Connecting Google Search Console
Connect your blog to Google Search Console to accelerate indexing, track performance, and unlock sitemap submission and ranking data.
Connecting your blog to Google Search Console is essential for accelerating indexing and accessing performance data. This guide walks through the verification process to enable sitemap submission and ranking tracking.
Before you start
- Google Search Console integration requires an active paid subscription. It is not available on the free plan.
- Your blog must have a custom domain connected before proceeding.
- The Google account you use to register in Search Console and the account you sign in with inside the inblog dashboard must be the same. A mismatch will cause the integration to fail.
How to Register with Google Search Console
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Start the Process
- Visit the Google Search Console website and click "Start Now"
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Add Your Blog URL
- Enter your custom domain (e.g.,
https://blog.example.com) - Include the
https://protocol - Click "Continue"
- Enter your custom domain (e.g.,
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Select "HTML tag" and Copy It
- From the list of verification methods, choose "HTML tag"
- Copy the entire meta tag provided
Note: The "HTML file upload" method offered by Google is not supported by inblog. You must use the HTML tag method.
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Paste into inblog
- In your inblog dashboard, go to Settings tab → Code injection
- Paste the copied HTML tag into the Start of
<head>tag input and save
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Verify in Google Search Console
- Return to Google Search Console and click "Verify"
- If unsuccessful initially, try 2–3 more times
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Connect in the inblog Dashboard
- When linking Search Console inside inblog, sign in with the same Google account you used to register the property in Search Console
Key Benefits
The integration provides two critical advantages: it "helps accelerate the indexing of your blog and posts" and enables you to track indexing status plus Google search rankings directly in your inblog dashboard.
Last updated 2026-06-15