the page to which a non-logged-in user is redirected when visiting the URL that defines your property.
The different verification methods available in webmaster tools like Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools typically include:
- DNS TXT Record: Adding a TXT record to your domain’s DNS configuration.
- HTML File Upload: Uploading a specific HTML file to your website’s root directory.
- HTML Meta Tag: Adding a meta tag to the head section of your website’s homepage.
- Google Analytics Tracking Code: Using your Google Analytics tracking code if it’s already installed on your site.
- Google Tag Manager Container Snippet: Using a Google Tag Manager container snippet.
- XML File Verification (Bing): Downloading and uploading a BingSiteAuth.xml file to your website.
- CNAME Record Verification (Bing): Adding a CNAME record to your DNS records as provided by Bing.
- Connect website with GSC
- Posts/pages(URL) inspect(crawl&index)
- Analyze the SEO performance.
Google Search Console is a tool provided by google.
- Steps to do submit website to GSC:
- Google Search Console
- start now
- URL prefix
- continue
- verify ownership
- HTML tag
- Copy code
- go to website dashboard
- install HFCM plugin
- paste the code in header section
- back to search console
- verify
- go to property
- Take blog URL
- Back to search conosle
- URL inspection
- Paste URL
- Test live URL
- URL is available to google
- request indexing
- go to pages
- confirm website indexed or not.
GOOGLE WEBMASTER FEATURES AND USES:
- Monitor your website’s performance. GWT provides vital metrics for monitoring your website’s performance.
- Watch for indexing errors
- Submit a sitemap
- Perform a URL inspection
- Keep track of your links
- Security and manual actions
WHY IS GOOGLE WEBMASTER TOOLS IMPORTANT:
Google WebMaster Tools (GSC) concentrates on the technical aspects of a website. It offers insights into how Google’s search engine views your site, highlighting issues like crawl errors, sitemap submission, and mobile usability. It also provides data on search queries leading to your site.
WRAPPING UP:
You can combine Google WebMaster Tools with Google Analytics best practices for a comprehensive analysis and overview of your website’s overall health. Once you get to grips with how GWT functions, you can begin to use it to optimise your website ,boost your site’s ranking, and increase your traffic.
