Signing up for the Google Search console

STEP-BY-STEP
  • 1
    Go to https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools
  • 2
    Log in with your Google Account
  • 3
    You will be taken to a welcome page and prompted to “ Add a Property”. In the dropdown, select “Website” and type the full URL of your website.
    • Note 1: Make sure your URL is exactly as it appears in the URL bar including the protocol (http:// or https://) and the subdomain (www. or non-www., or any other subdomain you might be using).
    • Note 2: If your website supports multiple protocols and subdomains you will want to add them all to Search Console since the tool will treat each of them separately. Add a Property
  • 4
    There are multiple ways to authenticate your account. If you are already using Google Analytics, or Google Tag Manager these 2 methods will be the fastest and easiest methods to authenticate. If not, the recommended method is the fastest one to use. This SOP assumes you already have Google Tag Manager running on your website.

    Note: If you don’t have Google Tag Manager yet, you can follow SOP 004: Add Google Tag Manager to a WordPress Site first. Select “Alternate Methods
  • 5
    Select “Alternate Methods”
    Signing up for the Google Search console
  • 6
    Select “Google Tag Manager” and click “Verify"
    Select “Google Tag Manager” and click “Verify
  • 7
    That’s it! You should now see a success message, click “Continue” and you will be taken to your Search Console dashboard.
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