How to Verify Domain Property in Google Search Console via DNS

Now you will have a full picture of what’s happening with all versions of your website: https, HTTP, m., www, non-www…

As you know, Google treats such versions as separate websites. It makes sense from a technical point of view, but for users and webmasters, this involved too many unneeded steps. So it’s really great Google added this feature.

To verify your domain ownership in Google Search Console, you will need access to your hosting and add a txt DNS record there. And by the end of this post, you’ll do this even if you have no idea what a DNS record is.

Verifying Domain Property in Google Search Console

In order to verify domain ownership, complete the following steps:

1. Go to Google Search Console.
2. Click ‘Add Property’.
3. Choose Domain and enter your domain name:
   
   
   
   
4. Click ‘Continue’, you’ll be redirected to the next step.
5. Copy the domain verification TXT record you’ll get:
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Log into your hosting. I’ll be using cPanel as an example as I’m on GreenGeeks hosting. You can find specific info for your hosting here.
7. Find Zone Editor under Domains:
   
   

   
   
   
   

   • Choose the domain you need to verify in Google Search Console and click ‘Manage’.
   • Add a record and select TXT as a record type.
   • Fill in the rest of the fields with the following information:
   
   
   • Valid zone name – your domain name
   • TTL – 3600
   • Text – your verification text copied in step 3.
   
   
   
   • Once you’ve filled in all the fields, click ‘Add record’ to save it.
   • Go back to Google Search Console and click ‘Verify’.

Don’t worry if your domain ownership will not be verified right away in Search Console. At first, I got this:

It may take your DNS records time to update and Google to pick them up. In my case, the domain was verified in 2-3 minutes. I just tried clicking ‘Verify’ a few more times and here’s what I finally got:

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