{"id":248,"date":"2011-09-23T17:24:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T21:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/09\/23\/introduction-to-google-webmaster-tools\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:51:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:51:36","slug":"introduction-to-google-webmaster-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/google-tools\/introduction-to-google-webmaster-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Google Search Console"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want your website to be found on the Internet the first things most people will say is get on Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google wants great content found via their search engine, so they provide education and tools to help, for free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of these tools is simply called <strong>Google Search Console<\/strong> (previously known as <strong>Google Webmaster Tools<\/strong>) and this a great tool for any website owners toolbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common thing you can do is <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/support\/website\/google-tools\/setting-a-crawl-delay-in-google-webmaster-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\">set a crawl delay for Google<\/a> so they don\u2019t slam your site with requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#gsc-resources&quot;\">Google Search Console resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#site-insights\">Google Search Console insights for your site<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#sign-up-or-log-in\">Signing up or logging into Google Search Console<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#add-and-verify\">How to add and verify a site with Google Search Console<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#dashboard\">The Google Search Console Dashboard<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"gsc-resources\"><\/a>Google Search Console Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First things first, there is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Console<\/a> landing page, where it\u2019s clearly mentioned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cYou want to be found on the web. We want to help.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_google-search-console-landing-page.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_google-search-console-landing-page-1024x555.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_google-search-console-landing-page-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_google-search-console-landing-page-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_google-search-console-landing-page-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_google-search-console-landing-page.png 1366w\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/#?modal_active=none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Console<\/a> which we\u2019re talking about in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/learn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Console Education<\/a> that explains how Google Search works, and how to rank well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally there is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Console Support<\/a> where you can learn even more and fix problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To get started, click on the <span style=\"color: #fff; background-color: #00ba03; padding: 5px;\">SEARCH CONSOLE<\/span> button, or go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/webmasters\/tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Console Sign In<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"site-insights\"><\/a>Google Search Console provides insight for your site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With Google Search Console you\u2019ll have access to detailed reports about how Google sees your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Google Search Console, you ensure Google can find your website, and it shows up for the right search queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see errors on your site, other sites that link to you, how often your pages show up in Google search results and their position, as well as how many times they are clicked on, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google also scans your site for malware and problems and sends you an email alert with anything important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video below explains this all and should be in your Google Search Console Dashboard as well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"yt-SoxU5kz15Kc\">\n\t<a class=\"play-video-SoxU5kz15Kc\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; cursor: pointer;\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/SoxU5kz15Kc\/maxresdefault.webp\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Google Search Console\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\">\n\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-imh-play-circle imh-ds-icon play-circle\" style=\"position: absolute; display:block; font-size:150px; color: #c52228; opacity:0;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To get going, you just need to <a href=\"#sign-up-or-log-in\">sign up for a Google account<\/a>, then <a href=\"#add-and-verify\">add and verify a site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"sign-up-or-log-in\"><\/a>Sign up for or log in to Google Search Console<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a Google account to access Search Console, so either sign up for one, or login with a current one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <span style=\"color: #fff; background-color: #357ae8; padding: 5px;\">SIGN IN<\/span> to be navigated to the login page. You can either login to your existing Google account or create one using the \u201cMore options\u201d link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_sign-in-to-gsc.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_sign-in-to-gsc.png\" alt=\"Click SIGN IN to be navigated to the login page. You can either login to your existing Google account or create one using the &quot;More options&quot; link.\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"add-and-verify\"><\/a>Add and verify a site with Google Search Console<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google won\u2019t let you just see any website\u2019s data, so add one and verify you own it first to get information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the rest of this article I\u2019ll be using the fictional website <strong>https:\/\/www.example.com\/<\/strong> for our examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to replace <strong>example.com<\/strong> with your website\u2019s actual domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">\n<p>Be sure to replace <strong>example.com<\/strong> with your website\u2019s actual domain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\">Add your <strong>property<\/strong> (website\u2019s URL) to Google Search Console<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your site <strong>https:\/\/www.example.com\/<\/strong> then click <span style=\"color: #fff; background-color: #d14836; padding: 5px;\">ADD A PROPERTY<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_add-property-to-gsc.png\" alt=\"Add your property (website's URL) to Google Search Console\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\">Verify your site with Google<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><br>Click the Download <strong style=\"color: blue;\">this HTML verification file<\/strong> link<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_click-on-download-html-verification-file.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_click-on-download-html-verification-file.png\" alt=\"Verify your site with Google\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><br>Upload the verification file to your website with <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/support\/website\/ftp\/getting-started-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">FTP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/webmaster_tools_update_drag-google-html-verification-file-to-ftp.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/webmaster_tools_update_drag-google-html-verification-file-to-ftp.gif\" alt=\"Upload the verification file to your website with FTP\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><br>Confirm the verification file is there via your browser<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_google-verification-file-in-browser.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_google-verification-file-in-browser.png\" alt=\"Confirm the verification file is there via your browser\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><br>Finally, click on the CAPTCHA and then click on <span style=\"color: #fff; background-color: #d14836; padding: 5px;\">VERIFY<\/span> to complete the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_click-on-verify.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_click-on-verify.png\" alt=\"Finally, click on the CAPTCHA and then click on VERIFY to complete the process\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong><br>Congrats, your site is verified! Click <strong style=\"color: blue;\">Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_ownership-verified-click-continue.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_ownership-verified-click-continue.png\" alt=\"Congrats, your site is verified! Click Continue.\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; padding-top: 25px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\" role=\"alert\">\n<p>Leave your verification file on your website, even after successfully verifying your site with Google.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a name=\"dashboard\"><\/a>Google Search Console Dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You should now finally be presented with the Google Search Console dashboard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the same dashboard you\u2019ll see every time you log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/tools\">Google Search Console<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_initial-gsc-dashboard.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_initial-gsc-dashboard.png\" alt=\"Google Search Console Dashboard\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because we just added our site, it will take some time before Google reports data to us in the dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_links-to-your-site.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_links-to-your-site.png\" alt=\"The left hand menu gives different insights like Links to Your Site\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The left hand menu gives different insights like <strong style=\"color: red;\">Links to Your Site<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The settings cog at the top-right allows access to other settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_top-right-settings-cog.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-search-console_top-right-settings-cog.png\" alt=\"The settings cog at the top-right allows access to other settings.\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lot of stuff to do in the Google Search Console dashboard. 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