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  • Google webmaster tools

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • I am new to the internet and want to install some google tools and I want to verify my site
      panamainvestmentvacations.

      Where do I find the program where to post the code, below, into?

      Thanks,

      Mike

      Copy the meta tag listed below and paste it in your site's home page in the first <head> section of the page, before the first <body> section. Help


      <meta name="verify-v1" content="2ibljFDcluxV29eA9TxuTBe+7qlGQPuvFsAFRshOfUI=" />
      Show me an example

      <html>
      Place meta tag after the <head> tag and before the </head> tag <head> <meta name="verify-v1" content="2ibljFDcluxV29eA9TxuTBe+7qlGQPuvFsAFRshOfUI=" />
      <title> My title </title>
      </head>
      <body>
      page contents
      </body>
      </html>
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    Re: Google webmaster tools

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
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  • Re: Google webmaster tools

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • Hello Jim,

      I followed your instructions but google still cant find it.

      To be claer I added the code into index.php in templates/rt_versatility4 - is this correct?

      Thanks,

      Mike
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    Re: Google webmaster tools

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • To verify, I simply create the html file they say to create (open up notepad and save the file with the filename they give you) and upload the root of my Joomla install, rather than have the code in my template index adding extra overhead. ;)
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    Re: Google webmaster tools

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • Terp wrote:
      To verify, I simply create the html file they say to create (open up notepad and save the file with the filename they give you) and upload the root of my Joomla install, rather than have the code in my template index adding extra overhead. ;)

      This is the better option of the two that Google currently gives for site verification. There's absolutely no need in adding extra meta data.

      Secondly, be sure to add an xml sitemap and have the robots.txt file exclude unnecessary pages from being crawled and indexed.

      Last, you might find that adding Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics/ will also help you better evaluate your site traffic.

      Best of luck in making your site all it can be!
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    Re: Google webmaster tools

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • ...not to hijack your thread, but I have a question for everyone now related to the Google website verify. ;)

      I have a domain that WAS verified, but no longer...have 4 domains (the .com, the .info, the .net, and something else...forget ;) ) using a 301 redirect pointing to the main domain I am trying to verify.

      I struggled getting all the redirects to work...all worked except the .com...was using the GoDaddy domain manager to do the 301 redirects, but after a week of playing with the .com, I created a redirect using cPanel.

      Now, however, I am getting this when I try to verify the site:

      Verification status: NOT VERIFIED
      Google began following the redirect but was directed to the same URL more than once. Check to make sure that your redirects don't point to themselves.

      Sure, I could go with the meta tag verify, but the 'following the redirect' scares me. The main site is not being redirected, so not sure why Google is claiming that it's following redirects...if this makes any sense. ;)
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    Re: Google webmaster tools

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • Terp wrote:
      ...not to hijack your thread, but I have a question for everyone now related to the Google website verify. ;)

      Hey Terp, why not start another thread for this since you're taking this to another level. I'll be more than happy to respond once you do, any other questions on this subject you can also PM me, but, I'd like to answer this publicly since others might want to know the answers as well.

      Thanks,
      Tom
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    Re: Google webmaster tools

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
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