![]() In order to use Search Console, you need to verify that you have permission to access and view information for your website. Google offers a number of ways to do this which we run through in detail below. Read more about validating ownership. What is Search Console, and why you should use it? Search Console formerly Google Webmaster Tools is a suite of services that allows you to monitor how your website is performing. Among other things, it lets you know which pages are being indexed in results, whether Googlebot is having problems crawling your site content and how pages are ranking in organic search results. Like other Google products, you need to create an account in order to access it. It is separate from Google Analytics, but you can connect the products if you use the same Google account profile. |
![]() First, you need to install and activate the All in One SEO plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin. Upon activation, go to All in One SEO General Settings Webmaster Tools page and click on Google Search Console. Then paste the code you copied from Google Search Console into the Google Verification Code box. Dont forget to click on the 'Save' Changes button to store your changes. You can now go back to Google Search Console settings and click on the 'Verify' button. Google Search Console will now look for the HTML tag in your website code and will show you a success message. Note: If you dont see a success message, then you need to clear your WordPress cache. This will ensure that Google can fetch the latest version of your website. You have successfully added your site to the Google Search Console Webmaster tools. You can now click on the 'Go' to Property link to visit your Google Search Console dashboard. |
![]() Sarah Berry is a Google Analytics-certified Web Marketing Consultant at WebFX. She's' written over 400 articles on digital marketing, covering topics like SEO, CRO, and Amazon. When she isn't' polishing her Time Magazine Person of the Year Award, she's' spending time with her flock of ducks. In a single day, Google processes more than five billion searches. While your website wont appear in every online search, its essential to track your sites ranking and performance in search results that matter to your business and your bottom line. With Google Search Console, its easy and free to monitor your performance on Google. What is Google Search Console, though, and how do you use Google Search Console? Youre in luck because this mini-guide answers these questions - and it includes an additional FAQ on Google Search Console to help your team get started. Start learning how to set up Google Search Console and use it now or contact our team for some professional help! What is Google Search Console? Google Search Console is a free web service provided by Google and previously called Google Webmaster Tools that helps you monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot your websites presence in search results on Google. |
![]() Replacing Google Webmaster Tools, this updated version is an essential tool in your SEO toolbox on just about every aspect of your website that will allow you to monitor and improve your SEO. This extensive Google Search Console guide will.: help you figure out how to set up your own website in Google Search Console. provide you with ways to use Google Search Console to improve your keyword rankings, view website errors, monitor your websites SEO and much more. Why use Google Search Console? Google Search Console allows you to.: Submit a sitemap to ensure all your web pages are discovered and indexed on Google. Discover errors on your website that may be hurting your SEO ranking. Monitor your keyword ranking and whether your clicks are increasing or decreasing per keyword. C onfirm that Google can access your websites content. Submit your pages for faster crawling and indexing. Monitor malware warnings and file reconsideration requests. Discover how your website is viewed by search engines. D etermine which keywords your website currently ranks for. How to Set up Google Search Console. To start with, you will need to have a Google account to set up Google Search Console. |
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![]() How to use Google Search Console to improve your SEO. What is Google Search Console? Google Search Console previously Google Webmaster Tools is a free service from Google that helps you monitor and troubleshoot your websites appearance in their search results. Use it to find and fix technical errors, submit sitemaps, see backlinks, and more. How to set up Google Search Console. Sign in to Search Console with your Google account. |
![]() If you are using Yoast SEO plugin, you can add the verification code in the Google Verification Code box by selecting.: Yoast SEO GENERAL WEBMASTER TOOLS. Add HTML Tag to Yoast SEO. The third method is the easiest and my recommended method. If you already have Google Analytics installed on your website and you are using the same Google Account for both GA and GSC, then all you need to do is click the VERIFY button. Verify Ownership with Google Analytics. Google Tag Manager. Same as Google analytics. If you already have Google Tag Manager script install in your websites head section, then you can auto-verify Google Search console. |
![]() One more thing, after setting up webmaster account, many newbie bloggers face problem in submitting their sitemap. So yo u must write a post on this too. This article was awesome and it was worth reading! June 11, 2015 at 10:52: am. Navdeep - Creating an XML sitemap and submitting it is a great next step, for sure. Ask and ye shall receive: We cover how to create a sitemap in Step 9 of our SEO tutorial here: http://www.bruceclay.com/seo/create-sitemap.htm.: Thanks for sharing your story and the great comments. June 11, 2015 at 9:59: am. Thanks, this clarified a lot and made my day easier. This is very helpful in a sense of actuality taking steps to fractionalize a shortcut! June 11, 2015 at 4:43: am. Also, please explain about redirecting from non www to www through Google Webmaster Tools. I implemented a 301 redirect but still its not working. June 11, 2015 at 4:26: pm. Vishal - Did you specify your preferred domain as the www version in Google Search Console? |
![]() Custom domains must be active and properly connected. If you switch primary domains, or add a custom domain after connecting with your built-in domain, reconnect your site to Google Search Console. Depending on your Secure SSL setting, Google Search Console will verify both the http: and https: versions, and add the primary version to Google Search Console. Google Search Console is able to use this information to assign search traffic to your primary domain. Tip: When you follow our instructions to Connect your Google Search Console account, Google verifies your domain to pull data into the Search keywords panel of your Squarespace site. Before you can log into Google Search Console and view data on Googles end, you must manually verify your site using DNS records. Learn more in Google's' documentation. View popular keywords. After connecting to Google Search Console, you can view your top keywords in the Google tab of the Search keywords panel. |
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![]() In this Google Search Console tutorial we will show you how to set it up correctly from the beginning, so you can monitor the health of your site and inform Google of any changes. Initial Setup Verification. Prior to using this tool you need to verify that you are actually the owner of the site, or have permission to administer it. This is called Site Verification. Google Search Console is linked to a Google Account. If you do not currently have a Google Account, you will be prompted to create one, or you can go here: https//accounts.google.com/SignUp.: |