Ep. 17 - How to verify Joomla! site ownership for Google Webmasters Tools with RSSeo!
Before submitting a Joomla! sitemap to Google, you need to verify site ownership in Google Webmasters Tools.
RSSeo! lets you verify site ownership for major search engines from the backend Joomla! administrator panel.
In this episode we will verify a Joomla! site for Google Webmasters Tools.
1. To verify the site, in the backend Joomla! administrator panel head to Extensions -> Plugin Manager -> System RSSeo!
2. In the "Plugin Parameters" tab from the right panel enable sitemap verification for Google
3. Access the Google Webmaster Tools account (http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools)
4. We will use the second verification method: Meta tag
5. Copy the meta tag content (the string in brackets)
6. Go back in the backend administrator panel and paste the meta tag content in the System RSSeo! plugin
7.After saving, you may verify the site in the Google Webmaster Tools account
Download RSSeo! free from Resources -> Free Downloads or test it on RSJoomla! backend demo.
Related videos:
- Ep. 13 - Optimize meta keywords and meta description for each Joomla! page with RSSeo!
- Ep.15 - Enable canonicalization for your Joomla! website with RSSeo!
- Ep.16 - Generate sitemaps for Joomla! with RSSeo!
- Ep.18 - How to verify Joomla! site ownership for Yahoo! with RSSeo!
- Ep.19 - How to verify Joomla! site ownership for Bing with RSSeo!
