Configuring Google Webmaster Tools
With Google® Webmaster Tools, your web pages are submitted to the Google index. You can get detailed reports about the visibility of your pages on Google, Websitemap details, and statistical information about your website. When you publish your Website with Website Builder®, your Web pages are automatically submitted to Google and an account is created for your Website.
Some additional features of Google Webmaster Tools include:
- Sitemap errors
- Robots.txt analysis
- Advanced indexing information about your Website
- Query statistics about your Website
- Crawl statistics about your Website
- Page analysis of your Website
- URLs from your Website that Google was unable to crawl, and why Google couldn't crawl them
Note: If you already have a Google Webmaster Tools account, or have already submitted a Websitemap, a duplicate account will not negatively affect your account. The Google Webmaster Tools feature in Website Builder will not override previous accounts or submissions.
Setting Up Your Google Webmaster Tools Account
- Log in to your Website Builder account.
- From the Home page, click Google Webmaster Tools.
- In the language list, select a language.
- Copy the characters displayed in the Type the characters you see in the picture below field.
- Click I Accept to accept the terms of service.
- From the Google Webmaster Tools Dashboard you can manage your Webmaster Tools account.
To View Your Google Webmaster Tools account
- Log in to your Website Builder account.
- From the Home page, click Google Webmaster tools.
To Verify Domains in Google Webmaster Tools
- Log in to your Website Builder account.
- Click the Google Webmaster Tools icon in the Tools and Resources section. This step opens the Google Webmaster Tools screen.
- Click Verify next to the Website you want to verify.
NOTE: If there is a check mark next to the Website, it is already verified.
- In the Choose verification method list, select Add a meta tag.
- Copy and paste the meta information (only the information between quotes) into the meta tag fields in Website Builder.
TIP: See Creating, Editing, and Deleting Custom Meta Tags to find the location in Website Builder where you can paste the meta information from Google Webmaster Tools and verify your Website.
