Connecting Google Search Console

Written By inblog Team

Last updated 9 months ago

The next step is to verify and register your blog with Google Search Console. This step is crucial for two reasons:

  1. It helps accelerate the indexing of your blog and posts.

  2. It’s a prerequisite for submitting your sitemap in the following step.

Once connected, you’ll also be able to track the indexing status and Google SERP rankings for each post directly within your inblog dashboard.

How to Register with Google Search Console

  1. Go to the Google Search Console website. And click Start Now.

  1. Add Your Blog URL

  • Enter your blog’s custom domain URL (e.g., https://blog.example.com or https://example.com/blog)

  • Make sure to include https:// in the URL

  • Click Continue

  1. Copy the Verification HTML Tag

  • Google will provide you with an HTML <meta> tag for domain verification

  • Copy the entire tag

  1. Paste the Tag into inblog

  • Go to Paste the copied tag in your inblog tutorial

  • Paste the HTML tag you copied earlier

  1. Click “Verify” in Google Search Console

  • Return to Google Search Console and click Verify

  • If the verification doesn’t work on the first try, repeat the process 2–3 times

  1. Make sure you’re logged in with the correct Google account when completing Step 5: Click ‘verify in Search Console’