Google search console is a no-charge web service by Google for webmasters. As of May 20th, 2015, Google rebranded Google Search Console (former Google Webmaster Tools). It allows webmasters to check indexing status and optimize visibility of their websites. No worried! If you don’t know how to add your WordPress site or blog to Google search console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this tutorial, I will tell you how to add WordPress site to Google search console and and get verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Go to Google Search Console<\/a> and start with a Google account. After signing in, you’ll see 2 different options to verify your website. First one is little bit complicated. So, i will teach you second one which is URL prefix<\/strong>. Simple input your website\u2019s URL and hit the continue button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. On the next screen, you will be asked to verify the website ownership by adding HTML file in your website. Download the example.html<\/em> file and upload to your website\u2019s root directory using FTP or scroll down to see Other verification methods<\/strong> to obtain a meta tag which you can then add in your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. To easily add the meta tag to your website you can install and activate our Insert Headers and Footers<\/a> plugin. Copy the meta tag line provided by Google search console which will look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Now go to Settings \u00bb Insert Headers and Footers<\/strong> and paste the meta tag line into the header field. Save your changes and go back to Google search console page and click on VERIFY<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<meta name=\"google-site-verification\" content=\"VerificationKeyCode\" \/><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n