Unable to Verify site with Google Webmaster Tools

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    leightontravels · Member ·

    Hello,

    I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to verify my site with Pintrest, a process that seems ridiculously complicated.

    As far as I gather I first need verify my site with Google Webmaster Tools. I’ve followed the documentation on how to do this by adding a html file but infuriatingly it just won’t work.

    I also attempted to add a meta tag to my site’s homepage. I am admittedly a hopeless novice when it comes to the technical side of things so maybe there is something simple I am doing wrong. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. I simply want to verify my site with Pinterest and get back to the logistics of creating and sharing my content. The site that I need help with is http://www.leightonliterature.com

    Thanks for any help you can give me!

    Leighton

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

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    anissajean · Member ·

    Hi Leighton,
    Here are the steps to verify your site with Google Webmaster Tools:

    -Log in to https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ with your Google account.
    -Enter your blog address (without http:// or https:// in front)
    -Click the Add a Site button
    -The option you want is “HTML Tag”. (You may need to select Alternate Methods to find this option.)
    -You’ll see a line of HTML code like this:
    <meta name=”google-site-verification” content=”rc2RXSkjV5rz9P2s2hTwdDsnwTu4tD-gmruKUrqBGjs” />
    -Copy that code. Then, leave the verification page open and go to your blog’s dashboard (in a new tab/window).
    -Open the Tools → Available Tools page and paste the code into the Google Webmaster Tools field under the Website Verification Services header.
    -Click on Save Changes. (The page will remove everything from that HTML code except the string of letters and numbers in bold above.)
    -Go back to the verification page and click Verify.

    When I attempted to verify my site it was private and would not verify so I had to make it public in order to verify. I was finally able to verify after that.

    Here are the steps for Pinterest Site Verification:

    -Log in at http://pinterest.com/ with your Pinterest account.
    -Go to your profile and click the Edit Profile button.
    -Enter your Website address if you haven’t already.
    -Click the Verify Website button.
    -On the next page, next to How to verify, copy the meta tag (you’ll need to enter this on WordPress.com).
    -Leave the verification page open and go to your blog dashboard (in a new tab/window).
    -Open the Tools → Available Tools Page and paste the string from the How to Verify field of the Pinterest verification page in the Pinterest Site Verification field of your blog dashboard.
    -Click on Save Changes.
    -Go back to the verification page and click the Complete Verification button.

    I hope these steps help!

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    leightontravels · Member ·

    Thanks – after several tries I’ve finally got it verified.

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    anissajean · Member ·

    Great! I’m glad you were able to get it to work.

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    angiordung · Member ·

    I’m having the same trouble and cannot get it to work, I’ve tried several times. I have made it public as well.

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    angiordung · Member ·

    I need help, I’ve tried the same thing with no help. I am public.

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    anissajean · Member ·

    Hi angiordung,
    Did you try all of these steps exactly as they are written?

    -Log in to https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ with your Google account.
    -Enter your blog address (without http:// or https:// in front)
    -Click the Add a Site button
    -The option you want is “HTML Tag”. (You may need to select Alternate Methods to find this option.)
    -You’ll see a line of HTML code like this:
    <meta name=”google-site-verification” content=”rc2RXSkjV5rz9P2s2hTwdDsnwTu4tD-gmruKUrqBGjs” />
    -Copy that code. Then, leave the verification page open and go to your blog’s dashboard (in a new tab/window).
    -Open the Tools → Available Tools page and paste the code into the Google Webmaster Tools field under the Website Verification Services header.
    -Click on Save Changes. (The page will remove everything from that HTML code except the string of letters and numbers in bold above.)
    -Go back to the verification page and click Verify.

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    angiordung · Member ·

    Thank u so much!! It worked- online it says to include http but your directions said to omit and it worked. Are you able to help me with Bing?

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    anissajean · Member ·

    You’re so welcome! I’m glad it worked. Try these directions below for Bing:

    Bing Webmaster Center:
    -Log in to http://www.bing.com/webmaster with your Live! account.
    -Click Add a Site.
    -Enter your blog URL and click Submit.
    -Copy the content value of the meta tag. The content value is the bold text in this example:
    <meta name=’msvalidate.01′ content=’12C1203B5086AECE94EB3A3D9830B2E’>
    -Leave the verification page open and go to your blog dashboard (in a new tab/window).
    -Open the Tools → Available Tools Page and paste the content value in the Bing Webmaster Center field under the Website Verification Services header.
    -Click on Save Changes.
    -Go back to the verification page and click Return to the Site list.

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    angiordung · Member ·

    When I return to site I get a weird page with just some user XML version numbers and letters?

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    angiordung · Member ·

    Also, it still doesn’t show in a google search, does it take some time?

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    sudiptac30 · Member ·

    Hi,

    I have been trying to verify my website in Google Webmaster but no luck yet. I went thru all the above conversations and followed the instructions but still no success.
    I have tried the following ways to verify my site http://www.mygardeninpots.com :

    1. Google Analytics
    2. HTML Tag
    3. Domain Name Provider

    Upon every attempt, I got the following msg :-
    We weren’t able to verify your property: http://www.mygardeninpots.com/
    Help
    Verification failed for http://www.mygardeninpots.com/ using the Meta tag method (less than a minute ago). We were unable to connect to your server.
    Verify your ownership of http://www.mygardeninpots.com/. Learn more.

    I have registered this domain with one company and hosting services from another company. When I called both companies and asked for help, they are passing this issue to each other. Hence no luck.
    Please help me regarding this. I would really appreciate your help and guidance regarding this issue.

    Thanks!!

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    timethief · Member ·

    @sudiptac30

    I have been trying to verify my website in Google Webmaster

    http://www.mygardeninpots.com/ is NOT hosted by WordPress.COM. Our WordPress.COM support docs do not apply to it and we do not provide support for it. You are posting to the wrong support forum for your software.

    WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG and need support for that site in the future and if you do not have a WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there.
    Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
    WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

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    timethief · Member ·

    @leightonliterature

    @angiordung

    Please note that verifying your site in order to use the webmaster tools is not necessary in order for your site to be indexed with Google, Bing, or any other search engine.

    The only instructions that apply to obtaining Google verification of wordpress.COM hosted blogs are found at this link
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/#google-search-console

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