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SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools

by Niels Lange

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Description

Google Search Console, formerly known as Google Webmaster Tools, is an essential tool for monitoring and maintaining your site’s presence in Google search results. The SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools plugin simplifies the process of adding the Google Search Console verification code to your website, ensuring that you can easily verify your site and access valuable insights about its performance.

  1. Upload smntcs-google-webmaster-tools to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
  3. Go to https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome
  4. Provide your URL in the section URL prefix, e.g. https://example.com, and click on Continue
  5. Now, open the section HTML tag within the section Other verification methods
  6. Copy the meta tag, e.g. <meta name="google-site-verification" content="BeFze6w_rrIm1NFPKJ-pDDbkf0oeqrtC5sjqb6WzCoE" />
  7. Go to Google Webmaster Tools and paste your verification code
  1. Provide your URL in the section <em>URL prefix</em>

    Provide your URL in the section URL prefix

  2. Copy the meta tag from the section <em>HTML tag</em>

    Copy the meta tag from the section HTML tag

  3. Paste you Google Analytics tracking code in the customizer

    Paste you Google Analytics tracking code in the customizer

Why do I need Google Webmaster Tools in first place?

Google Webmaster Tools enables web masters to detect indexing issues, e.g. if the Google Bot cannot access the page or if missing pages occur in the search index.

How do I add Google Webmaster Tools to my page?

  1. Go to https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome
  2. Provide your URL in the section URL prefix, e.g. https://example.com, and click on Continue
  3. Now, open the section HTML tag within the section Other verification methods
  4. Copy the meta tag, e.g. <meta name="google-site-verification" content="BeFze6w_rrIm1NFPKJ-pDDbkf0oeqrtC5sjqb6WzCoE" />
  5. Go to Google Webmaster Tools and paste your verification code

Why am I not able to save the verification code?

This issue might be caused by a security plugin. If you use a security plugin, e.g. Wordfence, then disable it so save your verification code and activate it once you’re done.

Works perfectly!

By stayc1 on August 5, 2020

So easy!! Works perfectly!

Thanks!!

By sterezakis on December 7, 2019

Thanks!!

Thanks!!

By riaan2 on April 8, 2019

Helps a lot. What will I do without plugins like these????

fatto bene

By roberto toni on May 22, 2018

ottimo

This plugin changed my life!

By AlexHighHigh on September 3, 2016

What a helpful plugin, now I don't have to implement this manually on the sites I'm currently running.

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  • Update installation instructions

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  • Add settings link
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  • Initial release
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