{"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>. 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