{"id":3980,"date":"2022-11-22T16:29:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=3980"},"modified":"2024-12-11T11:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:37:12","slug":"how-to-use-google-search-console-with-sitebuilder","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/kb\/how-to-use-google-search-console-with-sitebuilder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Google Search Console with SiteBuilder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1. Sign in to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Search Console<\/a>\u00a0account (previously Google Webmaster Tools).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the&nbsp;<strong>URL Prefix<\/strong>&nbsp;option on the home page. Enter the address of your website as it appears on your browser&#8217;s address bar. Ideally, enter the site address in one of the following formats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.my-domain.com<br>https:\/\/my-domain.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter each of these addresses separately into the service. After entering your website address, click&nbsp;<strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22648\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>TIP<\/strong>:<br>For more information, see Google Search Console&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/34592?hl=en\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Help<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Then, choose&nbsp;<strong>Other verification methods<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>HTML tag<\/strong>&nbsp;and copy the tracking code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22649\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. From the website editor, click on&nbsp;<strong>Pages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22650\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Click on&nbsp;<strong>SEO page settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22651\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Add the Google Search Console tracking code in the&nbsp;<strong>Custom HTML header code&nbsp;<\/strong>on the homepage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22652\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>7.&nbsp;Publish&nbsp;the changes. Your Google Search Console account is now connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Back in Google Search Console click&nbsp;<strong>Verify<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22653\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;9. Your ownership is now verified.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22654\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to add a sitemap<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also add the sitemap of your website to your account in Google. Google will then be able to check the content of your website faster. Follow these steps to add your sitemap:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Click on&nbsp;<strong>Sitemaps<\/strong>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<strong>Site Dashboard<\/strong>&nbsp;page. Type&nbsp;<strong>sitemap.xml<\/strong>&nbsp;after the URL of your website and click&nbsp;<strong>Submit<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-3-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22655\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. A message saying that your sitemap was submitted successfully will appear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22656\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Tip<\/strong>:<br><meta charset=\"utf-8\">You can find useful tips and tutorials in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters?hl=en#topic=3309469\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Search Console Help Center<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>URL Inspection Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tool gives you detailed information about the indexing status of your site. At the same time, you can request that you re-index the entire site or specific page. This is a useful option when you edit the content of a page and need an updated version of the page as soon as possible on Google. In order to use this tool, your site must already be verified on the Google Search Console (see above for instructions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. In the Google Search account, click the&nbsp;<strong>URL Review tab<\/strong>&nbsp;on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Enter the address of your site or specific page in the row at the top of the window and press Enter. The web check will then take place automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. If you want to re-index the site or page, click&nbsp;<strong>Request Indexing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-1024x353.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22657\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong>&nbsp;See the Google Search Console Help for detailed information about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/9012289?hl=en\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">URL Inspection Tool<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Sign in to your\u00a0Google Search Console\u00a0account (previously Google Webmaster Tools). 2. Select the&nbsp;URL Prefix&nbsp;option on the home page. Enter the address of your website as it appears on your browser&#8217;s address bar. 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