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What is Google Console?

Google Console

What is Google Console?

Google Console is a free tool provided by google search console. This tool helps website owners to monitor the performance of website. Along with monitoring website owners can maintain and troubleshoot the problems related to their site. Google Console provides valuable insights of how google crawler rate and index your content is its search results.

How Do I Submit My Website to Google Search Console for indexing?

Use your Signed in Google Account and type “google console” in the search bar.


 
Then Choose the result with support google.com link and click on it.


 
In Next window click on the search console button on extreme right of the screen.


 
For adding new website go the add property option. This option is used for adding new website.


 
In Next Step enter the target URL of domain in the URL Prefix option and click on continue option.


 
Once you enter the URL then click on HTML Tag.


 
Once you choose HTML option. Then you will see a meta tag. Copy the meta tag by clicking on copy option.


 
Now you have to login in admin account of your website and make sure that you have installed SEO YOAST plugin installed. When installed then click on the SEO YOAST plugin option.


 
In Next Step Click on the Settings option in the SEO YOAST Plugin.


 
In Next window click on the Site Connections Option.


 
In Site Connections go to Google Option and Paste the Copied HTML Tag. Then Click on Save Changes Option.



Once You will Paste the copied HTML Tag it will show that settings have been saved successfully.

 
Then Click on the Verify Option in the Google Console.


Once You Click on the verification then google console will confirm the ownership of website. Then click on the go to property and find the google console page of your website.

Google Search Console

Features of Google Search Console

Google Search Console offers a variety of features to help website owners to monitor the performance of the their site. There are some unique features which are as follows.

Google Console

Drawbacks of Google Console

Along with multiple benefits there are some drawbacks of google console.

No Advanced Analysis of Website

Google Console provides only basic information of website metrics. There is no advanced information regarding SEO metrics and performance of website. You cannot find any information regarding your competitor, no keyword analysis and no future traffic updates.

Delay in Updates

Google Console provides information of the website which is almost 2-3 days old. Google console do not provides latest and current data, usually the updates shown in the performance sheet are 2-3 days old.

Limited Previous Records

Another drawback of google console is the limited previous data records. Google console only keeps records of 90days. You cannot find previous information more than 90 days.

Complex Method of Site Submission

Google console has another drawback of complex method of site submission. The method of submitting a site in google console is complex and lengthy process. It is very difficult for new beginners.

API Indexing Plugin

API Indexing is a plugin which is installed in the WordPress plugin of a website. On the other hand google search console is browsed from google result pages.

Quick indexing

API key provides instant indexing feature to users. It is good option to index those pages who has minor changes and upgrades. Because API indexing will submit that particular page to crawler for instant indexing. But on the other hand google search console indexing means comprehensive checking of each and every page of website.

For API Indexing You have to Install Rank Math SEO plugin in your Website WordPress account.


 
Click on Rank Math SEO Option and then go to Instant Indexing Option.


 
Submit target URL and Click on the SEND API button. This is how your page will be sent for instant indexing through API indexing key.


 

Indexing Speed

Another Difference between Google Console and API indexing is the speed. As the name indicates API is the fasted mode of indexing but on the other hand google console does not work on instant basis.

Data Difference

Google Console provides in-depth information of the submitted URLs like breadcrumbs, sitemaps, page can be indexed or not while API indexing do not provide information for performance and diagnosis of the website or URL.