How do I set Google as my preferred domain?
Click the settings icon > Site Settings > Preferred Domain. Click on the radio button on the domain that is to be your preferred domain. You will receive a message in your Google Webmaster Tools account that your preferred domain is changed. UPDATE: Google hasn’t moved the preferred domain capability over to the new Search Console yet.
How to verify domain ownership in Google Search Console?
To configure this setting, you need to verify domain ownership of your domain with www and without www. You can use the same meta verification to prove your ownership or upload the verification file offered by Google search console when you submit your website.
How can I add a website to my Search Console?
Note that you must be able to prove that you own the site (or appropriate section of that site ) in order to add it to your Search Console account. You can create a property that includes an entire domain (example.com) or a property that is limited to a single branch (example.com/clothing/).
Do you have to use preferred URLs for Google?
Use only the preferred versions of your URLs in your website’s XML sitemap. You shouldn’t rely on just on this option, however, as Google will see these URLs as only suggested canonical URLs and so might still interpret non-preferred domains as duplicate content.
What to do if Google is not indexing your website?
Turn off safe search, which might be filtering your results. For a missing page: Search Google for the full URL of your page. For a site: It is possible that not every page on the site is indexed, but the site itself is in our index. Consider adding a sitemap to help Google discover all the pages in your site.
Can a custom domain be used for a Google site?
You can use a custom domain for a site published on new Google Sites. Using a custom domain can make it easier for people to find and remember your site with a web address like www.yourdomain.com . To use a custom domain for your site, you can: