Things You Can Get Done With Google Search Console
Google Search Console has many features. As a matter of fact, these features are so many that one finds it overwhelming trying to get oriented with all of them.
So, in order to help you understand and start making use of this tool, I'm going to show you some important things you can do with it as regards some of the features this tool provides.
1. Discover Key Insights and Metrics About Your Website
Google Search Console (GSC) is packed with tons of reporting tools which track and show significant data about SEO activities of your site and a variety of visitor metrics. This is direct knowledge from Google as regards getting to know how the search engines see your website.
The only area you can see this kind of report is the Search Analytics section that provides an extensive range of key insights into your website’s search performance on Google.
2. Get Information on Key SEO and Security Problems on Your Site
Search Console always checks your website for existing and possible errors and omissions; for instance, broken links, dead pages, duplicate content, and several other non-friendly SEO issues.
The Search Console is where you will be receiving messages directly from Google as regards issues with your website or actions taken against it. These actions or issues include an attack on your site, a malware warning, a manual penalty for bad SEO practices or any other technological notices which the search engines want to get you informed about.
Moreover, Search Console can be set up to send you email alerts whenever Google observes issues on your site. This helps you to see which URLs are involved and affected by these issues and inform Google when you’ve fixed them.
I tried to find it so I can past the link to verify my domain but no luck.
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The Google Search Console is indicating that my .png format for images is slowing down the loading of my pages.
Over the last few months, I resorted to use .png images on my websites in place of .jpeg images.
I was either advised by someone, or read something that convinced me to make the switch to .png images to enable my pages to load faster on the Internet.
Now, I am finding all kinds of conflicting information regarding image formats, particularly on the desired or recommended image format to use here at WA.
As an example, I uploaded 2 identical color images to one of my websites at WA. One was in a .png format and the other in a .jpeg format.
When I opened my Media Library in the WordPress Dashboard, the .jpeg image is indicating a file size of 45kb. The same, identical image in the library in a .png format indicated a file size of 125kb.
Based on what I had read, the .png format file size should have been smaller.
To make matters worse, or at least more complicating, is that PageSpeed Insights is recommending for me to switch to the new WebP image format to decrease the loading time of my pages.
The WebP image format is not supported in Apple devices.
What is your recommendation regarding the image format to use?
You wrote "NOTE: Do not forget to add all site versions of your site (HTTPS and HTTP, WWW and non-WWW versions) as unique properties to track all traffic and obtain the most data."
My properties at Google Analytics and Google Search Console are all listed with https://
When I go to a browser window and type in one of my properties as http://, it finds the property, but it is shown as https://
Is it really important to add all site versions as you suggest above?
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