123 Comments
Verify Google, Pinterest and Affiliate Programs with a Meta Tag
One of the options to verify your website is by using a Meta Tag in your header file. This video walks you through the process for Google but the same method applies for Bing, Yahoo, Pinterest and any affiliate programs that want you to verify ownership of your website.
We'll do this one of the safe ways with a child theme. Why use a child theme instead of just editing the main theme? I'm glad you asked. If you change the main theme then the changes you make will be overwritten when the theme is updated. Themes and WordPress itself get updated every couple of months. So to stay verified, or for any other changes to persist, we use a child theme.
Other safe ways to verify your website include:
You can also change fonts with a child theme
More Training by Marion Black - Sorted
As always I'm here to help you,
Please share the love, click 'Like This' (if you do). Ask a question, share something or leave a comment.
Great tutorial. very clear. I couldn't find the very last button 'Generate/ Rebuild Child Theme Files.' Its not on the main tab.
It didn't matter anyway because I had accidentally copied the tag into my theme header. And saved that. I was lucky because everything looks ok.
Actually my child theme came came out so that all the menu options were showing on the toolbar instead of having them organized into sub-menus.
Pintrest confirmed my website.
Thanks.
Reply
I need to add a HTML code for verification for an Affiliate network.
I do not have a child theme installed.
Do I need to have one? I do not know anything about child themes
To do it quick, is there a way to upload the verification code without child theme?
Thanks/Phil
By the way, what is the reason for verifying a website? Should this be done at all times? Right from the beginning of setting up a site?
Thanks again!
I'm also wanting to get an Alexa rating . . . I noticed THAT as well.
You've solved a problem I've been mystified with for months now.
Thanks!