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Google Search Console

What It Does

Verify your store ownership with Google Search Console. This allows you to monitor how your store appears in Google search results, submit sitemaps, and fix indexing issues.

When to Use It

Enable this plugin if you want to:

  • Verify your site with Google Search Console
  • Monitor your store's presence in Google search
  • Submit sitemaps for better indexing
  • See which search terms bring visitors to your store
  • Fix SEO issues that prevent Google from indexing pages

How It Works

The plugin adds a verification meta tag to your site's homepage, proving to Google that you own the website.

Setup Instructions

Step 1: Get Your Verification Code

  1. Go to Google Search Console
  2. Sign in with your Google account
  3. Click Add Property
  4. Enter your store URL
  5. Choose HTML tag verification method
  6. You'll see a meta tag like this:
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="abc123xyz..." />
  1. Copy either:
  2. The entire meta tag, OR
  3. Just the verification code (the part in quotes after content=)

Step 2: Enable the Plugin

  1. In your store admin, go to System Settings > Plugins
  2. Find the Google Search Console card
  3. Click Configure
  4. Enable the plugin using the toggle switch
  5. Paste your verification code (or full meta tag) in the Verification Code field
  6. Click Save

Step 3: Complete Verification

  1. Go back to Google Search Console
  2. Click Verify
  3. Google will check your site and confirm ownership

You're done! You can now use Google Search Console to monitor your site.

Configuration Fields

Enabled

Type: Toggle Description: Turn the plugin on or off

Verification Code

Type: Text Required: Yes Description: Your Google site verification code

Accepts both formats:

  • Just the code: abc123xyz...
  • Full meta tag: <meta name="google-site-verification" content="abc123xyz..." />

The plugin will automatically extract the code if you paste the full tag.

Example: abc123xyz789def456ghi

Troubleshooting

Verification failed?

  1. Make sure the plugin is enabled
  2. Clear your site cache
  3. Visit your homepage and view page source (right-click > View Page Source)
  4. Search for google-site-verification - you should see the meta tag
  5. Try verification again in Google Search Console

Still not working?

  • Wait a few minutes and try again (DNS changes can take time)
  • Double-check you copied the entire verification code
  • Make sure there are no extra spaces before or after the code

What's Next?

After verification, you can:

  • Submit your sitemap (usually at https://yourstore.com/sitemap.xml)
  • Request indexing for new products
  • Monitor search performance
  • Fix mobile usability issues
  • See which keywords bring traffic