Google Notes

Google Search Console

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

Adding a "Property"

• Top left, under Google Search Console, Current "Propertly" Dropdown Menu
• Add Property (select the proper type)
• More Information from Google: Add a website property - Search Console Help (google.com)

Inspecting a URL

• Very top of page, enter a Full URL

Notice there is a "Google Index" and a "Live Test" Sub-Tab

Google Analytics

Starting Point: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/(see link at the top right of the page to sign in)

Adding a URL-prefix property

It shouldn't be this difficult, but thank you Google, it is.

URL-prefix property VS Domain Property

• URL-prefix property = https://wiki.terrabase.info
• Domain Property = *://*.terrabase.info (where * = WildCard / Anything, IE http://www.terrabase.info, https://WhatEver.terrabase.info, https://terrabase.info
• ...from: Add a website property - Search Console Help (google.com)

Why does this matter? Well, when it comes to checking a robots.txt file with the Google Search Console (which by the way has no easy way or any link what so ever to find the "Robots.txt Tool", unless you have the explicit link), it only checks URL-prefix properties, not Domain Properties.

Robots.txt Tester

From Google (Test your robots.txt with the robots.txt Tester - Search Console Help (google.com)): The tool works only with URL-prefix properties; it does not work with Domain properties.

OK, where is the ROBOTS.txt Tester? Is there a link available from the Google Seach Console? Hell no! Here's the explicit link:

• https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/robots-testing-tool

Now the next question is how to add a URL-prefix property...