Google Search Console
Web service from Google for webmasters
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Type of site | Webmaster tools |
|---|---|
| Owner | |
| URL | search |
| Commercial | yes |
| Launched | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) |
Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) 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 2019, old Search Console reports, including the home and dashboard pages, were removed.[3]
Features
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]
- Receive alerts when Google encounters indexing, spam, or other issues on your site.[6]
- Show you which sites link to your website.
- Write and check a robots.txt file to help discover pages that are blocked in robots.txt accidentally.[7]
- 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).[8]
- View site speed reports from the Chrome User Experience Report.
- Page Experience Report including - Core Web Vitals, and HTTPS.[9]
- Receive notifications from Google for manual penalties.[10][11]
- Provide access to an API to add, change and delete listings and list crawl errors.[12]
- 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.
- Check Merchant Listings Report and Product Snippet Report
See also
- Bing Webmaster Tools
- Google Insights for Search
- Google Analytics
- Schema.org
- Google Tag Manager
- Google PageSpeed
- Google Optimize
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "About Search Console - Search Console Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "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
- 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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