3.6.1. Domain Verification in Google Search Console

Using a DNS record

Attention!

  • The domain must be served on our NS... If the domain is served on third-party NS, the actions need to be performed not with us, but in the panel of their owner.
  • When confirming a subdomain for which no separate records of the type A and AAAA, and the notation is used wildcard, adding a TXT record will break it. In such a situation, you need add for this subdomain, records like A and AAAA.

Automatic tuning

Use presets from the group "Google → Google Search Console".

Manual setting

  1. Open Google Search Console and in the main menu click "Add resource".
  2. In the block "Domain resource" specify the name of the resource and click "Continue":
    • To confirm domain — enter the domain name without www (forexample, example.com).
    • To confirm subdomains - specify complete subdomain name (for example, sub.example.com).
  3. Clickon "Copy" near the verification record.
  4. Open your domain settings and add DNS-record with the following data:
    • To confirm domain:
      • "Subdomain" - leave the field empty.
      • "Type" - select "TXT".
      • "Data" - paste the copied record verification.
    • To confirm subdomains:
      • "Subdomain" - specify the name of the subdomain without main domain (forexample, sub).
      • "Type" - select "TXT".
      • "Data" - paste the copied verification record.
  5. Wait for the update DNS cache... This usually takes from several minutes to several hours (maximum 24).
  6. Return to Google Search Console and click "Confirm".

After confirmation do not delete added DNS-record.

Using an HTML file

  1. Open Google Search Console and in the main menu click "Add resource".
  2. In the block "Resource prefixed with URL" specify the name of the resource with protocol and press "Continue":
    • To confirm domain — enter the domain name without www (forexample, https://example.com).
    • To confirm subdomains - specify complete subdomain name (for example, https://sub.example.com).
  3. Expand the block "HTML-file" and download the test file.
  4. Through filemanager or any FTPclient upload the verification file to the hosting at site root directory.
  5. Return to Google Search Console and click "Confirm".

After confirmation do not delete downloaded HTML-file.

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