Google Search Console is a free service that allows you to find out how your website is represented in Google Search and optimize it if necessary. You do not have to register with this service to get your web pages included in the search engine index. However, it will allow you to find out how Google perceives your site and take steps to improve your position in the search results.
Adding website to Google Search Console
To add your website to the Search Console, log in to your account in this service, go to the Add property menu, and follow the instructions of the service.
Verifying ownership
To work with the Search Console, after adding a resource, you will need to verify the ownership of the website. There are several different ways to do this, all of which will be displayed in the Verify ownership window that opens after adding the resource.
Verification using a file
The easiest way to verify the ownership is to use an HTML file. To do this:
In your Search Console account, download the file to your computer.
In the site admin panel, go to Settings → Utilities → Files for external services and click + Add.
Upload the File in the appropriate field and click Save.
Return to your Search Console account and click Confirm to complete the process.
Important: To ensure that the verification remains valid, do not delete the uploaded file even after the procedure is successfully completed.
How to add site map to Google Search Console
The sitemap is available at https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml. To add it to the service, in your Search Console account:
Go to the Sitemaps section.
Add the sitemap URL and click Submit.
