Overview
In this article, we will learn how to use Google's Search Console to submit our sitemap onto Google for indexing.
Custom Domain
Submitting Subdomain or Domain
- Go to the (search console)[https://search.google.com/search-console-submit-domain]
- Enter custom domain into the Domain option
![Submit domain or subdomain](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-submit-domain.png&w=3840&q=75)
Verifying Ownership
- Go to your domain provider
- Go to DNS Settings
- Enter TXT record as per instructions
- Click Verify
![Verify domain ownership via DNS record](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-verify-domain-ownership.png&w=3840&q=75)
Submitting Sitemap
A sitemap is a file on your site that tells Google which pages on your site we should know about. Pory automatically generates a sitemap of all your pages in /sitemap.xml
- Select Sitemaps from navigation
- Add a new sitemap
![Submit sitemap url](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-submit-domain-sitemap.png&w=3840&q=75)
Results
Google will try to crawl a sitemap as soon as you submit it. It will take a day or so to see your page indexing report.
![Page indexing](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-page-indexing.png&w=3840&q=75)
Pory Domain
Submitting domain
- Go to the (search console)[https://search.google.com/search-console-submit-domain]
- Enter Pory domain into Domain option
![Enter URL prefix](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-submit-url-prefix.png&w=3840&q=75)
Verifying Pory Domain
- Expand the HTML tag option
![Verify ownership](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-verify-pory-domain-ownership.png&w=3840&q=75)
- Copy the HTML meta tag
- Go to portal settings in Pory
- Select integrations
- Paste the Content ID from the HTML meta tag into Google Search Console
![Portal Settings: Google Search Console](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fportal-settings-google-search-console.png&w=3840&q=75)
- Save changes
- Go back to search console and click verify
![Ownership verified](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-ownership-verified.png&w=3840&q=75)
Submitting Sitemap
A sitemap is a file on your site that tells Google which pages on your site we should know about. Pory automatically generates a sitemap of all your pages in /sitemap.xml
- Select Sitemaps from navigation
- Add a new sitemap
![Submit sitemap url](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-submit-pory-sitemap.png&w=3840&q=75)
Results
Google will try to crawl a sitemap as soon as you submit it. It will take a day or so to see your page indexing report.
![Page indexing](/_next/image?url=%2F_static%2Fscreenshots%2Fgoogle-search-console-page-indexing.png&w=3840&q=75)