Google Search Console Tutorial_How to Use Google Search Console

Google Search Console, also known as Google Search Control Panel, Google Admin Tools, or Google Webmaster Tools, is a website SEO tool frequently used for English foreign trade websites. Naibabiji shares its usage methods and tips in this article.

Introduction to Google Search Console

Google Search Console translates to Google Search Control Panel, commonly known as Google Webmaster Tools. Google's official Chinese name is Google Website Administrator. If you are doing Google SEO, Google Search Console is an essential tool.Google Search Console can help you do the following things：

1. Improve your website's ranking in Google search results (Tools and reports in Search Console help you measure your website's search traffic and ranking, resolve related issues, and make your website stand out in Google search results)
2. Optimize your website„s content with the “Search Analytics„ report (Understand which queries attract users to your website. Analyze your website“s impressions, clicks, and ranking in Google search.)
3. Get your content indexed by Google (Submit sitemaps and individual URLs for crawling. You can view your index coverage to ensure Google has indexed the latest version of your website.)
4. Receive alerts for issues and resolve website problems (Receive email alerts when Google detects issues on your website. You can view which URLs are affected in the email and inform Google after resolving these issues.)
5. Understand how Google Search views your pages (This URL Inspection Tool retrieves information about the crawling, indexing, and display status of your pages directly from Google's index.)
6. Optimize and enhance your website (AMP, Mobile Usability, Rich Media Search Results)

Impressive, isn't it? Now let's start using Google Search Console.

Google Search Console Tutorial

To use Google Search Console, you first need a Google account. Friends involved in foreign trade website building should have ways to access Google and set it up. How to access and register is not covered here.

Log in to Google Search Console

Open the Google Search Console website and log in with your Google account.Google Search Console Click the 'Start now' button and log in with your Google account.

Add Your Website to Google Search Console

After logging into Google Search Console, add your website. You need to verify website ownership. There are two verification methods here: Domain and URL prefix.RecommendedUsing the URL prefix to addmethodtakes effect quickly.

• Domain means adding the main domain; all your subdomains will be verified. Verification may take some time.
• URL prefix means adding only a specific URL. Adding URLs from other subdomains requires re-verification, but verification is fast.

Using the Domain verification method:We use the method of adding a domain. Enter your website domain,without www. Add a TXT DNS record at the place where you registered your domain. If you don't know how, you can refer to Naibabiji'sDomain Registration and DNS Resolution Topic, which shares methods for adding DNS records for common domain registrars. Note: If you have modified your domain's DNS servers, you need to add the record at the website belonging to the DNS server provider. If you registered the domain withNamesilo, add the DNS record as shown below.After adding it,it may take several hours or a day for verification to pass.You can close Google Search Console for now, or use the URL prefix verification. URL prefix verification method:In the URL prefix input box, enter your website's complete URL, including https (or http if you don't have https), for example,https://blog.naibabiji.comsuch a URL. Verification methods will appear; there are several. It is recommended to use the file or HTML tag method.Multiple verification methods are supported. It is recommended to use HTML file or HTML tag verification.

• For HTML file verification, download the HTML file, then use FTP software to upload it to the website server, placing it in the website root directory.
• For HTML tag verification, it means adding it to the website's HTML code. See the detailed method below.

There are 3 methods to add the HTML tag:

1. Add it to the corresponding settings in your SEO Plugin (look for it yourself; writing tutorials for all is too tiring);
2. Use a Plugin to add it,using the Plugin introduced in this article., paste the code into the plugin;
3. Edit the theme's header.php file, inthe next line, paste the code and update the file.

Verification successful, proceed to the resource page。 Do not delete the added verification code and file; if you change the theme, remember to re-add them.

Submit Sitemap

After verifying the website, we can submit the sitemap. At the sitemap section, add your website's sitemap. If you don't have a sitemap yet, please refer tositemap generation method。

Other Features

After adding the website sitemap, Google's bots will crawl it. After some time, you can check the specific indexing records from the Google Search Console.These tools can help you better understand your website's performance in Google search and your website's link information. With the help of Google Search Console, I believe your website can gain more traffic in Google search results.

Addresses of Other Search Engine Webmaster Tools

Besides Google, other search engines have corresponding webmaster tools. The addresses are shared as follows:

• Baidu Search Resource Platform
• Bing Webmaster Tools
• Sogou Webmaster Platform
• Toutiao Search Webmaster Platform
• 360 Search Webmaster Platform