Wix sites use Server Side Rendering (SSR) to convert the HTML code of your pages into the version that your visitors see in their browser. SSR can also help make it easier for search engines to retrie...

Viewing Your Page's Source Code the Way Search Engines Do

Discover how to utilize Server Side Rendering (SSR) on your Wix site to enhance SEO by making your content more accessible to search engines. Learn to view your page's source code as search engines do, using browser settings to change the user agent to Googlebot. This allows you to ensure that important SEO elements, like meta tags, are properly indexed.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Wix sites use Server Side Rendering (SSR) to convert the HTML code of your pages into the version that your visitors see in their browser. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>SSR can also help make it easier for search engines to retrieve all of the content on your pages when they <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/how-search-works#introducing-the-three-stages-of-google-search" target="_blank">crawl and index them</a>. This includes useful SEO content such as <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-seo-title-tags-and-meta-descriptions-to-your-pages" target="">meta tags</a> that are in your page's source code, but are not visible on the rendered page.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can view your page's source code the way search engines view it by changing the user agent in your browser's settings. The user agent helps identify which browser you're using. When you select a web crawler bot such as <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/googlebot" target="_blank">Googlebot</a> as your user agent, you can view the exact content that the bot crawls.  </div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="viewing-your-pages-source-code-in-google-chrome" level="3">Viewing your page's source code in Google Chrome</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can use Google Chrome's developer tools to view your page's source code the way search engines do.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To view using Google Chrome:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Open the relevant page of your site in Google Chrome.</li>  <li>Open the page's source code view:
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Windows:</strong> Right-click the page and select <strong>View page source </strong>(or <strong>View source</strong>). Alternatively, you can press <strong>Ctrl + U </strong>on your keyboard.</li>      <li><strong>Mac: </strong>Press <strong>Cmd</strong> + <strong>Option</strong> +<strong> U</strong> on your keyboard.</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>Open the developer tools:
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Windows:</strong> Press the<strong> F12 </strong>key on your keyboard.</li>      <li><strong>Mac:</strong> Press <strong>Cmd</strong> + <strong>Option</strong> + <strong>I </strong>on your keyboard.</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>Click the Customize and Control DevTools icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2019/06/06/b8a99875-656a-46c6-bbe1-daec5f5026ac/bd82b1da-eed6-44d7-a8d8-fc5f5e67b9f3.png" /> at the top right. </li>  <li>Hover over <strong>More tools </strong>and select <strong>Network conditions</strong>. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/10/17/2883013d-b806-4d02-be08-9c3285f9d577/fbacce51-b2b5-418f-adf7-75636bfbb3bb.jpg" alt="Selecting More Tools in Google Chrome's developer tools" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Deselect <strong>Use browser default</strong> under <strong>User Agent</strong>. </li>  <li>Select <strong>Googlebot</strong> from the drop-down menu. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/10/17/34348262-01d0-41eb-8538-7c5b87e27bdd/4158cc44-80a0-4545-811b-0c8a6d2c3f2e.jpg" alt="Selecting Googlebot as the user agent in Google Chrome" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Refresh the page.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="viewing-your-pages-source-code-in-safari" level="3">Viewing your page's source code in Safari</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can use the Develop tab in Safari to view your page's code the way search engines do. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To view using Safari:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Safari</strong> in the top menu.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Advanced</strong>.</li>  <li>Select the <strong>Show features for web developers </strong>checkbox.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/71d20af0-560e-44a5-bb38-bf3f513b58fa/2023/12/11/564d8add-8f96-4a16-ae6b-49f30b911334/08b12edb-41a0-42cf-9716-8440062175c2.jpg" alt="A screenshot of the settings panel in Safari with the Show features for web developers checkbox selected." /></div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="blue"><div class="info-content"><div>Once you select the checkbox, <strong>Develop</strong> appears in the top menu.<br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/71d20af0-560e-44a5-bb38-bf3f513b58fa/2023/12/11/839b38a9-fda8-4de4-a4d1-b2ed44219796/1beb75c5-1472-4245-be87-06c56cdbf465.jpg" alt="A screenshot of a top menu with Develop selected." /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Open the relevant page of your site in Safari.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Develop</strong> in the top menu. </li>  <li>Hover over <strong>User Agent</strong>.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Other </strong>at the bottom.</li>  <li>Replace the text in the field with the following: Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html) Safari/537.36</li>  <li>Click <strong>OK </strong>to confirm.</li></ol></div>

Important:If you previously verified your site with Google manually, your site is already connected. You don't need to connect your site in your SEO Setup Checklist. If the step is marked as not compl...

Connecting Your Site to Google in the Wix SEO Setup Checklist

Discover how to connect and verify your site with Google using the Wix SEO Setup Checklist. This step-by-step guide helps you improve your site's search engine optimization (SEO) and ensures your site gets indexed quickly on Google. Tailor your checklist based on your business needs, and follow the instructions to enhance your online visibility. Note that connecting to Google requires a Premium plan and a connected domain.

<div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><div>If you previously <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-site-with-google-search-console-5033765" target="">verified your site with Google manually</a>, your site is already connected. You don't need to connect your site in your SEO Setup Checklist. If the step is marked as not completed in your checklist, you can ignore it.  </div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The Wix SEO Setup Checklist is a step-by-step checklist designed to help you get found online. The SEO Setup Checklist gives you advice about the information your site needs to connect and <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.wix.com/seo/learn/resource/verifying-your-site-with-google" target="_blank">verify your site with Google</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can create a tailored checklist based on your business, your location, and your keywords. Follow the steps in your checklist to improve the search engine optimization (SEO) of your site and get your site indexed on Google. After you've connected, the SEO Setup Checklist helps get your site indexed quickly so that your site appears in search results. </div></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/08/20/3927e6df-8726-4e51-9137-f1e37ed00398/f4c6aafd-71bf-47bc-81cf-601bb5803998.png" alt="A screenshot of the SEO Wix setup" /></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="connecting-your-site-to-google" level="3">Connecting your site to Google</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can connect your site to Google in <strong>Marketing &amp; SEO </strong>in your site's dashboard. </div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><div>To connect to Google Search Console, you must have a <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.wix.com/upgrade/website">Premium plan</a> and a domain connected to your site. This can be either a domain <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-purchased-from-wix">purchased from Wix</a> or a domain purchased <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-purchased-elsewhere">from another domain host</a>.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To connect your site:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://www.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https:%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Fmy-account%2Fsites%2F%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D%2Fapp%2F1480c568-5cbd-9392-5604-1148f5faffa0%3FreferralInfo%3Dseo_wiz_launch_lp&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=SEO%20Setup%20Checklist" target="_blank">Go to the SEO Setup Checklist</a> in your site's SEO dashboard. </li>  <li>Complete the checklist in Step 1 of your SEO Checklist. </li>  <li>Click <strong>Connect to Google</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/08/06/a69699a0-b2fc-498a-96b1-596c40da4bda/618d62b2-2e78-4b6a-8594-20181ca6df38.png" /></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="important-information-about-verifying-with-seo-setup-checklist" level="3">Important information about verifying with SEO Setup Checklist</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ul>
  <li>Only site owners and admin collaborators can access SEO Setup Checklist. It is not available to back-office managers. <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/roles-permissions-overview" target="">Learn more about site collaborator roles and permissions</a>.</li>  <li>Verifying your site with Google Search Console with Wix SEO Setup Checklist is only available for <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/purchasing-a-domain-from-wix-3133977" target="">Premium</a> sites with a connected domain. </li>  <li>If your site is missing any information necessary to submit your site to Google, it will be listed in the pop-up. Follow the instructions in the popup to learn how to add your missing information. </li>  <li>It's possible to skip a step and complete the steps after it. However, any step you skip will show as incomplete until you finish it. You also won't be able to complete your SEO Checklist until you finish all of the steps.</li></ul></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/08/20/6c8d3c7c-e230-45f1-b236-d9945f262287/23cfc15e-be76-4fa9-b0f0-74ae806cfb0d.png" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ul>
  <li>It is not possible to verify your site using SEO Setup Checklist more than once. If you need to verify your site again, you must do it manually. <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-site-with-google-search-console-5033765" target="">Learn how</a></li></ul></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="blue"><div class="info-title">Note:</div><div class="info-content"><div>If you get an error after trying to connect your site to Google, you can try the steps in our <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-seo-setup-checklist-troubleshooting-errors-when-connecting-your-site-to-google" target="">Troubleshooting article</a>.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">Want to learn more?</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>Check out our <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.wix.com/seo/learn/resource/what-is-google-search-console?utm_source=kb" target="_blank">beginner's guide to Google Search Console</a> in the Wix SEO Learning Hub.</li>  <li>You can read about Wix's great SEO features and how to use them in <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.wix.com/seo/learn/resource/wix-seo-guide" target="_blank">the Complete Wix SEO Guide</a>.</li></ul></div></div></div>

You can verify your ownership by adding verification meta tags as custom code on your site. Verifying your site on search engines confirms your ownership, and helps your site's presence in search engi...

Verifying Your Site On Search Engines Using Custom Code

Verify your site ownership by adding verification meta tags as custom code. This process enhances your site's visibility in search engine results. Learn how to correctly format the meta tag and add it to your site using the dashboard for upgraded sites or the Wix Editor for free sites. By following these steps, you can ensure your site is recognized by search engines, boosting your online presence.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>You can verify your ownership by adding verification meta tags as custom code on your site. Verifying your site on search engines confirms your ownership, and helps your site's presence in search engine search results. </div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">For the meta tag to properly validate:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>The code must be in a <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/header-code-meta-tag-guidelines#correct-format-for-header-codes-per-tool" target="">valid HTML format</a>.
    <ul>
      <li>The format should be &lt;meta name=”XX” content=”XX”/&gt;</li>      <li>Missing or extra attributes such as ‘&lt;’, a ‘ “ ‘, will create an issue.</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>The tag must belong to the right webmaster.</li>  <li>The tag will work when the site is published.</li></ul></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="using-custom-code-with-an-upgraded-site" level="3">Using custom code with an upgraded site</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Add custom code in your dashboard to verify your site. You can add custom code to specific site pages or all of your pages. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To use custom code:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://www.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?buttonText=Manage%20Settings&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;autoSelectOnSingleSite=true&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7b%7bmetaSiteId%7d%7d/settings" target="_blank">Go to Settings</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>Custom Code</strong> tab under <strong>Advanced Settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click<strong> + Add Custom Code</strong> at the top right.</li>  <li>Paste the code snippet in the text box. </li>  <li>Enter a name for your code.<br />
<strong>Tip: </strong>Give it a name that is easy to recognize so you can quickly identify it later. </li>  <li>Select an option under <strong>Add Code to Pages</strong>:
    <ul>
      <li><strong>All pages: </strong>This adds the code to all of your site's pages, including any new pages that you'll create in the future. Choose whether to load the code only once per visit or on each page your visitor opens.</li>      <li><strong>Choose specific pages: </strong>Use the drop-down menu to select the relevant pages.</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>Choose where to place your code:
    <ul>
      <li>Head</li>      <li>Body - start</li>      <li>Body - end</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>Click <strong>Apply</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="using-custom-code-with-a-free-site" level="3">Using custom code with a free site</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Add custom code in your editor to verify your site pages.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To use custom code:</h2></div><div data-component-type="tabs"><div class="tabs-wrapper"><div class="headings-wrapper"><div data-slug="Wix-Editor" class="tab-heading heading-0">Wix Editor</div><div data-slug="Studio-Editor" class="tab-heading heading-1">Studio Editor</div></div><div class="tab-contents-wrapper"><div class="tab-content"><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/account/site-selector/?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Feditor%2F%7BmetaSiteId%7D%3FeditorSessionId%3D%7Besi%7D%26" target="_blank">Go to your editor</a>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Pages &amp; Menu </strong><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9432a2ad-f01d-4a3d-ae53-370c37e15e62/2021/11/02/0b84b086-cf99-4826-93e0-9ffff492898a/c4974969-a151-4474-b053-c2dcfe3e00e6.png" /> on the left side of the editor.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>More Actions</strong> icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2eyqiy4n03ve6.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/2015/08/03/54c69671-fcfc-418c-82e8-b7a49b370cb6.png" /> next to the relevant page.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO basics</strong>.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>Advanced SEO </strong>tab.</li>  <li>Click <strong>+ Add New Tag</strong> under<strong> Additional Tags</strong>. </li>  <li>Enter your meta tag in HTML format.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Apply</strong>.</li></ol></div></div><div class="tab-content"><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/account/site-selector/?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Feditor%2F%7BmetaSiteId%7D%3FeditorSessionId%3D%7Besi%7D%26" target="_blank">Go to your editor</a>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Pages</strong> <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2023/06/14/321a54e1-ec18-42be-9c2b-b93f3f6c8383/b26db553-6344-412a-b9f6-16f1a76dba92.png" /> on the left side of the editor.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>More Actions</strong> icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2023/06/14/0367ea12-5bf2-45e3-a0a0-923a0dc6c805/f45629cf-1966-444f-81e4-7ab7767235f3.png" /> next to the relevant page.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO Basics</strong>.</li>  <li>Click the <strong>Advanced SEO </strong>tab.</li>  <li>Click <strong>+ Add New Tag</strong> under<strong> Additional Tags</strong>. </li>  <li>Enter your meta tag in HTML format.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Apply</strong>.</li></ol></div></div></div></div></div>

Verifying your site on search engines confirms your ownership, and helps your site's presence in search engine search results. With the Wix Site Verification Tool, you can quickly add verification met...

Verifying Your Site with the Wix Site Verification Tool

Verify your site on search engines to confirm ownership and enhance your visibility in search results. With the Wix Site Verification Tool, you can easily add verification meta tags for platforms like Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Center. This article guides you through the process of obtaining and adding these tags, ensuring you can manage your site's performance effectively and maintain access to valuable webmaster tools.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Verifying your site on search engines confirms your ownership, and helps your site's presence in search engine search results. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>With the Wix Site Verification Tool, you can quickly add verification meta tags for Google Search Console, Pinterest, Bing Webmaster Center, Yandex Webmaster, and Naver Webmaster Tools. After you've verified your ownership with a search engine, you can use their webmaster tools to help manage your site's presence in that search engine results.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>For example, you can use <a data-composite="true" href="https://search.google.com/search-console/about" target="_blank">Google Search Console</a> to see how your site is performing in Google search results. You can also <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/crawling/ask-google-to-recrawl" target="_blank">request a crawl of your site</a> after you update your site so that the latest version of your pages appear in search results. </div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="how-the-site-verification-tool-works" level="3">How the site verification tool works</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The site verification tool uses a special meta tag that you get from a search engine's webmaster tools. This tag is a piece of HTML code that contains the name of the search engine and a unique string of letters and numbers. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>After you add the meta tag to the site verification tool and save it, the tool adds this tag to your homepage's header code.</div></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/11/22/b93fdf14-2b96-4953-a17d-5bd43bbcabd1/060ca80c-1801-4200-bd07-831dca5d83f0.jpg" alt="Adding a verification meta tag in the site verification tool." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can then go back to the search engine's webmaster tools and request it to verify your ownership by scanning your homepage's header for the meta tag. If it finds the tag, it confirms you as the owner. Depending on the search engine, you'll also then have access to a range of tools and data about your site's performance in search results.  </div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><div>Search engines periodically check if the verification meta tag is still in your homepage's header. You should leave the verification tag for as long as you want you to remain verified as the owner. Removing it may mean you lose your verification and access to the search engine's webmaster tools. </div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="getting-verification-meta-tags-from-search-engines" level="3">Getting verification meta tags from search engines</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Each search engine has their own method for getting the meta tag that you need to verify your site. For example, Google requires you to <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9008080?hl=en" target="">add a property in Google Search console</a> to get a verification meta tag. </div></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/05/12/8354771a-e4ba-4bc5-843a-545882d6772f/46f82d39-640d-4049-a29e-1b90af7fa2f7.png" alt="Getting a verification meta tag from Google Search Console." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can learn more about how to get verification meta tags for each search engine in the articles below:</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ul>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-site-with-google-search-console-5033765" target="">Google</a></li>  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-domain-with-pinterest" target="">Pinterest</a></li>  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-site-with-bing-webmaster-tools" target="">Bing</a></li>  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-domain-with-yandex" target="">Yandex</a></li>  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-site-with-naver-webmaster-tools" target="">Naver</a></li></ul></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="adding-verification-meta-tags-to-your-site" level="3">Adding verification meta tags to your site</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can add verification meta tags to your site in the <strong>Site Verification</strong> section of your site's SEO &amp; GEO dashboard.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To add a verification meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Site Verification</strong>.</li>  <li>Click a search engine to expand.</li>  <li>Enter the meta tag relevant to that search engine.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/11/22/136528d2-0b78-471f-99a8-dad5a77d7f4a/3793550c-0ae4-4de5-b05c-84029689ce14.jpg" alt="Adding a verification meta tag in the site verification tool." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>The tag must be in a <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/header-code-meta-tag-guidelines#correct-format-for-header-codes-per-tool" target="">valid HTML format</a>.
    <ul>
      <li>The format should be &lt;meta name=”XX” content=”XX”/&gt;</li>      <li>Missing or extra attributes such as ‘&lt;’, or ‘ “ ‘, will create an issue. </li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>The tag must belong to the right webmaster tool. For example, if you try to verify with Google Search Console using a Bing verification meta tag, it won't work. </li></ul></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="updating-a-verification-meta-tag" level="3">Updating a verification meta tag</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can update verification meta tags to your site in the <strong>Site Verification</strong> section of your site's SEO &amp; GEO dashboard.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To update a verification meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Site Verification</strong>.</li>  <li>Click a search engine to expand.</li>  <li>Replace the existing meta tag with your new meta tag.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/05/12/5a9d1a10-9779-4741-8ef8-fc1588ab75a5/b6c570ea-7b5a-4d83-8a89-c6c7e4a622d3.png" alt="Updating a verification meta tag in the site verification tool" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>The tag must be in a <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/header-code-meta-tag-guidelines#correct-format-for-header-codes-per-tool" target="">valid HTML format</a>.
    <ul>
      <li>The format should be &lt;meta name=”XX” content=”XX”/&gt;</li>      <li>Missing or extra attributes such as ‘&lt;’, a ‘ “ ‘, will create an issue.</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>The tag must belong to the right webmaster tool. For example, if you try to verify with Google Search Console using a Bing verification meta tag, it won't work. </li>  <li>The tag will work when the site is published.</li></ul> </div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="deleting-a-verification-meta-tag" level="3">Deleting a verification meta tag</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can delete verification meta tags to your site in the <strong>Site Verification</strong> section of your site's SEO &amp; GEO dashboard.</div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>Deleting a verification meta tag permanently removes it and it's not possible to recover it. If you want to use the tag again, you will need to re-add it. </li>  <li>If you previously verified your site with Google using the SEO Setup Checklist, you won't be able to delete your verification meta tag in the Site Verification tool. </li></ul></div></div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To delete a verification meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Site Verification</strong>.</li>  <li>Click on a search engine to expand.</li>  <li>Delete the text in the <strong>Site verification tag</strong> field.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/05/12/856935bb-a196-48f8-aeda-fe37c3d1a4fc/ea4f14d9-e63b-41f5-8f8f-965aad841e96.png" alt="Deleting a site verification meta tag in the site verification tool" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol></div>

Verifying ownership of your domain on search engines helps to improve your presence in search results. You can verify your site with Google Search Console by adding a meta tag to your Wix site.Importa...

Verifying Your Site with Google Search Console

Discover how to verify your domain ownership on search engines using Google Search Console to enhance your site's visibility. This article guides you through obtaining a meta tag from Google, adding it to your Wix site, and completing the verification process. By following these steps, you can improve your presence in search results and ensure your site is indexed effectively.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Verifying ownership of your domain on search engines helps to improve your presence in search results. You can verify your site with Google Search Console by adding a meta tag to your Wix site.</div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>To connect to Google Search Console, you must have <a data-composite="true" href="http://www.wix.com/upgrade/website" target="_blank">an upgraded site</a> and a connected domain. This can be either a domain <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-purchased-from-wix" target="">purchased from Wix</a> or a domain purchased <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-purchased-elsewhere" target="">from another domain host</a>.</li>  <li>When you manually verify your site with Google, you don't need to connect your site in your <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/improving-your-online-presence-with-the-wix-seo-setup-checklist" target="">SEO Setup Checklist</a>. If the step is marked as not completed in your checklist, you can ignore it. </li></ul></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-1-get-your-meta-tag-from-google-search-console" level="3">Step 1 | Get your meta tag from Google Search Console</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>First, you need to get a meta tag for your site from your Google Search Console account. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To get your meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Go to <a data-composite="true" href="https://search.google.com/search-console" target="_blank">Google Search Console</a>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Start now</strong>.</li>  <li>Select the <strong>URL Prefix</strong> property type and enter your full URL (e.g.,  https://www.mystunningwebsite.com): </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2019/04/11/198c2a86-2968-4088-a586-c8d2065507dd/0b7331d1-b175-4958-9411-9e1bcf9112ea.png" alt="A screenshot of the Google Search Console setup page, with a URL entered into the URL prefix field." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Continue</strong>. </li>  <li>Click the <strong>Expand</strong> icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2019/02/27/ab42139d-ae6a-4fc3-bacb-df1745af3e8b.png" /> next to <strong>HTML tag</strong>.</li>  <li>Copy the meta tag code.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2019/02/27/bf619cf8-44c9-482b-82ce-de72bc0986c5.png" alt="A screenshot of the verification menu with the HTML tag highlighted." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Leave the Google Search Console open.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><div>Make sure you are verifying the full site URL, including the <strong>https://www</strong>. For example, https://www.mystunningwebsite.com.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-2-add-your-meta-tag-to-your-wix-site" level="3">Step 2 | Add your meta tag to your Wix site</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Next, you need to add the meta tag from Google Search Console to your Wix site using the Site Verification tool. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To add your meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>In a new tab, <a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Site Verification</strong>.</li>  <li>Click on <strong>Google Search Console</strong> to expand.</li>  <li>Enter the meta tag.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-3-complete-the-site-verification-on-google-search-console" level="3">Step 3 | Complete the site verification on Google Search Console</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The final step is to use Google Search Console to verify the meta tag that you've added to your site.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To verify your site:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Go back to Google Search Console.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Verify</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="troubleshooting-google-search-console-verification-issues" level="3">Troubleshooting Google Search Console verification issues</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>If you're experiencing issues verifying your site with Google Search Console, try the steps below:</div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Check your email address</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>If you have more than one Google account, make sure the correct email is listed when you sign in. If it isn't, log out of all your Google accounts and then sign in with the correct Google account.</div><div><br />
<img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/07/29/c49492fb-9fb2-4408-aa96-679080380bc7/cb59558d-b016-4c2b-8149-6415904f5e7f.png" /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you use a university or educational email address which includes &quot;.edu&quot;, your university may block access to certain services. You can change the email address of your Wix account and then submit a new index request using the SEO Setup Checklist. <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/changing-the-email-address-of-your-wix-account" target="">Learn How</a></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Reconnect your site to Google Search Console</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Google uses OAuth authorization to verify your account when you connect to Google Search Console. Sometimes you need to refresh this authorization for it to work correctly. For example, if you change the password of your Google account, the previous authorization won't work.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you see an error that says Wix has lost connection to Google Search Console, click <strong>Reconnect Now </strong>to re-authorize your account.  </div><div><br /></div><div><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/12/14/d9aa74a0-5a61-4a37-a2f1-e0c5aeaa286b/102cfc82-91e9-4519-99a2-3b95befb448c.png" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Make sure that the site is published</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Search engines can only index pages that you have published. Any pages that you add after the last time you published your site won't appear in search results. </div><div><br /></div><div>Make sure that your site is published before you try to verify it with Google Search Console.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Check that search engines can index your site</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>You can choose whether or not to allow search engines to index your site in your <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/customizing-your-seo-settings-1420929" target="">SEO Settings</a>. It's important to let search engines index your site if you want to verify your site with Google Search Console.</div><div><br /></div><div>To let search engines index your site:</div><div><br /></div><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>SEO Settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Make sure the <strong>Let search engines index your site</strong> toggle is enabled.</li></ol><div><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/01/27/fedcbff0-c6f9-4771-8749-d52a7780d924/b5a2cbb9-91c2-4111-9f59-d9081fd3630a.png" alt="A screenshot of the toggle to let search engines index your site" /></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Note: </strong>The waiting period for your site to be indexed is determined by the search engines themselves and is the same for all websites (not just Wix sites).</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Make sure your homepage is not password protected</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>If your site's homepage access is for members only or password protected, search engine bots won't be able to <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/beginner/how-search-works#crawling" target="_blank">crawl and index</a> it. You'll need to remove the password protection from your homepage before you can verify your site on Google Search Console. </div><div><br /></div><div>Learn more about <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-editor-password-protecting-a-specific-page-of-your-site" target="">removing password protection</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/08/04/59d448b2-e701-4a29-9202-79498cd396b5/f265cc6a-16d1-4844-933e-56a396daf9ec.png" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Check your Google Search Console account properties</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>You can have up to 1000 properties in your Google Search Console account. If you have more than 1000 properties, you'll need to <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9357768?hl=en" target="_blank">remove some properties </a>in your Google Search Console settings and then try verifying your site again. </div><div><br /></div><div><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/08/04/6c587b67-82dd-4277-b52c-4360942dcfe5/f4dc0206-e709-4767-9509-dfde28d5ee0a.png" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Clear your browser's cache and cookies</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Websites often create files known as cookies when you visit them. Cookies contain user-specific information such as authentication data and are stored by your web browser. </div><div><br /></div><div>Your browser also stores (or &quot;caches&quot;) data about each website you visit to speed up loading. Over time, your browser's cached data can differ from the actual live webpages, potentially causing issues. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you're having issues connecting your site to Google, you can try <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/clearing-wix-cookies-from-your-browser" target="">clearing Wix cookies from your browser</a> and <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/clearing-your-browsers-cache" target="">clearing your browser cache</a>.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">Still not working?</h2></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">What information should I include if I need to reach out for assistance?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>For us to best assist you, it helps to have the following information ready:</div><div><br /></div><ul>
  <li>The name or URL of your Wix site </li>  <li>The name and version of the web browser you're using  </li>  <li>The name and version of your computer's operating system</li>  <li>A description of the steps you've taken so that we can recreate the issue on our end</li>  <li>A screenshot of the issue</li></ul></div></div></div>

Verify your domain with Pinterest by adding a meta tag to your Wix site. When you verify your domain and confirm ownership of your site, Pinterest shows your full website URL on your Pinterest profile...

Verifying Your Domain with Pinterest

Verify your domain with Pinterest by adding a meta tag to your Wix site, allowing you to showcase your full website URL on your Pinterest profile. This article guides you through the process of obtaining the meta tag from Pinterest, adding it to your Wix site's SEO dashboard, and completing the verification on Pinterest. By following these steps, you enhance your business's visibility to Pinterest users.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Verify your domain with Pinterest by adding a meta tag to your Wix site. When you verify your domain and confirm ownership of your site, Pinterest shows your full website URL on your Pinterest profile. Pinterest users can also learn more about your business. </div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-1-get-your-meta-tag-from-pinterest" level="3">Step 1 | Get your meta tag from Pinterest</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>First, you need to sign in to your Pinterest account and get your site verification meta tag.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To get your meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Go to the <a data-composite="true" href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest home page</a>.</li>  <li>Sign in to your Pinterest account.</li>  <li>Click the expand icon beside your profile picture in the top right of the page. </li>  <li>Select <strong>Settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Claimed accounts</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Claim </strong>beside <strong>Websites</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Add HTML Tag </strong>to copy the HTML code in the text box.<br />
<strong>Note:</strong> The code's format should be: &lt;meta name=&quot;p:domain_verify&quot; content=&quot;your Pinterest Code here&quot;/&gt; </li>  <li>Leave the tab with your Pinterest account open.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-2-add-the-meta-tag-to-your-wix-site" level="3">Step 2 | Add the meta tag to your Wix Site</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Next, you need to add your Pinterest meta tag to your site in the site verification section of your site's SEO &amp; GEO dashboard.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To add your meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>In a new tab, <a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Site Verification</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Pinterest</strong>.</li>  <li>Enter the meta tag under <strong>Site verification tag</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/10/27/016ede11-2137-4131-91b4-4d3efb1d81b1/36a16a7c-e215-4a06-8873-0e0e5a6748bd.jpg" alt="Entering your Pinterest meta tag on the Site Verification page in your dashboard" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-3-complete-site-verification-on-pinterest" level="3">Step 3 | Complete site verification on Pinterest</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The final step is to confirm your site's verification in your Pinterest account.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Go back to the tab with your Pinterest account.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Continue</strong>.</li>  <li>Enter your website's URL in the field.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/10/27/680488b6-dabe-4e56-a31d-5d74a1e1271f/5082260b-db73-45b6-9e38-924f48a8e44b.jpg" alt="Completing your site verification on Pinterest" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Verify</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Done</strong>. </li></ol></div>

Bing Webmaster Tools is a free service from Microsoft that helps you monitor and maintain your site's presence in Bing search results. Verifying your site with Bing Webmaster Tools gives you access to...

Verifying Your Site with Bing Webmaster Tools

Discover how to verify your site with Bing Webmaster Tools to enhance your site's visibility in Bing search results. By using the Wix SEO Assistant or adding a meta tag, you can access valuable insights that improve your site's performance. This article guides you through the verification process, ensuring you can effectively monitor your site's presence on Bing.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Bing Webmaster Tools is a free service from Microsoft that helps you monitor and maintain your site's presence in Bing search results. Verifying your site with Bing Webmaster Tools gives you access to data and insights that can help improve your site's performance and visibility. You can verify your site using the Wix SEO Assistant, or under Site Verification in your dashboard.</div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="verifying-your-site-with-bing" level="3">Verifying your site with Bing</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Connect your site to Bing Webmaster Tools from your dashboard using the SEO Assistant, or by adding a meta tag to your Wix site.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To verify your site with Bing:</h2></div><div data-component-type="tabs"><div class="tabs-wrapper"><div class="headings-wrapper"><div data-slug="SEO-Assistant" class="tab-heading heading-0 recommended">SEO Assistant</div><div data-slug="Bing-Meta-Tag" class="tab-heading heading-1">Bing Meta Tag</div></div><div class="tab-contents-wrapper"><div class="tab-content"><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">Go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Click <strong>View tasks</strong> below <strong>Issues</strong>. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/09/16/36dbd21f-0ef6-479a-bbc1-ebd583e621a2/d81d57fe-7434-4d94-a388-1d8d9724ad65.png" alt="A screenshot of the SEO Assistant with the View tasks button under Issues highlighted." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Connect this site to Bing Webmaster Tools</strong> to expand it.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Connect to Bing</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/09/16/ebbd891c-5708-4d0e-adf9-99dc9e92f1a1/7f442d3e-7485-44e6-b843-e5791f4dda51.png" alt="A screenshot of the Connect to Bing button highlighted under the Connect this site to Bing task in the SEO Assistant." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Select the account you want to connect and click <strong>Continue</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Allow</strong>.</li></ol></div></div><div class="tab-content"><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://www.bing.com/webmasters/about" target="_blank">Sign in to your Bing Webmaster Tools account</a>. </li>  <li>Enter your site's URL under <strong>Add your site manually</strong>. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/09/16/f3c9efdb-e229-464d-8766-3169ed7ea2b6/a21a92c2-6678-4a11-a91b-a24b8270ec15.png" alt="A screenshot of Bing Webmaster Tools with the text box highlighted under Add your site manually." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Add</strong>. </li>  <li>Copy the meta tag under <strong>HTML Meta Tag.</strong><br />
<strong>Important: </strong>The code in the image below is a sample code. To get your code, you must sign in to your own Bing account. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/09/16/fe52e04e-3159-423c-a339-ff1f7632a7e6/2226c451-23cd-4d7e-923d-58694dcd29b8.png" alt="A screenshot of the HTML Meta Tag highlighted under Add &amp; verify site in Bing Webmaster Tools." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Leave Bing Webmaster Tools open.</li>  <li>In a new tab, <a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Site Verification</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Bing Webmaster Tools</strong>.</li>  <li>Paste the meta tag under <strong>Site verification tag</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/09/16/6c849add-5d1f-4d22-8f92-30cc675a6e08/58ca5f79-cf08-42df-89f9-a10db3ecec42.png" alt="A screenshot of the Site verification tag text box highlighted under the Bing Webmaster Tools option in Site Verification." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li>  <li>Go back to Bing Webmaster Tools.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Verify</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Done</strong>. </li></ol></div></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="faqs" level="3">FAQs</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Click a question below to learn more about verifying your site with Bing Webmaster Tools.</div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Can I switch the account that's connected with Bing Webmaster Tools?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Yes, you can switch the account that's connected with Bing Webmaster Tools by clicking <strong>Switch Account</strong> after opening Bing Webmaster Tools in your SEO Assistant.</div><div><img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/a1c473d0-e600-4b63-ae67-997d73da1139/2025/09/15/adebca57-3762-46b2-82a6-732cf65377e8/675f9cf2-ec33-4377-b75a-18a7e9609a27.png" /></div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">How long does it take for my site to be verified with Bing?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>The verification process can take a few minutes to a few hours.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Can I verify my site with other search engines?</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Yes, from the Site Verification tool in your SEO &amp; GEO dashboard, you can verify your site with other search engines like <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-site-with-google-search-console-5033765" target="">Google Search Console</a> and <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/verifying-your-site-with-naver-webmaster-tools" target="">Naver Webmaster Tools</a>.</div></div></div></div>

Verifying ownership of your domain on search engines helps to improve your presence in search results. You can verify your site with Naver Webmaster Tools by adding a meta tag to your Wix site.Importa...

Verifying Your Site with Naver Webmaster Tools

Learn how to verify your domain ownership on Naver Webmaster Tools to enhance your site's visibility in search results. This article guides you through obtaining a meta tag from Naver and adding it to your Wix site, ensuring you follow the steps in Korean for accuracy. By completing this process, you can improve your search presence and connect your custom domain effectively.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Verifying ownership of your domain on search engines helps to improve your presence in search results. You can verify your site with Naver Webmaster Tools by adding a meta tag to your Wix site.</div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><ul>
  <li>You need to complete the steps in this article using the Korean language version of Naver. Translation tools such as Google Translate can prevent you from being able to complete the steps properly.</li>  <li>It's currently not possible to verify free Wix URLs. You can only verify <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-you-own-to-your-wix-site" target="">custom domains</a>.</li></ul></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-1-get-your-meta-tag-from-naver" level="3">Step 1 | Get your meta tag from Naver</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>First, you need to get a meta tag for your site from your Naver Webmaster Tools account. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To get your meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Sign in to <a data-composite="true" href="https://searchadvisor.naver.com/console/board" target="_blank">Naver Webmaster Tools account</a>.</li>  <li>Enter your website URL under <strong>Site Registration</strong>. </li>  <li>Click the Add icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2021/05/31/4fb3dd39-65bb-46b8-b84f-5e74133933c0/92f68afc-4fb8-4f9e-b16c-6d4b5d9037c1.png" />.</li>  <li>Select <strong>HTML tag (태그)</strong>. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/09/09/e3d12f05-2a5f-4f5a-ba28-55150575d408/3afc6358-9d38-47cc-b1d1-5de2c57a63dd.jpg" alt="Selecting HTML Tag in Naver Webmaster Tools" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Copy your meta tag.</li>  <li>Leave Naver Webmaster Tools open.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-2-add-the-meta-tag-to-your-wix-site" level="3">Step 2 | Add the meta tag to your Wix site</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Next, you need to add the meta tag from Naver Webmaster Tools to your Wix site using the Site Verification tool. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To add your meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>In a new tab, <a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Site Verification</strong>.</li>  <li>Click on <strong>Naver Webmaster Tools</strong> to expand.</li>  <li>Enter your meta tag under <strong>Site verification tag</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-3-complete-site-verification-on-naver" level="3">Step 3 | Complete site verification on Naver</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The final step is to use Naver Webmaster Tools to verify the meta tag that you've added to your site.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To verify your site:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Return to Naver Webmaster Tools.</li>  <li>Click <strong>소유확인 </strong>(<strong>Ownership Confirmation</strong>).</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/09/09/faf233fc-ced9-4174-a4a4-91553bb96931/16d6b6fe-766e-43d3-b5e0-5df47da01902.jpg" alt="Confirming site verification in Naver Webmaster Tools" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Enter the numbers and letters show in the pop-up.</li>  <li>Click <strong>확인</strong> (<strong>Confirm</strong>).</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/09/09/36bd287e-8973-4e03-a3d6-e9284e827799/a8d621ed-70fa-4351-ba1c-8a10c1e2129a.jpg" alt="Entering the numbers and letters and confirming in Naver Webmaster Tools" /></div></div>

Verifying ownership of your domain on search engines helps to improve your presence in search results. You can verify your site with Yandex by adding a meta tag to your Wix site.Step 1 | Get your meta...

Verifying Your Domain with Yandex

Verify your domain ownership on Yandex to enhance your search engine presence. Learn how to obtain a meta tag from your Yandex Webmaster account and add it to your Wix site using the Site Verification tool. Finally, complete the verification process on Yandex to ensure your site is recognized, helping you improve visibility in search results.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Verifying ownership of your domain on search engines helps to improve your presence in search results. You can verify your site with Yandex by adding a meta tag to your Wix site.</div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-1-get-your-meta-tag-from-yandex" level="3">Step 1 | Get your meta tag from Yandex</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>First, you need to get a meta tag for your site from your Yandex Webmaster account. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To get your meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Log in to your <a data-composite="true" href="https://webmaster.yandex.com/" target="_blank">Yandex Webmaster</a> account.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Get Started</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Add</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/1de041c3-9554-4d04-9ed8-d7e127f698b3/2020/08/05/27fa667f-f902-420c-93a1-e460528f3ba1/ed161f9e-ef6e-4329-a466-ce6379cb3004.jpg" alt="The Add button highlighted on the My sites screen." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Enter your website URL.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Add to</strong>.</li>  <li>Copy your meta tag.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/1de041c3-9554-4d04-9ed8-d7e127f698b3/2020/08/05/c347131b-32fc-4fc3-bbf4-54bcce177ca1/00077de8-f941-4268-a8e7-ac049c8aabbe.jpg" alt="The meta tag highlighted on the confirmation page." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Leave the Yandex screen open.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-2-add-your-meta-tag-to-your-wix-site" level="3">Step 2 | Add your meta tag to your Wix site</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Next, you need to add the meta tag from Yandex Webmaster to your Wix site using the Site Verification tool. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To add your meta tag:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>In a new tab, <a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D/seo-home?referralInfo=KB-3c4f785a-4597-467a-8279-ceddc7b499e2&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;buttonText=Go+to+SEO" target="_blank">go to SEO &amp; GEO</a> in your site's dashboard.</li>  <li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools and settings</strong>.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Site Verification</strong>.</li>  <li>Click on Yandex Webmaster to expand.</li>  <li>Enter the meta tag.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="step-3-complete-the-site-verification-on-yandex-webmaster" level="3">Step 3 | Complete the site verification on Yandex Webmaster</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>The final step is to use Yandex Webmaster to verify the meta tag that you've added to your site.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To verify your site:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Go back to the Yandex Webmaster.   </li>  <li>Click <strong>Check</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/1de041c3-9554-4d04-9ed8-d7e127f698b3/2020/08/10/6db65d85-64fa-48e8-b9aa-dd3d4225b520/82ca4495-30c3-47a2-8ed0-60446f8a503c.jpg" alt="The Check button highlighted on the confirmation page." /></div></div>

Web of Trust is an online reputation and Internet safety service, providing crowdsourced reviews and other data about whether websites respect user privacy, are secure, and other indicators of trust. ...

Verifying Your Site with Web of Trust

Discover how to verify your site with Web of Trust to enhance its online reputation and security. By connecting a domain and following the verification process, you can reduce the chances of your site being labeled as unsafe. This article guides you through the steps to claim and verify your site, helping you build trust with users and improve your site's credibility.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Web of Trust is an online reputation and Internet safety service, providing crowdsourced reviews and other data about whether websites respect user privacy, are secure, and other indicators of trust. The platform allows users to rank sites as safe or unsafe.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>By verifying your site, you can decrease the chances your site being marked as unsafe or malicious by Web of Trust. </div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title"></div><div class="info-content"><div>You must <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-you-own-to-your-wix-site" target="">connect a domain</a> to your site in order to verify it with Web of Trust.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="3">To verify your site with Web of Trust:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Go to <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.mywot.com/" target="">https://www.mywot.com/</a> and sign up.</li>  <li>Enter the following into your address bar: https://www.mywot.com/en/claim-site?target=<strong>your-site-URL</strong>.<br />
For example: https://www.mywot.com/en/claim-site?target=https://mystunningwebsite.wixsite.com/mystunningwebsite. </li>  <li>Enter your site URL and click <strong>Claim and Verify</strong>.</li>  <li>Copy the meta tag code from the text box under <strong>Paste Meta Tag</strong>. </li>  <li>Keep Web of Trust open in your browser and create a new tab.</li>  <li>In the new tab:
    <ol>
      <li>Go to <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?buttonText=Tracking%20and%20Analytics&amp;title=Select%20a%20Site&amp;autoSelectOnSingleSite=true&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/{{metaSiteId}}/manage-website/embeds/?referralInfo=sidebar" target="">Tracking &amp; Analytics</a> in your site's dashboard. </li>      <li>Click <strong>+ New Tool</strong> at the top right. </li>      <li>Click <strong>Verification Code </strong>in the drop-down menu.</li>      <li>Paste the meta tag code in the text box and click <strong>Apply</strong>. </li>    </ol>  </li>  <li>Go back to Web of Trust and click <strong>Verify</strong> to complete the process. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="blue"><div class="info-title">Note:</div><div class="info-content"><div>After verifying your site, other users of Web of Trust must rank your site and mark it as safe in order for your site to be marked as safe by Web of Trust. </div></div></div></div>

Adding header code meta tags to the &lt;head&gt; section of your site's code allows search engines like Google to verify your site and recognize you as the site's owner. You can add meta tags to your ...

Header Code Meta Tag Guidelines

Learn how to add header code meta tags to your site's code to verify ownership and enhance search engine recognition. This article guides you through the correct format for various verification tags, ensuring you follow essential guidelines for successful implementation. By adding these tags, you can improve your site's visibility and credibility online.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>Adding header code meta tags to the &lt;head&gt; section of your site's code allows search engines like Google to verify your site and recognize you as the site's owner. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can add meta tags to your site on the <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-additional-meta-tags-to-your-sites-pages" target="">Advanced SEO panel of individual pages</a> or by <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/embedding-custom-code-on-your-site" target="">embedding custom code to your site</a>.</div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="guidelines-for-adding-header-codes-to-your-page" level="3">Guidelines for Adding Header Codes to Your Page</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Follow the guidelines below to make sure your header code is written correctly:</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ul>
  <li>The following types of tags can be added: 
    <ul>
      <li>Link</li>      <li>Meta</li>      <li>Comment</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>Only add up to 2000 characters.</li>  <li>Do not add free text. Only valid HTML tags &lt;&gt; are accepted.</li>  <li>Do not add scripts. &lt;script&gt; won't pass validation.</li>  <li>Do not add the following tags:&lt;html&gt; &lt;head&gt; &lt;body&gt;.</li>  <li>The following codes are not accepted, as Wix automatically generates these tags for you. It is not possible to add a duplicate tag for:
    <ul>
      <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-seo-title-tags-and-meta-descriptions-to-your-pages" target="">Title tag and meta description</a></li>      <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/tracking-events-on-your-wix-site-with-a-google-analytics-property" target="">Google Analytics</a></li>      <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-structured-data-markup-to-your-sites-pages-2546962" target="">Open Graph: og:title, og:type, og.url</a>. </li>      <li><a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/using-the-robots-meta-tag" target="">Robots.txt</a></li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>When adding multiple verification meta tags, add all of the tags consecutively, without separating them with spaces or commas. Make sure each tag has open ('&lt;') and close ('&gt;') tags.</li></ul></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="orange"><div class="info-title">Important:</div><div class="info-content"><div>For Pinterest verification, you must first connect your own domain to your Wix site and upgrade to a Premium Plan.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="correct-format-for-header-codes-per-tool" level="3">Correct Format for Header Codes (Per Tool)</h2></div><div data-component-type="table"><div class="table-wrapper"><table><thead><tr><th><div>Tool</div></th><th><div>Code</div></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><div>Google Search Console</div></td><td><div>&lt;meta name=&quot;google-site-verification&quot; content=&quot;Code from Google Webmaster tools&quot;/&gt;</div></td></tr><tr><td><div>For Bing Webmaster tools</div></td><td><div>&lt;meta name=&quot;msvalidate.01&quot; content=&quot;Code from Bing Webmaster tools&quot;/&gt;</div></td></tr><tr><td><div>Pinterest verification</div></td><td><div>&lt;meta name=&quot;p:domain_verify&quot; content=&quot;Code from Pinterest&quot;/&gt;</div></td></tr><tr><td><div>Yandex webmaster tools</div></td><td><div>&lt;meta name= &quot;yandex-verification&quot; content=&quot;Code from Yandex Webmaster tools&quot;/&gt;</div></td></tr><tr><td><div>Norton safe web site verification</div></td><td><div>&lt;meta name=&quot;norton-safeweb-site-verification&quot; content=&quot;Norton Code&quot;/&gt;</div></td></tr><tr><td><div>Twitter cards</div></td><td><div>&lt;meta name=&quot;twitter:card&quot; content=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;<br />
&lt;meta name=&quot;twitter:site&quot; content=&quot;@TwitterUserName&quot;&gt;<br />
&lt;meta name=&quot;twitter:title&quot; content=&quot;home page meta title&quot;&gt;<br />
&lt;meta name=&quot;twitter:description&quot; content=&quot;write your description here&quot;&gt;<br />
&lt;meta name=&quot;twitter:image&quot; content=&quot;imageUrl.jpg&quot;&gt;</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div data-component-type="informative"><div class="info-container" info-color="green"><div class="info-title">Tip:</div><div class="info-content"><div>Need help getting your site found in search results? Check out Wix <a data-composite="true" href="https://manage.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?siteType=HtmlWeb&amp;actionUrl=https://www.wix.com/dashboard/{{metaSiteId}}/seo-home/seo-setup?&amp;title=Select%20a%20site&amp;buttonText=SEO+Setup+Checklist" target="_blank">SEO Setup Checklist</a> for a step-by-step plan designed to help improve your site's SEO. </div></div></div></div>

A tracking code is a piece of javascript code in the source code of your site's pages. Many tools can use these tracking codes to give you insights into how your site visitors interact with your pages...

Viewing the Tracking Codes in Your Page's Source Code

Discover how to view and manage tracking codes on your site to gain valuable insights into visitor interactions. This article guides you through using Google Chrome and Safari to access your page's source code and identify active tracking codes, such as those used by Google Analytics. By following these steps, you can better understand your site's performance and optimize your content for your audience.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>A tracking code is a piece of javascript code in the source code of your site's pages. Many tools can use these tracking codes to give you insights into how your site visitors interact with your pages. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>For example, Google Analytics uses a tracking code in the first section of your site's code (known as the header) to track information such as how many people are visiting your pages, where they visit from, and what device they're using.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can view the active tracking codes on your site by viewing your page's source code, changing the user agent in your browser's settings, and then filtering the result. The user agent helps identify which browser you're using. When you select a web crawler bot such as <a data-composite="true" href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/googlebot" target="_blank">Googlebot</a> as your user agent, you can view the exact content that the bot crawls and see any tracking codes that are present. </div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="viewing-your-pages-tracking-codes-in-google-chrome" level="3">Viewing your page's tracking codes in Google Chrome</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can use Google Chrome's developer tools to view the tracking codes that are in your page's source code.</div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To view using Google Chrome:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Open the relevant page of your site in Google Chrome.</li>  <li>Open the developer tools:
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Windows:</strong> Press the F12 key on your keyboard.</li>      <li><strong>Mac:</strong> Press CMD + Option + I on your keyboard.</li>    </ul>  </li>  <li>Click the More Actions icon <img data-composite="true" src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/8696077d-830a-4b1e-bd86-9df98f89994a/2019/06/06/b8a99875-656a-46c6-bbe1-daec5f5026ac/bd82b1da-eed6-44d7-a8d8-fc5f5e67b9f3.png" /> at the top right. </li>  <li>Select <strong>More tools</strong>. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/10/17/2883013d-b806-4d02-be08-9c3285f9d577/fbacce51-b2b5-418f-adf7-75636bfbb3bb.jpg" alt="Selecting More Tools in Google Chrome's developer tools" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Select <strong>Network conditions</strong>. </li>  <li>Deselect <strong>Use browser default</strong> under <strong>User Agent</strong>. </li>  <li>Select <strong>Googlebot</strong> from the drop-down menu. </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/10/17/34348262-01d0-41eb-8538-7c5b87e27bdd/4158cc44-80a0-4545-811b-0c8a6d2c3f2e.jpg" alt="Selecting Googlebot as the user agent in Google Chrome" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Close the <strong>Network conditions </strong>tab.</li>  <li>In the top tab, select <strong>Network</strong>. </li>  <li>Enter &quot;/tags&quot; in the filter field.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/11/25/d3d8c138-0b5f-45b2-ac6a-11721da24a4d/d8402d7a-9dee-4a30-9d9a-4a8c6878fc88.jpg" alt="Entering /tags in the filter field" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Refresh the page to see the active tracking codes.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="viewing-your-pages-tracking-codes-in-safari" level="3">Viewing your page's tracking codes in Safari</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>You can use the Develop tab in Safari to view the active tracking codes on your page. </div></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">To view using Safari:</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Open the relevant page of your site in Safari.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Safari</strong> in the top menu.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Preferences</strong>.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Advanced</strong>.</li>  <li>Select the <strong>Show Develop menu in menu bar </strong>checkbox.  </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/11/29/95665cb3-0558-4496-972f-ad3088c0dbba/e91faf9a-cfdd-4eae-a069-abe3f062e4a7.png" alt="Selecting Show Develop menu in menu bar." /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Close the Preferences pop-up.</li>  <li>Click <strong>Develop</strong> in the top menu. </li>  <li>Hover over <strong>User Agent</strong>.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Other</strong>.</li>  <li>Paste the following string in the text box: Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html) Safari/537.36</li>  <li>Click <strong>OK </strong>to confirm.</li>  <li>Select <strong>Network</strong>.</li></ol></div><div data-component-type="image"><div class="img-container" style="text-align:center"><img src="https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/9dcc39dd-da6f-4c38-b1c3-ee79d33f39d5/2022/11/25/b1175cbd-d69e-426e-aa6e-9d6610fe8811/742c5b7c-b271-4308-95e0-cf238d3d4f74.png" alt="Selecting the Network tab in Safari" /></div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ol>
  <li>Enter &quot;/tags&quot; in the filter field.</li>  <li>Refresh the page to see the active tracking codes.  </li></ol></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="html"><div class="seoHtmlOuterWidget" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 32px 35px; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 0 1px 1px 0 rgba(95, 103, 108, 0.3); border: solid 1px #f0f4f7; align-items: center; display: flex; justify-content: space-between;">
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You may sometimes run into technical issues when submitting your request to connect to Bing. The information in this article can help you resolve the most common connection issues.Click an error messa...

Troubleshooting Errors When Connecting Your Site to Bing

Resolve common connection issues when submitting your site to Bing by following this guide. Learn how to address problems like unverified sites, domain connection issues, and sitemap errors. By ensuring your site is published, your domain is correctly connected, and your sitemap is accessible, you can successfully connect to Bing. If issues persist, find additional support through the Bing Webmaster Tools Help Center.

<div data-component-type="text"><div>You may sometimes run into technical issues when submitting your request to connect to Bing. The information in this article can help you resolve the most common connection issues.</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>Click an error message below to learn how to resolve connection issues:</div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Your site is not published</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Bing can only verify live, published websites. Re-publish your site and retry the connection.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Your domain is not connected</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Bing cannot verify your site because your domain isn’t properly connected to Wix. Make sure your domain is connected to Wix, confirm that your site loads correctly by entering it in a browser, and retry the connection.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Verification failed</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Bing tried to verify ownership of your site but couldn’t find the verification tag or sitemap. Make sure you completed the SEO Assistant task to connect to Bing, and retry the verification in Bing Webmaster Tools.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Your site URL does not match</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>The URL you entered in Bing does not match your Wix site’s primary domain. Check which domain is set as your primary domain in Wix, and enter the exact same URL in Bing Webmaster Tools.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Sitemap not found</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Bing couldn’t locate your site’s sitemap. Make sure your sitemap is live at: https://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml. If you recently published your site, wait a few hours and try again, then retry adding the sitemap in Bing Webmaster Tools.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="collapsible"><div><h4 class="collapsible-title">Temporary connection issue</h4><div class="collapsible-content"><div>Bing couldn’t reach your site due to a temporary server or network issue. Wait a few minutes and try again, confirm your site loads normally in a browser, and retry the connection.</div></div></div></div><div data-component-type="line"><hr line-style="thin" /></div><div data-component-type="heading"><h2 id="" level="4">Still not working?</h2></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>If you were unable to resolve your issue, we recommend checking out the <a data-composite="true" href="https://www.bing.com/webmasters/help" target="_blank">Bing Webmaster Tools Help Center</a>. </div></div><div data-component-type="text"><div>If you still need assistance, please let us know:</div></div><div data-component-type="text"><ul>
  <li>The name or URL of your Wix site </li>  <li>The name and version of the web browser you're using </li>  <li>The name and version of your computer's operating system</li>  <li>A description of the steps you've taken so that we can recreate the issue on our end</li>  <li>A <a data-composite="true" href="https://support.wix.com/en/article/adding-a-screenshot-to-a-ticket" target="">screenshot</a> of the issue</li></ul></div>

How to begin

Choosing a template

Hiring a professional to build your site

Build your website and business with Wix. Try using our AI tools to create your website, customize templates, or hire professionals to build or enhance your online presence.

Getting started with Wix

Learn how to build your website and business using Wix.

Wix Editor basics

Using the Editor tools

Your site's layout

Strips and columns

Your site's structure

Designing your site

Pages

Menus

Managing pages and menus

Text

Buttons

Containers and boxes

Slideshows

Shapes and lines

Adding and customizing elements

Images

Galleries

Videos

Documents and files

Adding files and media

Working with elements

Using effects and animations

Sharing and promoting your site

Adding advanced elements

Getting started

Mobile tools

Pages on mobile

Background on mobile

Mobile site layout

Site menu on mobile

Text on mobile

Media on mobile

Other elements on mobile

Troubleshooting your mobile site

Building a mobile site

Troubleshooting Editor sites

Using the Wix Editor

Using your dashboard

Managing your site

Managing Roles & Permissions

Getting started with AI

Using AI to create & manage your website

Using AI to set up your business

AI tools

Getting started with the editor

Using the editor tools

Structuring your site

Adding animations and effects

Branding your site

Troubleshooting your site

Using the Wix Harmony Editor

Media Manager basics

Uploading media

Purchasing media

Managing media

Troubleshooting media

Adding & managing media

Using the Pro Gallery

Editing images (Wix Photo Studio)

Getting started with Wixel

Creating and managing projects

Designing with Wixel

Upgrading and account management

Wixel

Managing your media

Wix Multilingual basics

Translating your website

Managing languages

SEO in Wix Multilingual

Creating a multilingual website

Privacy and GDPR

About accessibility

Making your site accessible

Advanced accessibility features

Building an accessible site

About the CMS (Content Management System)

Managing CMS collections

Connecting CMS collection content to your site

Working with dynamic pages and the CMS

Connecting user input elements to CMS

Using CMS with other Wix products

Advanced CMS features

Wix for Developers

Test Site

SSO Login

Wix Blocks

Advanced features

Getting started with  Wix Vibe

Managing your Wix Vibe site

Customizing your Wix Vibe site

Publishing your Wix Vibe site

Using Wix Vibe

Read how to use the Wix Editor and manage content on your site. Discover how to protect your visitors' privacy and make your site accessible.

Creating a website

Design and manage your site with smart functionalities.


Changing your account settings

Sign in issues

Managing your account

Upgrading to a Premium plan

Billing for Premium Plans

Billing for Domains

Billing for Google Workspace Business Emails

Managing your subscriptions

Charges, payments and tax

Invoices for Wix services

Using vouchers and promotions

Billing & premium subscriptions

Review your account settings, manage your subscriptions and plans and understand your invoices.

Account & billing

Manage subscriptions, plans and invoices.

Managing your site with the Wix app

Mobile apps basics

Customizing your own mobile app

Managing your own mobile app

Submitting your mobile app for approval

Building your own mobile app

Customizing your site on the Wix member apps

Managing your site on the Wix member apps

Using mobile apps as a member

Using the Wix member apps

Mobile apps for your customers

Use our mobile apps to run your business efficiently on the go and set up a dedicated app for your site members to stay in touch. 

Using the Wix mobile apps

Run your business and connect with members.

Domain basics

Wix domains

Domains purchased elsewhere

Transferring domains

Managing domains

Troubleshooting domains

Follow our step-by step guides to learn how to purchase, connect or transfer a domain for your site, and find out how to keep your site’s data secure.

Connecting a domain

Learn to purchase, connect or transfer a domain to your site.

Setting up your store

Managing products and categories

Setting up shipping & fulfillment

Setting up payment and checkout

Designing your store

Managing your orders

Managing store inventory

Managing the Members Area

Managing store emails

Promoting stores sales

Wix Stores

Business solutions & apps

Get tools to grow your business and web presence. Find the right tools for your specific needs, set up online payments and keep track of your site's analytics.

Managing your business

Get tools to grow your business and web presence.

Verifying and Connecting Your Site