Verifying WordPress with Google Webmaster Tools

  • I’m trying to use Webmaster Tools for my WordPress site, and to do so you need to have the site verified with Google.

    You verify your website one of two ways… using a meta tag, or uploading an html file with a name with a name like “googled21c8b6b5a6c6619.html” to to your root directory.

    I wasn’t sure what to do here, so I read a bit about it, and found that basically all you have to do is create a new page with the name “googled21c8b6b5a6c6619-html”. Ya I know it’s obvious after reading it.

    So anyway, apparently this works for most people, but I created the page and the verification isn’t working.

    The only problem I can think of is that WordPress replaces the “.” with a “-“… so the page is “googled21c8b6b5a6c6619-html”. Although when I type it in with the dot it redirects to the page with the dash.

    Anyway, if anyone knows how to do this that’d be great.

    There’s also the meta alternative… for me it’s “<meta name=”google-site-verification” content=”Di_Al1I4cvN7DRwoGBhRsyZJdm4I1TmmnmwmQVuDsqA” />”.

    I could use this with all in one SEO pack in the keywords section maybe?

    Thanks!

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  • Don’t use WordPress to create the file.

    Just make it in notepad, save it with the name required, then upload into your webspace using your favourite FTP program.

    Thread Starter moessap

    (@moessap)

    I didn’t actually create a file with wordpress… I just published a new page named “googled21c8b6b5a6c6619-html”.

    I did actually also create an actual html file with that name and uploaded it to my theme directory, but that didn’t work either.

    That’s what I mean. Don’t use to publish a page with that name. It won’t work.

    Actually, I see it’s changed slightly since I last did it. Just download the html file they give you and upload that using FTP. Even easier!

    Thread Starter moessap

    (@moessap)

    Ya that’s what I did too, lol.

    Maybe I uploaded it to the wrong place. Where should I upload it? My theme directory or somewhere else?

    Into the root folder of your domain.

    Thread Starter moessap

    (@moessap)

    I guess that’s pretty obvious, lol.

    Thanks for the help :).

    You’re welcome. ??

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