HTML verification file

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  itstheseasonforamidlifecrisis · Member · Nov 11, 2016 at 11:11 am

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  Hi .. I am trying to log my blog on google search, where do I upload the HTML verification file on my settings? sorry newbie :-(

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  micawbr · Member · Nov 11, 2016 at 11:28 am

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  Hi,
  On Google, you want to choose the “HTML tag” option instead of the “uploading a file” option. See this support page for the steps to take to verify your site with Google: https://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/#google-search-console

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  itstheseasonforamidlifecrisis · Member · Nov 11, 2016 at 12:07 pm

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  Thank you but it keeps failing. I keep getting this message

  Verification failed for https://itstheseasonforamidlifecrisis.wordpress.com/ using the Meta tag method (less than a minute ago). Your meta tag is incorrect. Are you using a meta tag for a different site or user account?

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  synbyte · Member · Nov 11, 2016 at 1:05 pm

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  Hi,

  You’re nearly there. But the tag is still invalid.

  Your tag looks like this on your site;

  <meta name="google-site-verification" content="google-site-verification: google3cc9501c96b3ba3f.html">

  It should look like this;

  <meta name="google-site-verification" content="verification_key">

  So the tag should look similar to this;

  <meta name="google-site-verification" content="BwMuEHwuQzDe1W3aCku50LnLmqugqemny7rzQvsPgD8" />

  Hope that helps.