{"id":47007,"date":"2021-12-22T13:37:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T11:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=47007"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:31:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:31:54","slug":"google-site-verification-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/google-site-verification-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Site Verification (for WordPress): 5 Ways to Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Google Search Console gives you access to a broad range of SEO tools. However, before you can use Search Console, you&rsquo;ll need to do a Google site verification for your WordPress website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, verifying your site with Google Search Console is relatively straightforward. You can edit your website&rsquo;s files directly or use an external plugin. By doing so, you can increase your site&rsquo;s visibility and attract new readers to your content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we&rsquo;ll explore five different methods for verifying your WordPress site with Google Search Console. For each strategy, we&rsquo;ll explain step by step how to complete the process. Here are the five methods that we&rsquo;ll cover &ndash; you can click the link to jump straight to a specific tutorial:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n    \r\n    <style>\r\n        :root {\r\n        --jtoc-progress-bar-color: #4267cf;\n        }\r\n                    .wpj-jtoc.--jtoc-theme-none.--jtoc-has-custom-styles {\r\n        --jtoc-width: 100%;\n--jtoc-toc-padding: 24px;\n--jtoc-toc-border: 1px solid;\n--jtoc-toc-border-color: #dedede;\n--jtoc-background-color: #f6f7f9;\n--jtoc-header-height: 20px;\n--jtoc-header-margin: 0;\n--jtoc-header-padding: 0;\n--jtoc-title-color: #393939;\n--jtoc-title-font-size: 1.2em;\n--jtoc-title-label-font-weight: 400;\n--jtoc-body-margin: 16px 0 0 0;\n--jtoc-body-padding: 0;\n--jtoc-headings-margin: 10px 0 0 0;\n--jtoc-link-font-size: 1em;\n--jtoc-link-font-weight: 400;\n--jtoc-link-color: #848484;\n--jtoc-link-color-hover: #4a66c8;\n--jtoc-link-color-active: #4a66c8;\n        }\r\n        .--jtoc-the-content{\r\ndisplay:none;\r\n}\r\n.--jtoc-is-active>.wpj-jtoc--item-content>a:before{\r\nmargin-left:3px;\r\n}\r\n.wpj-jtoc--nav>.wpj-jtoc--items li a::before{\r\ncontent:'\\203A';\r\ndisplay:block;\r\nfloat:left;\r\nheight:100%;\r\nfont-weight:700;\r\ncolor:#4267CF;\r\nline-height: 20px;\r\nmargin-right: 3px;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--toc{\r\nborder:0;\r\npadding:0;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--header,\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--body{\r\nbackground:transparent;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sidebar .--jtoc-is-active>.wpj-jtoc--item-content>a{\r\ntext-decoration:none;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar-left .widget-first{\r\nposition:sticky;\r\ntop:70px;\r\nmargin-bottom:1250px;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar-left{\r\ndisplay:none;\r\nmax-width:300px;\r\nposition:absolute;\r\nleft:-330px;\r\ntop:0;\r\nheight:100%;\r\n}\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 1900px) {\r\n.single-post .sidebar-left{\r\ndisplay:none !important;\r\n}\r\n.--jtoc-the-content{\r\ndisplay:block;\r\n}\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 400px) {\r\n.wpj-jtoc--item .wpj-jtoc--item-content{\r\nmargin-top:5px;\r\n}\r\n.wpj-jtoc--header-main .wpj-jtoc--title{\r\nfont-size:1.1em;\r\n}\r\n}    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- jtoc progress bar widget -->\r\n    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--widget-progress --progress-top\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--widget-progress-bar\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"wpj-jtoc\" class=\"wpj-jtoc wpj-jtoc--main --jtoc-the-content --jtoc-theme-none --jtoc-title-align-left --jtoc-toggle-icon --jtoc-toggle-position-right --jtoc-toggle-1 --jtoc-header-as-toggle --jtoc-headings-full-row-clickable --jtoc-floating-toc-top --jtoc-floating-has-shadow --jtoc-has-custom-styles --jtoc-is-unfolded\" >\r\n            \r\n    <!-- TOC -->\r\n    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toc \">\r\n                            <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header\">\r\n                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header-main\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--title\">\r\n                        <!-- <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-columns-3\"><rect width=\"18\" height=\"18\" x=\"3\" y=\"3\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M9 3v18\"\/><path d=\"M15 3v18\"\/><\/svg> -->\r\n                        <span class=\"wpj-jtoc--title-label\">Table of contents<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--body\">\r\n                        <nav class=\"wpj-jtoc--nav\">\r\n                <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#file\" title=\"1. Upload a Google site verification file to WordPress\" data-numeration=\"1\" >1. Upload a Google site verification file to WordPress<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#tag\" title=\"2. Add an HTML tag to your WordPress website\" data-numeration=\"2\" >2. Add an HTML tag to your WordPress website<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#ga\" title=\"3. Verify your site with Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager\" data-numeration=\"3\" >3. Verify your site with Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#txt\" title=\"4. Add a TXT record to your DNS configuration\" data-numeration=\"4\" >4. Add a TXT record to your DNS configuration<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#yoast\" title=\"5. Use the Yoast SEO plugin\" data-numeration=\"5\" >5. Use the Yoast SEO plugin<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol>            <\/nav>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p>Let&rsquo;s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet-clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet_wrapper\">\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_text\">\n\t\t    \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+verify+your+%23WordPress+site+with+%23Google+Search+Console+%285+methods%29+%F0%9F%95%B5%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/google-site-verification-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to verify your #WordPress site with #Google Search Console (5 methods) &#128373;&#65039;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039;<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_sharebtn\">\n\t\t    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+verify+your+%23WordPress+site+with+%23Google+Search+Console+%285+methods%29+%F0%9F%95%B5%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/google-site-verification-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"file\">1. Upload a Google site verification file to WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the easiest ways to verify your WordPress website is by uploading a file to your server. You can do this with a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client or via cPanel&rsquo;s File Manager tool if your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-is-cpanel\/\">host uses cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&rsquo;s how to do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you&rsquo;ll need to navigate to <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Console<\/a>. Here, you&rsquo;ll immediately see the option to use domain or URL prefix verification:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=824318286  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1540\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png\" alt=\"The welcome interface for Google Search Console. \" class=\"wp-image-47009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1540\/h:882\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 1540w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:172\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:586\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:880\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:29\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:419\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 419w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:693\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 693w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1048\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 1048w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:258\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 258w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:340\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 340w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:236\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 236w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1540\/h:882\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-search-console-options.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For this method, you can select <em>URL prefix<\/em> and enter your WordPress website&rsquo;s URL. Then, click on <em>CONTINUE,<\/em> and you&rsquo;ll see a pop-up screen:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=775728157  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1629\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png\" alt=\"Performing a Google site verification for a WordPress site with the HTML method. \" class=\"wp-image-47010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1629\/h:825\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 1629w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:152\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:519\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:389\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:778\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:25\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:474\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 474w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:784\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 784w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1185\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 1185w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:292\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 292w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:385\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 385w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:267\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 267w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1629\/h:825\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HTML-file-google-search-console.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The recommended verification method is the one we&rsquo;ll be using for this part of the tutorial. Click on the file next to <em>Download the file<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, open up your FTP client or cPanel&rsquo;s File Manager tool. If you&rsquo;re not sure how to connect via FTP, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-is-ftp-wordpress\/\">our full guide to WordPress FTP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&rsquo;ll want to <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/root-directory\/\">find your root folder<\/a>, which is the one that holds other essential files such as <em>wp-config.php<\/em>. Upload the file that you downloaded from Google Console, and it will appear in the root folder:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1023906371  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1572\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1572\/h:602\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 1572w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:115\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:294\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:588\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:19\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:184\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:304\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:460\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:149\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:103\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1572\/h:602\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ftp-html-file.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Then, navigate back to Google Search Console and click on <em>VERIFY<\/em>. You should now see a success message that looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=980668375  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1395\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png\" alt=\"The 'ownership verified' message in Google Search Console. \" class=\"wp-image-47012\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1395\/h:656\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 1395w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:141\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:482\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:361\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:24\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:226\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 480w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1395\/h:656\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=980668375  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1395\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png\" alt=\"The 'ownership verified' message in Google Search Console. \" class=\"wp-image-47012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1395\/h:656\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 1395w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:24\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:226\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:373\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:564\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:139\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:183\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:127\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1395\/h:656\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ownership-verified-google-search-console.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s that easy! Your website is now connected to Google Search Console.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"tag\">2. Add an HTML tag to your WordPress website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you might choose to verify your site using an HTML tag. This is a small amount of code that you add directly to the <em>&lt;head&gt; <\/em>tag in your website&rsquo;s files. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you feel more comfortable with your WordPress dashboard than with an FTP client, you might prefer to use this method. However, bear in mind that this strategy involves editing one of your WordPress core files. Therefore, you&rsquo;ll want to <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/backup-a-wordpress-site-for-free\/\">make a backup of your website<\/a> in case you make any errors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, navigate to Google Search Console, select <em>URL prefix<\/em>, and enter your site&rsquo;s URL. Click on <em>CONTINUE<\/em> and scroll down to <em>Other verification methods<\/em> in the pop-up box. From here, open the <em>HTML tag <\/em>dropdown menu to copy the meta tag for your website:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1647025850  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1432\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png\" alt=\"Inserting an HTML tag into your website header is one of the Google site verification in WordPress methods. \" class=\"wp-image-47014\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1432\/h:847\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 1432w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:177\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:606\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:454\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:30\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:406\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 406w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:671\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 671w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1014\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 1014w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:250\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 250w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:330\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 330w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:228\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 228w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1432\/h:847\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=1647025850  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1432\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png\" alt=\"Inserting an HTML tag into your website header is one of the Google site verification in WordPress methods. \" class=\"wp-image-47014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1432\/h:847\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 1432w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1014\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 1014w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:250\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 250w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:330\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 330w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:228\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 228w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1432\/h:847\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/verify-ownership-html-tag.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next, you&rsquo;ll need to head to your WordPress dashboard to install and activate the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/insert-headers-and-footers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insert Headers and Footers<\/a> plugin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend using this plugin instead of manually editing your header file as the process is faster and you won&rsquo;t need to <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-child-themes\/\">create a child theme<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&rsquo;ve installed and activated the plugin, you can navigate to <em>Settings &gt; Insert Headers and Footers<\/em>. Then, you can enter the Google Search Console verification tag directly into the <em>Scripts in Header<\/em> box:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=706274833  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1636\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png\" alt=\"Inserting an HTML tag into your website header is one of the Google site verification in WordPress methods. \" class=\"wp-image-47015\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:146\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:101\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1636\/h:612\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=706274833  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1636\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png\" alt=\"Inserting an HTML tag into your website header is one of the Google site verification in WordPress methods. \" class=\"wp-image-47015\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:180\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:297\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:449\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:146\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:101\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1636\/h:612\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/header-verification-script.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Click on <em>Save <\/em>to add the meta tag to your site&rsquo;s header. Then, go back to Google Search Console and select <em>VERIFY<\/em>. If your website is verified correctly, you&rsquo;ll see a green success message. You can check other ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-add-meta-tags-in-wordpress\/\">add meta tags in WordPress in this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"ga\">3. Verify your site with Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&rsquo;re already <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/set-up-google-analytics-in-wordpress\/\">using Google Analytics in WordPress<\/a>, this method can be very straightforward. However, you&rsquo;ll need to have a Google Analytics tracking snippet in your site&rsquo;s header section. Otherwise, this method can be unnecessarily time-consuming if you just want to verify your website with Google Search Console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you&rsquo;ll need to enter your website&rsquo;s address in the <em>URL prefix<\/em> box on Google Search Console&rsquo;s welcome screen. After you select <em>CONTINUE<\/em>, scroll down the pop-up box to find the <em>Google Analytics<\/em> dropdown option:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=961159044  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1432\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png\" alt=\"How to verify your WordPress site with Google Search Console and Google Analytics. \" class=\"wp-image-47018\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1432\/h:866\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1432\/h:866\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=961159044  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1432\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png\" alt=\"How to verify your WordPress site with Google Search Console and Google Analytics. \" class=\"wp-image-47018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1432\/h:866\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png 1432w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:992\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png 992w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:245\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png 245w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:322\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png 322w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:223\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png 223w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1432\/h:866\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-analytics-verification-1.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a similar vein, you can verify your WordPress website with <a href=\"https:\/\/tagmanager.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Tag Manager<\/a>. However, you&rsquo;ll need to ensure that you have the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/tagmanager\/answer\/6103696?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">container snippet<\/a> in your existing site, or this method won&rsquo;t work:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=440920406  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1438\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png\" alt=\"How to verify your WordPress website with Google Search Console and Google Tag Manager. \" class=\"wp-image-47020\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1438\/h:870\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 1438w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:182\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:620\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:465\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:30\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:397\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 397w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:656\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 656w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:992\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 992w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:245\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 245w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:322\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 322w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:223\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 223w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1438\/h:870\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=440920406  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1438\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png\" alt=\"How to verify your WordPress website with Google Search Console and Google Tag Manager. \" class=\"wp-image-47020\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:656\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 656w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:992\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 992w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:245\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 245w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:322\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 322w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:223\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 223w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1438\/h:870\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-tag-manager-verification.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Simply click on <em>VERIFY,<\/em> and Google Search Console will scan your website for the corresponding code. If the verification is successful, you&rsquo;ll see the confirmation screen after a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"txt\">4. Add a TXT record to your DNS configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the methods we&rsquo;ve just discussed use the <em>URL prefix<\/em> verification. However, you can also verify your WordPress website with the <em>Domain<\/em> method. You might prefer to use this option if you have <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-are-subdomains\/\">subdomains<\/a> or a mixture of URLs across both <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/add-wordpress-https\/\">HTTP and HTTPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you open the Google Search Console welcome page, select <em>Domain, <\/em>enter your website&rsquo;s URL, and click on <em>CONTINUE<\/em>. You&rsquo;ll now see a TXT record specific to your site:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=2105463809  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1402\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png\" alt=\"How to verify your WordPress site with Google Search Console with a DNS TXT record. \" class=\"wp-image-47021\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1402\/h:799\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png 1402w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1402\/h:799\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=2105463809  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1402\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png\" alt=\"How to verify your WordPress site with Google Search Console with a DNS TXT record. \" class=\"wp-image-47021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1402\/h:799\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png 1402w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1053\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png 1053w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:260\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png 260w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:342\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png 342w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:237\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png 237w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1402\/h:799\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-record-verification.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can choose your DNS provider from the dropdown menu to see more specific instructions. Then, copy your TXT record and navigate to the location where you manage your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/dns\/\">domain&rsquo;s DNS<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where you manage the DNS will depend on how you&rsquo;ve configured your domain name. Here are some possible options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hosting control panel <\/strong>&ndash; if you&rsquo;ve pointed your domain name to your web hosting by changing your domain&rsquo;s nameservers to your host&rsquo;s nameservers, you&rsquo;ll need to make these changes via your hosting dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloudflare<\/strong> &ndash; if you&rsquo;re <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/cloudflare-for-wordpress-tutorial\/\">using Cloudflare<\/a>, you&rsquo;ll make these changes via the Cloudflare dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domain registrar <\/strong>&ndash; this is the least likely situation. However, if you left your DNS management with <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-is-a-domain-registrar\/\">your domain registrar<\/a> and pointed your domain name to your hosting using an A record instead of changing nameservers, you might need to manage your DNS from your registrar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In most situations, you&rsquo;ll use your hosting dashboard (<em>unless you&rsquo;re using Cloudflare<\/em>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this walkthrough, we&rsquo;ll show you how to change your DNS record with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluehost<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From your control panel, navigate to <em>Domains<\/em> and find the name of the WordPress website that you want to use in Google Search Console. Then, click on the dropdown menu arrow and select <em>DNS<\/em> from the available options:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1603885387  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-settings-bluehost.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1517\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-settings-bluehost.png\" alt=\"Accessing DNS settings from the Bluehost hosting panel. \" class=\"wp-image-47022\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1517\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-settings-bluehost.png 1517w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:540\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-settings-bluehost.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:133\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-settings-bluehost.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:176\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-settings-bluehost.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:122\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-settings-bluehost.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1517\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/dns-settings-bluehost.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Scroll down the page until you find the <em>TXT<\/em> section. Here, you&rsquo;ll need to click on <em>Add Record<\/em> to upload the TXT record for Google Search Console verification:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1830625355  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1479\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png\" alt=\"Adding a TXT record is one of the Google site verification methods for WordPress websites. \" class=\"wp-image-47023\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1479\/h:624\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 1479w, 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src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png\" alt=\"Adding a TXT record is one of the Google site verification methods for WordPress websites. \" class=\"wp-image-47023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1479\/h:624\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 1479w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:127\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 300w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:203\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:335\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:506\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:125\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:165\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:114\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1479\/h:624\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You&rsquo;ll now see a few different boxes to enter information. Paste your TXT record into the <em>TXT Value<\/em> box:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=317543406  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record-bluehost.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1477\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record-bluehost.png\" alt=\"Adding a TXT record in Bluehost. \" class=\"wp-image-47024\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1477\/h:633\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record-bluehost.png 1477w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1477\/h:633\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record-bluehost.png 2x\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=317543406  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1477\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record-bluehost.png\" alt=\"Adding a TXT record in Bluehost. \" class=\"wp-image-47024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1477\/h:633\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record-bluehost.png 1477w, 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:116\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record-bluehost.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1477\/h:633\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/txt-record-bluehost.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can also choose a Time to Live (TTL) value from the dropdown menu. TTL acts like a timestamp that determines how long a packet of data will exist before it is automatically discarded. You can choose a TTL value from four hours (the default) to seven days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&rsquo;re happy with all your entries, click on <em>Save<\/em>. Then, navigate back to Google Search Console and hit the <em>Verify <\/em>button to see if the platform registers your DNS record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your website&rsquo;s DNS record might not verify immediately. It can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few days for your records to update completely. Therefore, if you have a little time, you might want to return to Google Search Console in one day to see if your website is now verified.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"yoast\">5. Use the Yoast SEO plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, you can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoast SEO plugin<\/a> to verify your WordPress website. This <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-seo-plugins\/\">SEO plugin<\/a> enables you to optimize your content for search engines and human readers. Furthermore, this tool can help verify your website directly from WordPress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you&rsquo;ll need to copy your HTML tag verification code from Google Search Console. You can find it by following the instructions from the second method in this walkthrough guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, head to <em>SEO &gt; General &gt; Webmaster Tools<\/em> in your WordPress dashboard. 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1544\/h:620\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/yoast-seo-verification-code.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you&rsquo;ve pasted the code, click on <em>Save Changes<\/em>. Then, return to Google Search Console and hit the <em>VERIFY<\/em> button. You should now see a green success message confirming your website&rsquo;s verification.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"get-started-with-google-search-console\">Get started with Google Search Console<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Google Search Console is an invaluable platform when optimizing your website for search engines and human readers. However, you&rsquo;ll first need to verify your site before you can start using the various SEO tools. Fortunately, you can use multiple methods to verify your site with minimal effort. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet-clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ti-tweet_wrapper\">\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_text\">\n\t\t    \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+verify+your+%23WordPress+site+with+%23Google+Search+Console+%285+methods%29+%F0%9F%95%B5%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/google-site-verification-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to verify your #WordPress site with #Google Search Console (5 methods) &#128373;&#65039;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039;<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class=\"ti-tweet_sharebtn\">\n\t\t    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+verify+your+%23WordPress+site+with+%23Google+Search+Console+%285+methods%29+%F0%9F%95%B5%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F&amp;via=themeisle&amp;related=themeisle&amp;url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/google-site-verification-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To recap, these are the five methods of Google site verification for WordPress websites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upload a Google site verification file to WordPress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add an HTML tag to your WordPress website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify your site with <a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.google.com\/analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Analytics<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/tagmanager.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Tag Manager<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a TXT record to your <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-dns\/\">DNS configuration<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the Yoast SEO plugin. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to integrate your site with other Google services, you can also use Google&rsquo;s official Site Kit plugin. 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