Verifying Your Domain with Google Search Console

Verifying your store with Google Search Console helps optimize its visibility in search results by allowing Google to access and analyze your website. This guide walks you through the steps to verify your domain, choose a verification method, and complete the process in your SHOPLINE admin panel.

Steps to Verify Your Domain

1. Enter the Google Search Console: Please enter the Google Search Console, and click Start now to verify your domains.
   
   
2. Select Property Type: Please select the URL prefix in the right pane, and after entering, click CONTINUE. Enter your store's unique URL in the URL field, for example:

• • If your store's URL is www.abc.com, enter https://www.abc.com.
  • If your store's URL is shop.def.com, enter https://shop.def.com.
    
    

3. Choose a verification method: Please select HTML tag in Other verification methods.
   
   
4. Copy the meta tag: In the displayed area, click Copy.
   
   
5. Paste the meta tag to your store: From your SHOPLINE admin panel, go to Google > Domain verification > Verify your domain By Google tools > Add Meta tag, paste the copied meta tag into the field, and click Save.‎
   
   
   
6. Check the store status: After pasting the meta tag to the Google Search Console, please check the current Store status. From your SHOPLINE admin panel, go to Settings > Basic settings > Store status. The Store status must be set to Open to complete the verification. If your store status is Closed, you can change it to Open from the drop-down menu and click Update in the lower right corner.
   
   
7. Complete verification: Please return to the Google Search Console and click VERIFY. If the following is displayed, it means your website has been successfully verified.