How Do I Add or Connect a Flask Python Website To Google Search Console?

Updated by Ashirafu Kibalama on April 15, 2024

"Unlocking Visibility: Connecting Your Flask Python Website to Google Search Console"

Ensuring that your Flask Python website stands out is crucial in the vast internet space. Google Search Console offers tools to monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot your Flask Python site's presence in Google search results.

You can access data to shape your site's SEO strategy by connecting to Google Search Console.

This guide will connect your Flask Python website to Google Search Console, from verification to sitemap submission. Let's unlock your website's potential in the digital realm.

To add or connect a Flask Python website to Google Search Console, you'll need to verify ownership of the website with Google. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you through the process:

8 Steps To Add or Connect a Flask Python Website To Google Search Console

Step 1) Google Search Console Sign-in:

(https://search.google.com/search-console).

Then click Start now.

Step 2) Add Property:

Enter the URL of your Flask Python website in the URL prefix (e.g., https://pythonexample.online ) and click "Continue".

Step 3) Verify Ownership:

Google will provide various methods to verify ownership. Choose the one that best suits your situation. Here are a few standard techniques:

HTML file upload: Google provides an HTML file you need to download and upload to your website's root directory.

HTML tag: Google provides an HTML meta tag to insert into the <head> section of your website's homepage.

Domain name provider: If your domain name is hosted with specific providers, you may be able to verify ownership automatically.

Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager: If you have Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager set up on your website, you can verify ownership through those services.

Note: We are choosing the Other verification methods, i.e., using an HTML tag.

Click HTML tag:

1- Copy and paste the tag into your Flask Python website's <head> section in the header.html. Example:

Copy button:


<meta name="google-site-verification" content="-CgWgPg_rKNAFYFMK3yK0Au19RuoBudtDzzdv3NPMIE" />

Edit the header.html

#Before editting the header.html

#After editting the header.html with the google meta tag:

2- Save your header.html page.

Save changes button:

3—Confirm the tag is on your live page by visiting the index.html (home page) and checking its source code.

#Page Source Code:

Step 4) Verify Verification:

After completing the verification process, return and click the "Verify" button.

Verify button:

Step 5) Ownership verified, then click go to property:

Once Google verifies ownership, you'll receive a confirmation message. Then, you can access the Google Search Console dashboard for your website.

Step 6) Submit Sitemap (Optional but Recommended):

Once your Flask Python website is verified, you can submit a sitemap to Google.

Click on Sitemaps:

Create sitemap:

Click view sitemap details:

Click download your xml sitemap file:

Step 7) Where do you put the sitemap flask Python:

In Flask Python, you should put your sitemap in the static folder.

Flask Sitemap Example:

Here is an example of a sitemap URL in Flask Python/ flask sitemap example: https://pythonexample.online/static/sitemap.xml

Open the static folder:

Then Submit the sitemap:

Step 8) Monitor Performance:

After your website is connected to Google Search Console, you can monitor its performance, see search analytics, view indexing status, and receive notifications about any issues Google encounters while crawling your site.

Following these eight steps, you'll successfully add or connect your Flask Python website to Google Search Console.

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