{"id":3368,"date":"2024-01-15T07:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T07:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-add-google-search-console-to-magento-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T04:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T04:23:21","slug":"how-to-add-google-search-console-to-magento-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-add-google-search-console-to-magento-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Google Search Console to Magento 2?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Search Console is a reliable tool every Magento 2 store owner must have to maintain online visibility and take necessary action during struggling hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how to do that? Fret not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this blog, learn how to add Google Search Console to Magento 2 store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Google Search Console?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Search Console is a free service to measure, optimize, and control your site\u2019s visibility on Google search engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was formerly known as the Google Webmasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tool offers functionalities and reports to help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Control the pages<\/strong> that you want Google to show to users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that your site offers <strong>a good user experience to users across devices<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find keywords that users use to find your website on Google, along with <strong>metrics<\/strong> like number of impressions, clicks, and average position<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep track of <strong>any crawling or indexing issues<\/strong> within the site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily monitor and <strong>resolve site load issues<\/strong>, and other server errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Add Google Search Console to Magento 2 Website?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add Google Search Console to Magento 2 site, you&#8217;ll need to create a new property and verify your site. Log into your Google account and follow these steps to set up Google Search Console property for Magento 2 site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, go to <a title=\"Google Search Console\" href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Console<\/a> and click &#8220;<strong>Start now<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-go-to-google-search-console.png\" alt=\"Go to Google Search Console\" class=\"wp-image-42956\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the property type, enter your Magento website&#8217;s address (root domain) in the <strong>URL prefix<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <strong>Continue<\/strong> to proceed further.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-add-magento-website-url-prefix.png\" alt=\"Add Magento Website in URL Prefix and click Continue\" class=\"wp-image-42954\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you&#8217;ll be required to verify the added Magento 2 site to add it to Google Search Console. There are multiple ways to do that. But, we&#8217;ll go with the easiest one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the&nbsp;<strong>Other verification methods<\/strong>, expand the&nbsp;<strong>HTML tag&nbsp;<\/strong>method and copy the meta tag as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-copy-html-tag.png\" alt=\"Copy HTML tag to verify GSC Property\" class=\"wp-image-42960\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add the copied HTML tag to your Magento store&#8217;s header, log into your Magento admin and go to <strong>Content &gt; Design &gt; Configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-go-to-magento-content-configuration.png\" alt=\"Go to Magento Content Configuration\" class=\"wp-image-42958\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <strong>&#8220;Edit&#8221; <\/strong>against default design configuration for the store.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5-edit-design-configuration.png\" alt=\"Edit Design Configuration in Magento 2\" class=\"wp-image-42957\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the configuration settings, expand the&nbsp;<strong>HTML Head <\/strong>section and paste the copied HTML tag in the&nbsp;<strong>Scripts and Style Sheets&nbsp;<\/strong>field as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6-add-gsc-verification-tag-to-header.png\" alt=\"Add Google Search Console HTML tag to Magento header\" class=\"wp-image-42955\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click &#8220;<strong>Save Config<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, come back to the Google Search Console verification screen and click &#8220;<strong>Verify<\/strong>&#8221; under the HTML tag option.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7-verify-gsc-property-for-magento-2.png\" alt=\"Verify GSC Property for Magento 2 Store\" class=\"wp-image-42962\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the verification is completed, you&#8217;ll get a success message like the one displayed below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-google-search-console-magento-verifcation-successful.png\" alt=\"Google Search Console Magento Verification Success\" class=\"wp-image-42959\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click &#8220;<strong>Go to Property<\/strong>&#8221; to go to your Magento 2 Google Search Console dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/9-gsc-dashboard-for-magento-2.png\" alt=\"Google Search Console dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-42963\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s it. Now, you can submit a sitemap and start <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/index-a-magento-site-on-google\/\">indexing your Magento 2 store<\/a> along with measuring organic performance in Google Search Console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It generally takes a day or so to get performance insights after setting up the Google Search Console property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps to Magento 2 Google Search Console Verification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Done with the Magento 2 Google Search Console verification? Here are the next steps to leverage it to optimize your Magento 2 store for SEO:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Submit your <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/create-magento-2-xml-sitemap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magento 2 XML sitemap<\/a> to Google Search Console<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look for any indexing or crawling issues under the <strong>Indexing&nbsp;<\/strong>section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor the website performance and user experience using the&nbsp;<strong>Page Experience&nbsp;<\/strong>report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check if your website was hit by any any <strong>Manual actions<\/strong> by Google<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also important to set up Google Analytics 4 property for Magento 2 to get deeper insights into user engagement. And also leverage the advanced features of GA4 like sales forecast, customer journey tracking, custom reports, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a quick way to do that using Meetanshi&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/magento-2-google-analytics-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Analytics 4 Extension for Magento 2<\/a>. It offers 15+ in-built e-commerce tracking events to track entire customer journey in your store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Search Console is a reliable tool every Magento 2 store owner must have to maintain online visibility and take necessary action during struggling hours. But how to do that? Fret not. In this blog, learn how to add Google Search Console to Magento 2 store. So, let\u2019s begin! What is Google Search Console? 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