Google Search Console
Type of site | Webmaster tools |
|---|---|
| Owner | |
| URL | search |
| Commercial | yes |
Google Search Console is a web service by Google which allows webmasters to check indexing status, search queries, crawling errors and optimize visibility of their websites.[1]
Until 20 May 2015, the service was called Google Webmaster Tools.[2] In January 2018, Google introduced a new version of the search console, with changes to the user interface. In September of 2019, old Search Console reports, including the home and dashboard pages, were removed.[3]
Features[edit | edit source]
The service includes tools that let webmasters
- Submit and check a sitemap.[4]
- Check the crawl rate, and view statistics about when Googlebot accesses a particular site.[5]
- Write and check a robots.txt file to help discover pages that are blocked in robots.txt accidentally.[6]
- List internal and external pages that link to the website.
- Get a list of links which Googlebot had difficulty in crawling, including the error that Googlebot received when accessing the URLs in question.
- Set a preferred domain (e.g. prefer example.com over www.example.com or vice versa), which determines how the site URL is displayed in SERPs.
- Highlight to Google Search elements of structured data which are used to enrich search hit entries (released in December 2012 as Google Data Highlighter).[7]
- View site speed reports from the Chrome User Experience Report.
- Page Experience Report including - Core Web Vitals, and HTTPS.[8]
- Receive notifications from Google for manual penalties.[9][10]
- Provide access to an API to add, change and delete listings and list crawl errors.[11]
- Check the security issues if there are any with the website. (Hacked Site or Malware Attacks)
- Add or remove the property owners and associates of the web property.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Linking Google Analytics to Webmaster Tools". Google Developers. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ↑ "Announcing Google Search Console - the new Webmaster Tools". Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ↑ "Saying goodbye to the old Search Console". Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ "SEO Starter Guide: The Basics | Google Search Central". Google Developers. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ↑ "Crawl Stats report - Search Console Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "How To Use Search Console | Google Search Central". Google Developers. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ↑ Boudreaux, Ryan (2013-06-18). "How to use Google Data Highlighter, part 1". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ "Page Experience report - Search Console Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ DeMers, Jayson. "3 Steps to Take When You Suspect an Algorithmic Penalty From Google". searchenginejournal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ Cutts, Matt. "View manual webspam actions in Webmaster Tools". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "Webmaster Tools API | Google Developers". Google Developers. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Documentation to Improve SEO | Google Search Central
- Google Search Console (New version)
- "Official Google Webmaster Central Blog". Webmaster Central Blog. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- "Official Google Webmaster Central Help Forum". Webmaster Central Help Forum. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
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