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== Google Site Verification ==
== Google Site Verification ==


Users can verify their own domains via [https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9008080?hl=en#html_verification HTML file upload] without the need to contact an admin or use external DNS.
Users can verify their own domains via [https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9008080?hl==en#html_verification HTML file upload] without the need to contact an admin or use external DNS.


== Login to Google Search Console ==
== Login to Google Search Console ==


Go to Google Search Console at [https://search.google.com/search-console](https://search.google.com/search-console/), click on the `Start Now` button, and log in or create an account.
Go to Google Search Console at [https://search.google.com/search-console/ search.google.com/search-console], click on the 'Start Now' button, and log in or create an account.


== Select `URL prefix` Option ==
== Select 'URL prefix' Option ==


Select the `URL prefix` option, enter the URL for your site, and click on the `Continue` button.
Select the '''URL prefix''' option, enter the URL for your site, and click on the 'Continue' button.


![](../../../.gitbook/assets/google-verification-choices.png)
[[File:google-verification-URL-prefix-option.png]]


== Place the provided `HTML` file on your website ==
== Place the provided 'HTML' file on your website ==


![](../../../.gitbook/assets/google-verification-html-file.png)
[[File:google-verification-html-file.png]]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 3 November 2025

Google Site Verification

Users can verify their own domains via HTML file upload without the need to contact an admin or use external DNS.

Login to Google Search Console

Go to Google Search Console at search.google.com/search-console, click on the 'Start Now' button, and log in or create an account.

Select 'URL prefix' Option

Select the URL prefix option, enter the URL for your site, and click on the 'Continue' button.

Place the provided 'HTML' file on your website


This page was last edited on 3 November 2025, at 23:33.