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How to add WordPress website to Google Search Console

Steps to add WordPress website to Google Search Console

By Raj SekarPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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To add a WordPress website to Google Search Console (previously called Webmaster Tools), follow these steps:

Step 1: Sign in to Google Search Console. If you don't already have a Google account, you will need to create one before you can use Google Search Console. To do this, visit the Google Account sign-up page and follow the prompts to create a new account.

Step 2: Once you have signed in to Google Search Console, you will be taken to the home screen, which shows a list of your verified websites and any relevant alerts or messages. To add a new website, click the "Add a Property" button in the top-right corner of the screen.

Step 3: This will bring up a form where you can enter the URL of your website. Type in the full address of your website, including the "https://" or "http://" prefix, depending on whether your website uses a secure connection. Then click "Continue."

Step 4: Google Search Console will now ask you to verify that you are the owner of the website you are trying to add. There are several different methods you can use to do this, but the most common method for WordPress websites is to add a small snippet of code to your website's header. To do this, select the "HTML tag" option and then copy the provided code.

Step 5: Next, you will need to log in to your WordPress site and go to the "Appearance" section in the dashboard. From here, you can access the files and settings that control the look and feel of your website.

Step 6: In the "Appearance" menu, click the "Editor" option. This will take you to the theme editor, where you can edit the PHP and CSS files that make up your website's theme.

Step 7: In the left-hand menu, click the "Theme Header (header.php)" file. This file controls the header section of your website, which is the area at the top that typically includes the logo, navigation menu, and other elements.

Step 1: Scroll down to the head section of the code, which is the section between the <head> and </head> tags. Paste the code you copied from Google Search Console into this section.

Step 8: Once you have pasted the code into the correct location, click the "Update File" button to save your changes. This will update the header.php file with the code you just added.

Step 9: Return to Google Search Console and click the "Verify" button. This will tell Google to check your website for the verification code you added. If the code is present and correct, your website will be verified and added to your list of properties in Google Search Console.

Congratulations! You have now successfully added your WordPress website to Google Search Console. From here, you can use the platform to monitor your website's performance in search results, submit sitemaps, and identify any issues that may affect your website's visibility. You can also use it to track the number of clicks your website receives from Google search results, see which queries are driving traffic to your site, and identify any crawl errors that may be affecting your website's indexing.

In addition to these basic features, Google Search Console also provides a range of advanced tools and reports that can help you optimize your website's performance and improve its ranking in search results. Some of the key features you may find useful include:

The Search Analytics report, which shows you how your website is performing in terms of clicks, impressions, and average position in search results. You can use this data to identify trends and opportunities to improve your website's visibility.

The Sitemaps report, which shows

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Raj Sekar

I am a digital marketer, DevOps Engineer and system admin.

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