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Verify your blog with Google Webmaster Tools

To verify a WordPress blog with Google Webmaster Tools do the following:
Sign into Google Webmaster Tools with your Google Account
https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=sitemaps&passive=true&nui=1&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fwebmasters%2Ftools%2F&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fwebmasters%2Ftools%2F&hl=en
In the Home Page click Add a site… and type the full URL of the site you want to add
Click Continue to go to the Site Verification page
In the Name box, type a name for your site (e.g. My Blog) (optional)
Select “Upload an HTML file” as the verification method and Google will provide you with a long code (such as googlec5a889453be1474d.html)
In a new browser window / tab go to your WordPress Dashboard and create a new page
Copy the Google code into the title bar and publish the page (no need to add content)
Go back to the Site Verification page and click “Verify’
If you are are using the page menu widget your new page will have appeared in the menu
To delete this from the menu, go to the Widgets page and open up the Pages drop down menu
In the Exclude bar type in the Page ID of the new page and click save (to find the Page ID go to edit the page and its the last 3 digits of the URL)

To verify a WordPress blog with Google Webmaster Tools do the following:

  • Sign into Google Webmaster Tools with your Google Account
  • In the Home Page click Add a site… and type the full URL of the site you want to add
  • Click Continue to go to the Site Verification page
  • In the Name box, type a name for your site (e.g. My Blog) (optional)
  • Select “Upload an HTML file” as the verification method
  • Google will provide you with a long code (for example: googlec5a889453be1474d.html)
  • In a new browser window / tab go to your WordPress Dashboard and create a new page
  • Copy the Google code into the title bar and publish the page (no need to add content)
  • Go back to the Site Verification page and click “Verify’

If you are are using the page menu widget your new page will have appeared in the menu. To delete this from the menu:

  • Go to the Widgets page and open up the Pages drop down menu
  • Type in the Page ID of the new page in the Exclude bar and click save
  • (To find the Page ID go to edit the page and copy the last 3 digits of the URL)

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One Response to “Verify your blog with Google Webmaster Tools”

  1. Short Url Redirect Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 12:52 am

    Click on tools then tell the Google sitemaps team.

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