Google Webmaster Tools
Google Webmaster Tools, now called Google Search Console, shows you how Google sees your store. It reports which of your pages are indexed, what customers searched for before finding you, and any problems stopping your pages appearing in results.
To use it, Google needs to confirm you own the store. That is done by adding a verification code here.
Before You Start
Add your store in Google Search Console and choose the HTML tag verification method. Google will give you a verification code to paste in below.
How to Add Google Webmaster Tools
Add your store in Google Search Console and copy the verification code it gives you
Select the store you wish to add the code to
Click on Manage Store Settings underneath Settings
Open Marketing & Growth
Open the Google Webmaster Tools section
Enter your verification code
Save your changes
Return to Search Console and click Verify
Once verified, submit your sitemap in Search Console so Google knows which pages to crawl. Your store generates one automatically; see Sitemap.xml.
Leave the verification code in place after verifying. Removing it causes Google to lose verification and you will need to verify again.
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