How To Google Webmaster Tools & Wordpress

Many claim to know how to beat Google at its own game and for the majority of us, well we just have to tow the line and work with what we can. Get started by logging into the backend of your blog and clicking on Plugins and then Add New link in the left hand side menu. The step before heading over to Google's Webmaster Tools is to copy URL down as you will need it shortly. So sign into Webmaster Tools page and you will be presented with fairly blank old sceen with Add Site link smack bang in front of you. You need to choose way for Google to verify it's your site and not one of your friends blog's your trying to get all the info on. Failing that I have found uploading HTML file is simple way to get it done as the final two options require you to either edit your WordPress Theme or have support at your webhost make changes to your hosting account. With your site now verified you will be dumped back at Dashboard allowing us to finish the job and submit that sitemap we created earlier. Here it's just matter of hitting submit sitemap again and matching URL from your blog with Google wants and then you wait.. Once they visit you few times you will start to get more stats added into your Dashboard about errors they encounter, keywords among other things. Have poke around the site before you leave the page, it's great start to helping you understand how Google your blog.  Read more