How to integrate Google Search Console with your WordPress site

This guide will tackle what Google Search Console is, why you need it, and even how to integrate it with your WordPress site..   In order to integrate Google Search Console with your WordPress site, you will need to add your website, and your website's sitemap.   The reason is that the sitemap, will allow Google to crawl and index your website faster than just submitting your website URL alone..   Also, you will need the plugin called Yoast SEO, which will help you with verifying your website and producing valid sitemap for Google..   Once you've added the code, and saved it, you can go back to your Google Search Console tab to click on Verify button..   Note which does happen for some people, you can also use Headers and Footers plugin so you do not have to mess with opening up your theme.   This list will ask you to add all URL variations of your website and set your preferred URL, whether it's www or non-www, or even HTTP or HTTPS if you have SSL set up.   you can find your sitemap URL by going to your WordPress admin panel, and navigating to SEO > XML Sitemaps, and then finding the button called Sitemap.   In Google Search Console, to submit your sitemap, you will go to the section under Crawl > Sitemaps...   Depending on the size of your website, Google could take few days to few weeks to crawl your website.  .   Read more