Submit Your Blogger Blog to Google Search Console: How to Add Blogger to the Search Console
To submit your Blogger blog to Google Search Console, effectively adding it to the console for Google to crawl and index, follow these steps:
1. Access Google Search Console:
- Go to
Google Search Console - Sign in with the Google account associated with your Blogger blog. If you manage your Blogger blog with a specific Google account, make sure you're signed in to that one.
2. Add Your Property (Blogger Blog):
- In Search Console, click on the "Add Property" button. This is usually a dropdown or a prominent button on the left sidebar.
- You'll be presented with two options for property type: "Domain" and "URL prefix." Choose "URL prefix."
- Enter the exact URL of your Blogger blog (e.g.,
https://yourblogname.blogspot.com/orhttps://www.yourcustomdomain.com/). - Click "Continue."
3. Verify Ownership (Blogger's Built-in Method):
Google Search Console will now prompt you to verify ownership of the property. For Blogger blogs, the easiest and recommended method is the "HTML tag" method, but Google often automatically verifies Blogger blogs if you're signed in with the same Google account.
- Automatic Verification (Most Common for Blogger): If your Blogger blog is associated with the Google account you're currently signed in with on Search Console, Google will often automatically verify ownership. You might see a "Ownership automatically verified" message. If so, you're done with verification!
- If Automatic Verification Fails (or you need to do it manually):
- Select the "HTML tag" verification method.
- Google will provide you with a meta tag (a line of HTML code) that looks something like this:
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="YOUR_UNIQUE_CODE" /> - Copy this entire meta tag.
4. Add the Meta Tag to Your Blogger Theme:
- Go to your Blogger dashboard.
- In the left-hand menu, click on "Theme".
- Click on the down arrow next to the "Customize" button and select "Edit HTML".
- You'll see a lot of code. Locate the
<head>section in your theme's HTML. It's usually near the top. - Paste the copied meta tag immediately after the opening
<head>tag.HTML<head> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="YOUR_UNIQUE_CODE" /> - Click the "Save" icon (usually a floppy disk icon) in the top right corner to save your theme changes.
5. Complete Verification in Search Console:
- Go back to Google Search Console where you left off.
- Click the "Verify" button.
If you've correctly added the meta tag to your Blogger theme, Google Search Console should now successfully verify your ownership.
6. Explore Your Search Console Property:
Once verified, you'll be able to access your Blogger blog's data in Google Search Console. You can:
- Check Performance: See how your blog is performing in Google Search (impressions, clicks, average position).
- Inspect URLs: Request indexing of new posts or check the status of existing ones.
- View Index Coverage: See which pages are indexed, excluded, or have errors.
- Manage Sitemaps: Submit your blog's sitemap (Blogger automatically generates one at
yourblogname.blogspot.com/sitemap.xmlorwww.yourcustomdomain.com/sitemap.xml). While Blogger submits sitemaps automatically, it doesn't hurt to add it manually here. - Check for Security Issues & Manual Actions: Ensure your site is healthy.
- Core Web Vitals: Monitor your blog's performance metrics.
By following these steps, you'll successfully add your Blogger blog to Google Search Console, providing you with valuable insights into its search performance and helping Google to better understand and index your content.
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